Current Market Data

Seattle metro area home listings grow as prices stabilize

Home listings grew in December as housing prices stabilized, closing out an interesting 2023 for the real estate market.

Is homeownership on the horizon for American millennials this year?

Nearly all millennials — 93% — say a volatile market is to blame for wrecking homebuying plans, with another 76% saying they expect the market to get worse before they’re able to make a purchase themselves.

Falling mortgage rates, rising listings mark house hunters’ return

With mortgage rates dropping to their lowest levels in almost a year, house hunters are returning to a market that many had shied away from in 2023.

CoreLogic: Home-price gains accelerated in November 

CoreLogic expects prices to continue to grow through the year.

Interest rate declines provide optimistic outlook in Northwest region, despite low inventory

Interest rates dropped from 7.1% in November to 6.61% in December, signaling improving conditions for buyers in the Northwest region in the new year.

Only 3% of Seattle homes were affordable in 2023

Falling mortgage rates and more inventory could mean an improvement in housing affordability in the new year.

Seattle home sales fall in November

Seattle home sales registered the third-largest decrease in the United States last month, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Seattle

A luxury penthouse with views of the Seattle skyline tops this month’s list of the most expensive properties added to the MLS.

Houzz predicts that these interior design trends will take over in 2024

How will our homes evolve in the new year?

Seattle is the best landscaped city in the country

Living up to its lush nickname, the Emerald City is America’s best landscaped city, according to a new study from Sodlawn.

Prices on the rise in Northwest region

The median sales price increased in 19 out of the 26 counties in the Northwest Multiple Listing Service region during November.

Which Seattle ZIP codes offer the most — and least — space on a $1,700 rent budget

RentCafe analyzed apartment sizes in ZIP codes across the country to determine which areas give the typical renter the most bang for their buck.

Existing home sales fall 14.6% annually

The only region of the U.S. that didn’t experience an annual decline in existing home sales was the Midwest, where sales were unchanged year over year.

The 10 most expensive new listings in Seattle

The most expensive new listing in Seattle just might be the most modern abode on Lake Washington.

The kinds of houses buyers opted for this year

Detached single-family homes remained the most popular type of housing, making up 79% of all home purchases during the past year.

RE/MAX: Major declines in Seattle listings, closings

John Manning, managing broker at RE/MAX Gateway in Seattle, suggested low inventory was to blame for last month’s sales activity.

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