West Seattle & King County stats

Here are a few home sale statistics for December 2007 (the most recent month available), taken from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. (I apologize if this info is a bit difficult to read. Software limitations don't allow me to put it into a table format.)

# of Homes & Condos Available for Sale:
W. Sea. 2006: 357 2007: 555 Change: +55%
KC 2006: 7,712 2007: 10,497 Change: +36%

Average Days on Mkt. for Sold Properties:
W. Sea. 2006: 48 2007: 60 Change: +12
KC 2006: 55 2007: 71 Change: +16

Average Sales Price for Closed Sales:
W. Sea. 2006: $421,996 2007: $437,686 Change: +4%
KC 2006:$462,547 2007: $497,855 Change: +8%

Number of Closed Sales Year to Date:
W. Sea. 2006: 143 2007: 102 Change: < 1%
KC 2006: 37,524 2007: 33,210 Change: -11%