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Saturday, February 4, 2012 - Page updated at 10:30 PM

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Chart: Seattle-area housing market in 2011



After more than two years of on-again, off-again federal tax credits, the housing market in 2011 had two things going for it: historic low mortgage rates and lots of inventory. Those two ingredients combined enticed some buyers back into the market.

According to Northwest Multiple Listings data, even though median prices have fallen since '07, they are still higher than a decade ago.

Let's take a look at the housing markets in King, Snohomish, Pierce and Kitsap counties. Read the related story →