According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 Third Quarter Housing Analysis; Whatcom County home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 11.1% from the previous quarter, and up 0.9% from the third quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 15.6% from the previous quarter and up 2.6% from the third quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Whatcom County are down -33.3% from the third quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -39.1% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Whatcom County is up to $255,300 (down -7.2% from the third quarter in 2008), slightly below the statewide median of $260,000 (down -7.6% from the third quarter of 2008). The 2009 third quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 111.5 for Whatcom County, lower than the statewide index of 122.8.
See full data: http://www.wcrer.wsu.edu/WSHM/WSHM.html
According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 Third Quarter Housing Analysis; Skagit County home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 14.6% from the previous quarter, and down -9.7% from the third quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales (# of units sold) were up 15.6% from the previous quarter and up 2.6% from the third quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Skagit County are down -16.5% from the third quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -39.1% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Skagit County is down to $233,600 (down -8.4% from the third quarter in 2008), below the statewide median of $260,000 (down -7.6% from the third quarter of 2008). The 2009 third quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 121.7 for Skagit County, slightly lower than the statewide index of 122.8.
See full data: http://www.wcrer.wsu.edu/WSHM/WSHM.html
According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 Second Quarter Housing Analysis; Whatcom County home re-sales were up 10.0% from the previous quarter, and down -15.7% from the second quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales were up 11.6% from the previous quarter and down -15.6% from the second quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Whatcom County are down -51.1% from the second quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -55.5% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Whatcom County is up to $265,000 (down -5.4% from the second quarter in 2008), slightly below the statewide median of $265,100 (down -9.2% from the second quarter of 2008). The 2009 second quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 110.3 for Whatcom County, lower than the statewide index of 123.2
According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 First Quarter Housing Analysis; Whatcom County home re-sales were down -4.3% from the previous quarter, and down -32.8% from the first quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales were down -8.6% from the previous quarter and down -30.6% from the first quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Whatcom County are down -53.8% from the first quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.3% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Whatcom County is down to $259,900 (down -7.2% from the first quarter in 2008), above the statewide median of $253,500 (down -13.7% from the first quarter of 2008). The 2009 first quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 109.6 for Whatcom County, lower than the statewide index of 125.5
According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2009 First Quarter Housing Analysis; Skagit County home re-sales were down +1.6% from the previous quarter, and down -37.6% from the first quarter in 2008. Statewide home re-sales were down -8.6% from the previous quarter and down -30.6% from the first quarter in 2008. Overall building permits in Skagit County are down -62.0% from the first quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.3% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Skagit County is down to $245,900 (down -14.0% from the first quarter in 2008), below the statewide median of $253,500 (down -13.7% from the first quarter of 2008). The 2009 first quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 114.9 for Skagit County, lower than the statewide index of 125.5
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