Sound Housing Quarterly » Announcements http://housingquarterly.com A quarterly journal of analysis and insights for the Puget Sound housing market. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:20:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Welcome to Sound Housing Quarterly http://housingquarterly.com/2008/10/17/welcome-to-sound-housing-quarterly/ http://housingquarterly.com/2008/10/17/welcome-to-sound-housing-quarterly/#comments Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:11:34 +0000 TimothyEllis http://housingquarterly.com/?p=1

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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q2 2010 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q2 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -8.5% -4.1% 19.1 116.3
Snohomish -13.7% -9.4% 15.5 159.5
Pierce -11.1% +1.3% 14.0 169.8
Kitsap -2.9% -19.7% 12.0 159.6
Thurston -4.7% -10.0% 14.0 159.7
Island -0.9% -15.4% 7.2 133.4
Skagit -13.4% -16.2% 7.9 167.2
Whatcom +0.8% -10.0% 11.2 111.1
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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q1 2010 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q1 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -7.2% -0.1% 14.5 115.3
Snohomish -11.2% -3.9% 11.9 152.1
Pierce -7.1% +2.3% 11.0 164.1
Kitsap 0.0% -11.5% 11.1 150.8
Thurston -6.7% -13.8% 10.8 162.1
Island -4.0% -20.2% 5.8 134.9
Skagit -4.7% +11.0% 7.7 156.8
Whatcom +0.4% -16.5% 9.1 113.6
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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q4 2009 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q4 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -2.0% -19.5% 15.0 103.7
Snohomish -7.8% -20.8% 12.2 138.7
Pierce -2.5% -17.3% 12.2 145.9
Kitsap -2.9% -20.9% 12.3 148.8
Thurston -1.8% -15.0% 13.9 149.6
Island -8.4% -22.9% 7.0 124.1
Skagit +2.1% -18.4% 8.0 129.8
Whatcom +0.6% -23.5% 10.7 114.2
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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q3 2009 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q3 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King +1.6% -20.4% 12.9 99.9
Snohomish -5.2% -13.7% 11.4 131.5
Pierce -2.3% -21.3% 10.3 140.9
Kitsap +4.0% -23.2% 11.2 137.7
Thurston -2.3% -17.7% 12.0 143.0
Island +1.5% -4.2% 7.0 113.4
Skagit -7.1% -13.5% 6.3 138.4
Whatcom -1.4% -20.3% 8.9 113.4
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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q2 2009 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q2 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -1.1% +33.1% 18.1 98.0
Snohomish -8.5% +35.2% 15.1 127.5
Pierce -4.2% +22.0% 13.2 137.3
Kitsap -1.9% +16.6% 13.5 143.9
Thurston -3.9% +13.2% 13.9 141.0
Island -1.7% +14.4% 7.4 117.0
Skagit +0.3% +33.5% 9.4 125.7
Whatcom -5.0% +4.8% 10.0 113.1
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Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q1 2009 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q1 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -0.5% +54.1% 14.3 100.4
Snohomish -10.6% +55.7% 11.2 127.9
Pierce -9.5% +23.7% 9.8 142.0
Kitsap +1.7% +22.5% 11.6 143.3
Thurston -7.5% +11.8% 11.3 143.5
Island +3.6% +34.6% 7.0 117.1
Skagit -11.3% +21.2% 5.6 132.7
Whatcom -6.4% +27.2% 8.5 117.6
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We are proud to announce that we have expanded our coverage with the addition of Whatcom County statistics beginning with this issue. Our statistics now include 65% of Washington State by population.

Everyone is welcome to download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report. Also note that the Q4 2008 is now available in full in our free archive.

Here is the Q4 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the eight Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -5.3% +53.8% 19.0 98.4
Snohomish -11.3% +78.0% 15.3 123.6
Pierce -8.2% +48.5% 14.5 137.5
Kitsap -0.1% +38.9% 16.3 139.2
Thurston -9.3% +21.2% 14.9 142.4
Island -3.9% +64.8% 9.0 111.1
Skagit -15.7% +44.4% 7.3 128.2
Whatcom -5.7% +50.8% 13.5 111.5
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New this quarter: Download a free single-page summary of this quarter’s report.

Here is the Q3 snapshot of vital housing statistics for the seven Puget Sound counties we track:

  YOY Price YOY Sales Heat Index Affordability
King -11.1% +9.8% 15.3 103.5
Snohomish -12.4% +13.6% 12.9 129.1
Pierce -9.5% +11.6% 13.2 146.5
Kitsap -7.8% +14.2% 13.4 131.5
Thurston -4.1% +1.5% 16.1 141.3
Island -1.7% -3.3% 6.8 120.4
Skagit -7.4% -9.7% 7.3 132.9
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