County home sales rise in 2011
Nearly 3,000 fewer homes were listed for sale last year in Snohomish County than in 2010, according to a report released Monday by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. But sales of single-family homes rose 9.6 percent, and the median single-family-home price in 2011 dropped 11.6 percent to $243,000.The median price for single-family homes hasn't been that low since 2003, when it was $230,950.Over the past 12 months, the county has seen 15,281 single family homes and condos come on the market. Read more [...]