Seattle’s top 5 local real estate news stories of 2025

by Seattle Agent

Seattle Agent is the premier source of local real estate news in the Puget Sound region, publishing dozens of breaking stories every month.

These are the local news articles that received the most page views during 2025.

No. 1 – The 10 most expensive new listings in Seattle

Each month, Seattle Agent reports the 10 most expensive new listings in the city. This year, our April edition was particularly popular, becoming our most-read article of the year.

No. 2 – Seattle Agent announces Accelerate Summit, signs 4 Platinum Sponsors

In December, Seattle Agent announced its upcoming Accelerate Summit with the signing of four Platinum Sponsors: Avenue Bellevue, Movement Mortgage, Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty and Suncadia.

Group pre-sale tickets are available for purchase now.

No. 3 – Building permit-fee hike overshadows record-high affordable housing investment in 2026 Seattle City Council budget

For our coverage of the 2026 Seattle City Council budget, we tapped prominent local economist Matthew Gardner for his take on the 18% permit-fee hike set to be imposed on Seattle builders and developers.

No. 4 – Median sales price holds steady in northwest Washington as inventory gains slow

Also among the top stories of the year was Jeff Tucker’s Local Look at Northwest Multiple Listing Service data from August. The exclusive video breakdown cited steady pricing in the region as sellers backed away from the market.

No. 5 – Seattle is one of the best cities for women in 2025

A bit of good news! WalletHub ranked the Emerald City one of the top locales in the country for women in 2025, and our coverage of the study was among our top news stories of the year.

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