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Tommy is a Real Estate Data Analyst at Redfin in Seattle. He brings interesting information and insights to home buyers, sellers, owners, as well as industry experts. Throughout his career working in the real estate and analytics, he's never met a number or chart he didn't find interesting. Tommy grew up in Atlanta, GA and earned a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. With his wife and two kids, you can find him on the Burke-Gilman Trail biking through Seattle, or hiking up in the Cascade Mountains.

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Home Prices Show Expected Monthly Decline in September; Up 16 Percent Year Over Year

Sales Volume also Experienced a Sharp but Anticipated Seasonal Decline from August; Up 8 Percent Since September 2012 The housing market frenzy of 2013 has officially come to a close. In line with normal seasonal trends, home sales, prices, and inventory all dropped from August. Prices had their third consecutive month-over-month drop, falling 2.2 percent

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Affording a House in a Highly Ranked School Zone? It’s Elementary

What Went into this Report Redfin took a look at homes on Multiple Listing Services (MLS), databases used by real estate brokers, that sold between May 1 and July 31, 2013 to calculate median sale price and price per square foot of homes within school zones. School zone boundaries were provided by Maponics. School data

Summer Prices Cool as We Head Into Fall

Each month, Redfin takes a look at home price trends throughout 19 key US markets. This month shows the rapid rise in home prices and sales volume during much of 2013 has now shifted course. Low mortgage rates and strong pent-up demand had buyers flooding into the market, but now both buyers and sellers are

Inventory Drops While Sales and Prices Rise

Home prices continued their rise in July and sales volume jumped back up from the unexpected June dip. Price per square foot is up 19 percent year over year, but is up only 1.1 percent month-over-month which is the smallest rise in the past five months and is a sign of a cooling off for

Cost of a baby's first year in the United States

Baby, You’re Expensive!

The average cost of a baby’s first year in the U.S. is about $26,000 if you upgrade your home, use daycare, have insurance and buy the things parents buy.

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Home Buyer's Reaction to Mortgage Rates Spike

During the peak summer home-buying season, macroeconomic factors have shaken things up a bit. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced a tapering of bond buying if the economy continues to improve, and the markets reacted. Last Friday, June 21, saw an especially steep spike with interest rates jumping from 3.9 to 4.5 percent. Naturally, Redfin

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