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Welcome to Sound Housing Quarterly

TimothyEllis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:11:34 +0000

You have reached the website of Sound Housing Quarterly, a journal of analysis and insights for the Puget Sound / Seattle area housing market covering King, Snohomish, Pierce, Kitsap, Island, Thurston, and Skagit counties.

If you are involved in the Puget Sound housing market in any way, as a home buyer, a home seller, or a real estate agent—Sound Housing Quarterly is written with you in mind.

Visit our free archive to download complete, unrestricted copies of older issues to get an idea of the kind of insight we provide into the local housing market. Click the link in the menu above to subscribe or to purchase a single edition.

Visit our About page for more information about Sound Housing Quarterly, or if you are a current subscriber click Log In in the upper-right to access the current issue.

2010 Q2 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:27:56 +0000

The second quarter 2010 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

2010 Q1 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:41:31 +0000

The first quarter 2010 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

2009 Q4 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:00:10 +0000

The fourth quarter 2009 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

2009 Q3 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 07:00:57 +0000

The third quarter 2009 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

2009 Q2 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:00:41 +0000

The second quarter 2009 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

	YOY Price	YOY Sales	Heat Index	Affordability
King	-14.1%	-15.1%	11.8	104.4
Snohomish	-12.4%	-9.6%	10.5	127.9
Pierce	-13.3%	-17.0%	10.1	147.8
Kitsap	-10.0%	-3.3%	11.1	137.4
Thurston	-8.4%	-16.4%	13.2	144.6
Island	-9.7%	-10.0%	6.1	128.1
Skagit	-14.5%	-30.4%	6.2	138.6

2009 Q1 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:36:25 +0000

The first quarter 2009 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

	YOY Price	YOY Sales	Heat Index	Affordability
King	-14.1%	-37.6%	7.0	106.5
Snohomish	-12.4%	-37.0%	6.4	124.2
Pierce	-10.4%	-22.6%	7.1	143.1
Kitsap	-12.3%	-21.0%	7.2	140.4
Thurston	-4.8%	-21.5%	11.0	140.4
Island	-17.0%	-27.7%	4.4	133.4
Skagit	-9.1%	-37.5%	5.0	127.4

2008 Q4 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:55:19 +0000

The fourth quarter 2008 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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

	YOY Price	YOY Sales	Heat Index	Affordability
King	-9.4%	-31.1%	9.4	91.7
Snohomish	-11.0%	-41.3%	6.7	109.9
Pierce	-12.3%	-25.2%	7.4	129.8
Kitsap	-10.0%	-20.2%	7.7	124.6
Thurston	-3.6%	-21.5%	11.4	126.1
Island	-8.2%	-21.7%	5.0	107.9
Skagit	-1.1%	-46.7%	6.2	108.2

2008 Q3 Issue of Sound Housing Quarterly Now Available

TimothyEllis — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:47:22 +0000

The third quarter 2008 issue of Sound Housing Quarterly is now available for download by subscribers. Please visit the Current Issue page to download your copy.

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	-7.78%	-30.70%	11.5	80.9
Snohomish	-9.78%	-37.87%	9.0	99.4
Pierce	-11.55%	-23.88%	8.7	116.2
Kitsap	-13.93%	-23.17%	8.4	106.7
Thurston	-4.83%	-23.81%	12.9	119.3
Island	-3.39%	-31.09%	6.0	104.3
Skagit	-13.53%	-35.43%	8.2	108.2