WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2009 2nd Quarter/ Whatcom County WA

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

WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2009 1st Quarter/ Skagit County WA

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

WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2008 4th Quarter/ Skagit County WA

According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2008 Fourth Quarter Housing Analysis; Skagit County home re-sales were down -24.2% from the previous quarter, and down -46.8% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Statewide home re-sales were down -15.8% from the previous quarter and down -29.1% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Overall building permits in Skagit County are down -60.6% from the fourth quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.4% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Skagit County is down to $263,700, (down -2.0% from the fourth quarter in 2007), below the statewide median of $266,700 (down -9.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007). The 2008 fourth quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 96.9 for Skagit County, slightly lower than the statewide index of 107.5

WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2008 4th Quarter/ Snohomish County WA

According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2008 fourth Quarter Housing Analysis; Snohomish County home re-sales were down -20.1% from the previous quarter, and down -41.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Statewide home re-sales were down -15.8% from the previous quarter and down -29.1% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Overall building permits in Snohomish County are down -50.5% from the fourth quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.4% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Snohomish County is $325,000, (down -10.6% from the fourth quarter in 2007), above the statewide median of $266,700 (down -9.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007). The 2008 fourth quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 97.1 for Snohomish County, lower than the statewide index of 107.5

WCRER Housing Analysis/ 2008 4th Quarter/ Island County WA

According to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research 2008 Fourth Quarter Housing Analysis; Island County home re-sales were down -13.4% from the previous quarter, and down -21.4% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Statewide home re-sales were down -15.8% from the previous quarter and down -29.1% from the fourth quarter in 2007. Overall building permits in Island County are down -58.8% from the fourth quarter of the previous year, in comparison to the -53.4% reduction statewide. The median re-sale home price in Island County is down to $298,000, (down -1.0% from the fourth quarter in 2007), above the statewide median of $266,700, (down -9.3% from the fourth quarter in 2007),. The 2008 fourth quarter Housing Affordability Index (HAI) was 86.8 for Island County, lower than the statewide index of 107.5.

Website: State & Local History in Washington State-- Worth Checking Out.

We recently found a very interesting website that we thought was woth sharing History Link. Org.

http://www.washington.historylink.org/index.cfm

It is an online enclyclopedia of state and local history in Washington state.

Here is a little bit of info per their website:

"HistoryLink.org is an evolving online encyclopedia of HistoryLink.org provides a free, authoritative, and easily accessible history reference for the benefit of students, teachers, journalists, scholars, researchers, and the general public. With a few noted exceptions, all essays and features on this site are original works prepared exclusively for HistoryLink.org by staff, contract writers, volunteers, and consulting experts. The encyclopedia contains more than 5,000 essays as of September 2008. It is constantly expanding, with new essays added every week."

Great website definetly worth a look.