http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media a Seattle Real Estate Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40815 Ben Thu, 08 Nov 2007 01:31:29 +0000 http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40815 Tim - Agree. This post was a reaction to a news anchor who last night proclaimed that inventory skyrocketed in October. My point was, it's been up 40-50% all year and actually decreased in October, so basically status quo. The anchor gave the impression that October's inventory took a big jump...it didn't. Tim - Agree. This post was a reaction to a news anchor who last night proclaimed that inventory skyrocketed in October. My point was, it’s been up 40-50% all year and actually decreased in October, so basically status quo. The anchor gave the impression that October’s inventory took a big jump…it didn’t.

]]> http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40734 The Tim Wed, 07 Nov 2007 20:37:21 +0000 http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40734 Year-over-year comparisons are the only kind that make any sense when looking at inventory and sales. Inventory <i>always</i> decreases from September to October. Every. Single. Year. And it will continue to decrease through December. This tells us nothing about the relative strength or weakness of the market. YOY on the other hand does. Year-over-year comparisons are the only kind that make any sense when looking at inventory and sales. Inventory always decreases from September to October. Every. Single. Year. And it will continue to decrease through December. This tells us nothing about the relative strength or weakness of the market. YOY on the other hand does.

]]> http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40710 Jason Wed, 07 Nov 2007 15:25:33 +0000 http://seattlehousingbuzz.com/2007/11/inventory-way-up-so-says-the-media#comment-40710 The media, embittered by their loss of real estate developer revenue thanks to Google and Craigslist outpricing them, have turned on real estate. Quite frankly, their sour grapes will not derail economic reality. The media, embittered by their loss of real estate developer revenue thanks to Google and Craigslist outpricing them, have turned on real estate. Quite frankly, their sour grapes will not derail economic reality.

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