Comments on: A Better Deal in Hawthorne Hills or Madison Park?

By: Price Trend Graphs for Mercer Island Real Estate « Surrounded By Water: A Mercer Island Blog

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:48:37 +0000

[...] Sale price as a percentage of list prices were 95.5% (read down the post for MI data) in June and July, a little lower than the average in the region. That’s pretty common for more expensive areas, but it could also be that the large number of homes on the market give buyers some negotiating power. [...]

By: ellie.wilkinson

ellie.wilkinson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 23:01:57 +0000

The ratio is based on the final list price, not the original list price.

By: Glenn Kelman

Glenn Kelman — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:56:23 +0000

Ellie, is this ratio based on the final asking price or the initial asking price?

By: ellie.wilkinson

ellie.wilkinson — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:23:06 +0000

Sorry about that, Monica! It’s fixed now, you should be able to get the slides.

By: Monica

Monica — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 05:35:45 +0000

Your link to the slides doesn’t work.

Also, since you work in Snohomish county as well, it would be nice to get sales data for the cities in Snohomish county, not just King county.