“Homeownership remains largely unaffordable for the majority of homebuyers in the majority of markets across the country,” said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM.

The price index dropped in Seattle, too, declining 3.06% from June to July, the second-largest drop among metros in the 20-city composite index behind only San Francisco.

While 23% of residential Realtors claim they have feared for their safety while on the job, 98% reported that they have never been the victim of a crime while at work.

In Seattle, the bidding-war rate actually grew, as 33.9% of Redfin offers faced competition in August

Sales of new homes in the U.S. jumped 28.8% between July and August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.  

Seattle had one of the highest ratios of people moving in vs. those moving out during the first half of the year, a recent analysis found. 

The Seattle area’s median single-family home price jumped from $285,000 to $698,600 over 10 years.

The median existing-home price for all housing types in August was $389,500, a 7.7% rise from the year before. 

The NAR’s Community Aid and Real Estate (CARE) Report shows that REALTOR® associations donated a median of $12,070 this past year, a 20% increase over 2020.

New-home construction posted a 12.2% month-over-month increase in August, thanks in large part to a significant jump in multifamily building.  

A continuing combination of increased interest rates, supply-chain disruptions and high home prices has sapped homebuilder sentiment every month this year. 

The housing market is starting to become more balanced.

Mortgage applications declined 1.2% during the week ended Sept. 9, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey. 

Modern homes are still the most popular interior design style, according to a new study from Confused.com, a financial services comparison website based in the U.K.

Pending sales and closings were down 22% and 24%, respectively, in August compared to the same month in 2021.

Mortgage applications, pending sales, new listings and overall inventory saw large declines in August.