Seattle region ranks No. 1 in U.S. for tech office space leases as 14 big deals help eclipse Bay Area
The Seattle region is the leading U.S. market for large tech office space leases, eclipsing the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time since 2013.
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/seattle-region-ranks-no-1-u-s-tech-office-space-leases-14-big-deals-help-eclipse-bay-area/
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Where Seattle-area home prices are rising fastest as region is among national leaders … again
Seattle’s housing market started the new year with a milestone: Housing prices here have been growing at the second-fastest rate in the nation for a full year.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/seattle-extends-a-streak-home-prices-again-rise-faster-than-almost-any-other-major-city/
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S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Reports 11.2% Annual Home Price Gain to Start 2021
Phoenix, Seattle, and San Diego continued to report the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities in January. Phoenix led the way with a 15.8% year-over-year price increase, followed by Seattle with a 14.3% increase and San Diego with a 14.2% increase. All 20 cities reported higher price increases in the year ending January 2021 versus the year ending December 2020.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/sp-corelogic-case-shiller-index-reports-11-2-annual-home-price-gain-to-start-2021--301258708.html
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S&P/Case-Shiller WA-Seattle Home Price Index
Updated: Mar 30, 2021
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/SEXRNSA
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Amazon updates remote work guidance, plans to ‘return to an office-centric culture as our baseline’
Amazon expects most U.S. corporate office workers back in the office by early fall, the company said in a memo to employees Wednesday. It’s the latest update since Amazon said employees could continue to do their jobs from home through June 30.
https://www.geekwire.com/2021/amazon-updates-remote-work-guidance-plans-return-office-centric-culture-baseline/?utm_source=GeekWire+Newsletters&utm_campaign=0e68a62460-daily-digest-email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_4e93fc7dfd-0e68a62460-235185702&mc_cid=0e68a62460&mc_eid=a082c263c3
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Critics slam the Fed as home prices rise at a historic rate
Home price gains are accelerating at an alarming pace, fueled by Covid pandemic-related inflation, which some claim is not getting enough attention from the Federal Reserve.
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/30/federal-reserve-under-fire-as-home-prices-soar.html
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The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: “House-Price Inflation” in all its Glory.
House prices rose by 11.2% from a year ago, the biggest increase since the peak of Housing Bubble 1 in 2006, according to today’s National Case-Shiller Home Price Index for January.
https://wolfstreet.com/2021/03/30/the-most-splendid-housing-bubbles-in-america-house-price-inflation-in-all-its-glory-march-update/
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Weekly Housing Market Monitor
NAR Research compiles the latest housing market data in this weekly monitor, based on what REALTORS® are seeing in their market, mortgage data, jobless claims, foot traffic, and the latest home sales numbers.
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/weekly-housing-market-monitor
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Market Hotness Index
Metro Hotness - Zip Code and County Hotness
https://www.realtor.com/research/reports/hottest-markets/
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HOUSING STATISTICS
Housing Statistics offers 43 different sets of data, downloadable either as Excel or PDF files (updated weekly). Housing data and primary indicators of the industry are housed in one easy-to navigate location containing historical and current sets of statistics such as: Housing Starts (by Region & Structure Type), Homes Sold by Region, Producer Price Indexes (for Building Materials), Manufactured Homes, New Home Characteristics, Residential Vacancy & Absorption Rates, Units Under Construction, Value of New Construction, and many more.
http://www.nahbclassic.org/reference_list.aspx?sectionID=819&channelID=311
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Economic Indicators
U.S. Census Bureau Economic Indicators
https://www.census.gov/economic-indicators/
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Local Market Reports
All real estate is local and every market is unique. To help REALTORS® and other housing market analysts get the most out of the plethora of data that is available, NAR Research produces a series of Local Market Reports (LMRs) which provide insights into the fundamentals and direction of the nation's largest metropolitan housing markets. Each report evaluates a number of factors affecting home prices, including:
https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/research-reports/local-market-reports
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CoreLogic Home Price Insights
The most geographically comprehensive and current home price index.
http://www.corelogic.com/about-us/researchtrends/corelogic-home-price-insights.aspx?WT.mc_id=crlg_151103_aHqc0&elq=d6379903117d41bcbe7b9f6a82f2189a&elqCampaignId=2692&elqaid=7659&elqat=1&elqTrackId=097f671c98fc48249757d8ddbd229326#.Vj1WlvnnuUl
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. Economy at a Glance
http://www.bea.gov/index.htm
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Mortgage Market Survey Archive
Compilation of Weekly Survey Data for 2015
http://www.freddiemac.com/pmms/archive.html
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Housing Economics
NAHB produces in-depth economic analyses of the home building industry based on private and government data. Our economics group surveys builders, home buyers, and renters to gain insight into the issues and trends driving the industry.
https://www.nahb.org/en/research/housing-economics.aspx