Northwest MLS Tallies Busy December as First-time Buyers, Investors Return

The NWMLS recently released some interesting information regarding our current market. Here's a snippet:

KIRKLAND, Wash. (January 7, 2013) – Home buyers around western Washington made offers on 5,314 residences during December, outnumbering the 3,857 owners who listed their homes for sale. 

The imbalance helped push up prices and further thin already depleted inventory.
While the expected seasonal slowdown occurred last month, determined buyers were undaunted by sparse inventory and record-breaking rainy days, according to December statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

“This is a unique housing market,” said J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate. “There is nothing normal about the combination of factors fueling the current market,” he added.

Click here to continue reading.