Home Sales in Seattle this November were much higher than 2008, according to a Seattle Times article. Compared to Nov 2008, sales were up 81% this year, with 1574 closed sales in King County. While winter is always a slow point in the real estate sales cycle, the possible expiration of the first time home buyer tax credit pushed a lot of buyers to close on homes in November.
As for home prices, the news was also better than we've seen recently. Year-over-year, house prices were down just 6.3% and condo prices were down just 7.9%, significantly less than at the beginning of 2009. Prices may be stabilizing, as the bottom of the market gets less and less inventory and move-up buyers start to buy up the mid-range homes.
Sam DeBord and Brian Wiegand
Seattle Real Estate Brokers
SeattleHome.com - (206) 552-8820
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