Tim Ellis

Tim Ellis has been analyzing the real estate market since 2005, and worked at Redfin as a housing market analyst from 2010 through 2013 and again starting in 2018. In his free time, he runs the independently-operated Seattle-area real estate website <a href="https://seattlebubble.com/" title="Seattle Bubble"><em>Seattle Bubble</em></a>, and produces the <a href="https://dispatches.fm/" title="Dispatches from the Multiverse">"Dispatches from the Multiverse" improvised comedy sci-fi podcast</a>.

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59% of Pending Sales Under Contract Within Two Weeks

Housing Market Update: Homes Sell At Fastest Pace on Record—59% Under Contract within 2 Weeks

April 2, 2021

Growth in homebuying demand moderated as home prices and mortgage rates climbed.

Housing Market Update: A Record 39% of Homes Sold Above List Price

March 26, 2021

Home prices continued to soar, rising 16% as 39% of homes sold above list price.

Housing Market Update: Home Prices Post 17% Annual Gain, Largest in at Least 5 Years

March 19, 2021

The housing market continued to power through the end of winter as home prices rose 17% from last year.

Record High 36% of Homes Sold Over List Price in February

36% of Homes Sold Above List Price in February, the Highest Share on Record

March 18, 2021

The national median home-sale price rose 14.4% year over year to $336,200 in February, the largest increase seen since July 2013.

Housing Market Update: Home Prices Increased a Record 17%, Pending Sales Up 19% From a Year Earlier

March 12, 2021

The average sale-to-list price ratio passed 100% for the first time as home prices surge.

Sale-to-List Price Ratio Rapidly Approaching 100%

Housing Market Update: Homes Sell Closer Than Ever to List Price as Average Sale-to-List Ratio Approaches 100%

March 5, 2021

Home sales were up 18% from 2020 and home price gains hit a new record of 16% despite widespread winter storms and rising mortgage rates.