As mid November arrives and FEDs ponder a December interest hike, lets look at how the new construction market fared through 2015's 3rd Quarter.

In this 3Q review, we'll look at the following charts:

• Lot Sales Comparison (3Q 2014-2015)
• Lot Sales by Area and Median Price
• Top Lot ...

Snohomish County housing statistics for September 2015 are published below in 5 charts. Yet before we get to the local statistical details, we'd love to ask some questions and here your thoughts in the comment box.

• Are you looking to buy or sell prior to 2016?
• Are you anticipating ...

With the summer coming to definitive close, I was holding-on for a couple more hot days, and with today being October 1st, lets take a look back at the Snohomish County housing market for August 2015.

Specifically in this post we'll look at charts for:

• Housing Inventory
• Days on ...

In this blog post, its back to statistics. July 2015 shaped up to be a great month, for buyers and sellers alike. Mickie and I were very busy closing 7 transactions which totaled over $2.2m in real estate.

Below are charts for July 2015 in:

• Months of Housing Inventory ...

Below are four charts describing the Snohomish County real estate market: Average days on market (how long a home is listed prior to selling), monthly housing inventory (how many months it takes to sell all the active inventory), median home prices (the midpoint home price), and a 90 day perspective ...

Are you getting the feeling like good homes are tough to purchase? At every opportunity, are faced with multiple offers and sellers accepting offers over list price? Market velocity has increased, home prices have escalated, and affordability is something from a by-gone time reminiscent of the foreclosure fallout. Without further ...

It seems just like yesterday that we were getting into the swing of things. 2014 was rolling along and homes were being sold but as quickly as the year started, it abruptly ended. Now, we're looking back and reviewing what the 2014 housing market looked like and more specifically ...

Take a look at the builder and new construction segment do in 2014's 2nd quarter. Below you'll find the seven most meaningful charts from the Snohomish County's Builder Report (there are many more but couldn't publish them all).

Included Charts:

• Number of Lot Sales by County ...

We haven't published Snohomish County real estate and housing statistics since June 2014 and over the last 3 months a lot has happened. From our perspective, we can feel a market change with increased listing times, less buyer urgency, and generally slower feel, which is not uncommon for this ...

Being a real estate broker it may be easier to sense the changing weather patterns. The winds are calming and the multiple offer storms and perilless negotiations could be subsiding.

We probably aren't the only ones; appraisals are starting to come in 'low' forcing negotiations of a different kind ...