http://myrealtorerin.com Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:26:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://myrealtorerin.com/2011/03/08/feb-2011-v-feb-2010-seattle-home-prices-by-neighborhood/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2011/03/08/feb-2011-v-feb-2010-seattle-home-prices-by-neighborhood/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 20:13:36 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=832 Statistics time!  Below are the average sold home prices for February 2011 by area.  Also listed are the same numbers for 2010, percentage changes, and average time on market.  Area 390 (Madison Park, Montlake, Cap Hill) Feb 2011 Average Sold Price: $1,146,653 Feb 2010 Average Sold Price: $1,243,191 % Change: -7.7% Average days on market: 118    Area 700 (Queen Anne, Magnolia)  Feb 2011 Average [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2011/03/08/feb-2011-v-feb-2010-seattle-home-prices-by-neighborhood/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/12/14/im-a-vlogger-my-first-post-seattle-real-estate-market-where-it-is-where-its-headed/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/12/14/im-a-vlogger-my-first-post-seattle-real-estate-market-where-it-is-where-its-headed/#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 20:31:27 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=817 In this post I talk about the state of the Seattle Real Estate market, historical trends and what that will mean for buyers and sellers in 2011. I hope to video blog more! Please send comments, feedback or questions to erinschedler@cbbain.com – I’m always looking for ways to improve my content and make it more [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/12/14/im-a-vlogger-my-first-post-seattle-real-estate-market-where-it-is-where-its-headed/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/11/16/king-county-stats-update-november-2010/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/11/16/king-county-stats-update-november-2010/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:29:24 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/11/16/king-county-stats-update-november-2010/ Below are some statistical charts I thought you might find interesting. You can see sold home prices are coming down, but the average number of sales and pending sales are relatively the same as a year ago. ]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/11/16/king-county-stats-update-november-2010/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/10/08/low-inventory/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/10/08/low-inventory/#comments Fri, 08 Oct 2010 18:32:39 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=771 In the past few months, I’ve seen about 30 new residential listings come on each day in the market.  This is very low, considering in our boom I was seeing about 100-120.  In many of the central Seattle neighborhoods, real estate inventory is very low – about 3 months worth.  This means it will only [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/10/08/low-inventory/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/07/king-county-stats-end-of-august-2010/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/07/king-county-stats-end-of-august-2010/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:21:18 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=749 Single Family Residence  Time Period Number of Sales Median Sale Price   Jul 2010 1,313 $397,000   Jul 2009 1,711 $380,000   Jun 2010 1,876 $389,975   Jun 2009 1,805 $393,000   2010 YTD 11,136 $380,000   2009 16,646 $378,000   Condominium  Time Period Number of Sales Median Sale Price   Jul 2010 277 $275,000   Jul 2009 521 $275,000   Jun 2010 472 $249,000   Jun 2009 498 $261,400   2010 YTD 2,907 $259,000   2009 4,804 $265,000  ]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/07/king-county-stats-end-of-august-2010/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/02/washington-state-real-estate-market-snapshot/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/02/washington-state-real-estate-market-snapshot/#comments Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:01:35 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=744 I am a passionate Husky fan (Go Dawgs!), but this report by WSU is pretty interesting. It goes over real estate statistics for Q2 of 2010, how it compares to Q1 as well as this time last year. One of the interesting things to note is that only one county dropped in recorded sales in the last year.  Similarly, [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/09/02/washington-state-real-estate-market-snapshot/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/11/how-does-an-fha-loan-work/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/11/how-does-an-fha-loan-work/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 14:11:55 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=726 Since 1934, FHA loans have been helping people achieve the American dream of home-ownership. This type of loan offers better deals for people who may otherwise have trouble getting a desirable mortgage. What is an FHA loan? An FHA loan is a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration. It has several key components.  Low down payment. FHA [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/11/how-does-an-fha-loan-work/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/09/fed-to-meet-tomorrow/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/09/fed-to-meet-tomorrow/#comments Mon, 09 Aug 2010 20:15:10 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=714  See article below.  I doubt interest rates will be affected, but the big question is if they plan on increased purchasing of mortgage-backed securities (MBS): Confronted with a U.S. economy that appears to be decelerating, the Federal Reserve may ratchet up cautionary language but many expect the central bank will refrain from buying more bonds to [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/08/09/fed-to-meet-tomorrow/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/07/27/case-shiller-update-seattle-real-estate-july-2010/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/07/27/case-shiller-update-seattle-real-estate-july-2010/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:10:39 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=708 The S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are the leading measures for the US residential housing market, tracking changes in the value of residential real estate both nationally as well as in 20 metropolitan regions. The indices are calculated monthly and published with a two month lag.  I think it’s one of the better measurements of the [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/07/27/case-shiller-update-seattle-real-estate-july-2010/feed/ 0 http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/06/29/best-worst-cities-for-recession-recovery/ http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/06/29/best-worst-cities-for-recession-recovery/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:04:47 +0000 Erin Schedler http://myrealtorerin.com/?p=670 Who Lands Where? Forbes.com has speculated ten cities poised for recovery and names the ten cities that will struggle the longest. What is interesting to note is the clusters of recoverable areas and the clusters of areas that may continue to struggle. Texas makes up 40% of the Top 10 while California makes up 50% of [...]]]> http://myrealtorerin.com/2010/06/29/best-worst-cities-for-recession-recovery/feed/ 0