Washington housing market
Washington home values peaked at $332,229 in 2007, fell -31.9% to $226,140 by 2012, and stand at $603,303 today.
Housing Predictor forecasts for Washington
5 forecasts published for Washington, newest first.
Coverage gap. The most recent Washington forecast on this site is for 2018 — 8 years ago. The measured figures above are current; the forecasts below are not.
Washington in the archive
Reporting filed under Washington, newest first.
Discover the Best Real Estate Markets for Investing
After some considerable ups and downs (especially in the aftermath of the 2008 economic fall), the markets around the country are recovered and growing.
Emergency Action by Fed Throwing Lifelines
By Mike Colpitts Stopping Bear Stearns from a total meltdown and throwing lifelines to other financial institutions, the Federal Reserve has come to the aid…
Home Sales Fall in May
By Ryan Jackson Home sales fell in May to provide a slow start to the summer home selling season, which is usually the busiest time of the year for the…
Florida Capital Named Baby Boomers Favorite
The capital of Florida has been named the favorite U.S. city for baby boomers to retire by a Washington based economics research group.
2012 Washington Housing Market
Statistics don’t capture the reality of people being dislocated and the lives that are massively changed as a result of the real estate crash.
Foreclosures Show Positive Fall
By Kevin Chiu Foreclosure filings dropped 14% in November experiencing a positive fall as default notices, scheduled bank auctions and bank repossessions hit…
Home Inventory Drops to 4-Year Low
By Mike Colpitts Homes listed for sale on the market dropped for the fifth consecutive month, hitting the lowest level in four years.
Real Estate Mortgage Tax Deduction in Jeopardy
By Kevin Chiu Bet you didn’t realize that the mortgage tax deduction is in real jeopardy as a result of Congress pushing through their last minute agreement…
Credit Downgrade May Trigger Inflation, Slow Home Sales
By Mike Colpitts As the U.S. economy sputters in over-drive to recover from the worst economic crisis since at least the Great Depression, Standard and…
Sheila Bair Exits FDIC with Warning
By Kevin Chiu Completing her term as the head of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) with a last appearance on Capitol Hill, Sheila Bair warned a…
States Outlaw Extra Home Sale Charges
By Kevin Chiu Washington State became the twenty-fifth state in the country to outlaw extra home sale charges to the new owners of homes for 99 years.
Feds Spend More on Housing
By Kevin Chiu Driven by lobbyists, the U.S. government spent more on housing related grants and tax expenditures than energy, transportation and non-profit…
Advantages to Hosting Big Sports, World’s Fair Size Events
By Mike Colpitts Major sporting events and other big attractions that gain media attention like the World’s Fair and the Olympics pay-off big dividends for…
2011 Washington Housing Market
Slowed by high unemployment that lingered over 9% for a half a year, growing foreclosures and a troubled economy, Washington real estate is making little…
Secrets of a Countrywide Insider
For nearly four years Willie Pena worked as a home loan consultant for Countrywide Home Loans in Seattle, Washington from late 2003 until mid-2007 where he…
Washington Woman Wins Ugly Contest
A small town Washington state woman has won the first prize in the ugliest room contest sponsored by a website that is putting a whole new face on ugly homes…
2010 Washington Housing Market
Markets are beginning to rebound in terms of the downturn in housing in Washington, but the major bounce back that many have optimistically hoped for doesn’t…
Four States with Appreciation in Housing Markets
Now There Are Only 4 Real Estate has changed. Only four states remain with enough local housing market appreciation to stay on the Housing Predictor…
Top 25 Real Estate Markets in 2007
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