When people ask me “How soon are home prices around here going to recover?”, I have been saying that I don’t think they will really start to ‘recover’ for at least 3 to 4 years.
The question usually comes from someone who wants to sell, but is having a hard time dealing with the fact that [...]
Posts Tagged ‘King County’
Predicting the Housing Market Recovery
February ’10 – Reiling’s Real Estate Market Report – Greater Seattle / Bellevue / King County Area
Real Estate Market Overview
Our Greater Seattle real estate market is continuing to look solid on a price basis, and continues to show the usual seasonal inventory patterns through the beginning months of the year. The level of Closed Sales, i.e. purchase transactions completed, continues to be seasonally strong. Closed sales levels for single family homes [...]
Reiling’s Real Estate Market Report – 2010 – The Year Ahead
2010 – The Year Ahead
Our greater Seattle-Bellevue real estate market is really in a state of flux right now, with lots of opposing forces trying to push parts of it around. In the Market Overview section below I will try to show what those opposing forces are, and then in a following series of posts [...]
The Holiday Effect on the Real Estate Market
Every year we hear people talking about the holiday season slowdown in the real estate market, and asking questions like “Is it a good time to buy?” and “Is it a good time to sell?” So I decided to take a look and see how strong the effect is in our Greater Seattle-Bellevue market, and [...]
December ’09 – Reiling’s Real Estate Market Report – Greater Seattle / Bellevue / King County Area
Real Estate Market Overview
Our real estate market is continuing to look solid on an ongoing basis, and of course is starting to look very good compared to the crash months of last Fall. Last Fall, home sales, both residential and condominium, fell precipitously from October to November. Not so this year. The level of Closed [...]