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kleinbl00  ·  2003 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Southern California suffers its worst housing slump in over a decade

I watch markets by watching houses. I care more about ones around me.

Eight months ago I saw houses being listed for $300k more than they were bought a year previously. Flippers in full freakout.

This month I see houses being sold for $100k less than they were listed for a month previously. Flippers in full retreat.

As of two months ago, the Seattle market was publicly and officially down 15% year over year. As of this week, the Seattle market is privately and unofficially down 10% since last month.

Shit's gonna rip.