By the Numbers

CoreLogic: Home-price growth picks up speed in July 

CoreLogic expects prices to continue to grow through next year, albeit at a more traditional pace than in the height of the pandemic. 

One-third of Seattle homes are worth $1 million or more

That’s significantly higher than than the national average — only one in 10 U.S. homes are valued that high.

NAR: Pending-home sales post second monthly increase in a row 

Pending transactions were in negative territory for most of this year, so the recent increases could bode well for future activity. 

Case-Shiller: Home-price index just 0.02% off 2022 peak; Seattle sees 0.9% decline 

A fifth consecutive month of increases in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index suggests the housing market recovery that began earlier this year is likely to continue. 

‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound 

Two weeks after housing inventory turned negative, home prices posted a healthy increase, MarketNsight said. 

NAR: Existing-home sales decline as median price remains above $400,000 

High mortgage rates and limited inventory continued to weigh on sales activity, National Association of REALTORS®Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. 

The 10 most expensive new listings in Seattle

Agents from Windermere Real Estate and Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty were responsible for a majority of the most expensive new listings from the past month.

Over 115,000 apartments in Seattle’s construction pipeline

Over 115,000 apartments could join the Seattle housing market, according to the Q2 2023 Construction Pipeline report from Berkadia.

Housing starts rebound in July after June slump 

Single-family home permits and completions, meanwhile, also rose, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Trading rent for a mortgage doesn’t equal more space in Seattle

A new report from Point2Homes illustrates just how much living space a person must give up to make the switch from renting to owning while maintaining the same housing budget.

Median rent dips in Seattle

From June to July, the median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment fell 2.3% to $1,905 in Seattle.

The first year of homeownership is more expensive in Seattle

Seattle ranked as the 10th-most expensive city on the list, with the typical homebuyer in the area needing to spend $232,530 during the first year of homeownership.

NAR: Pending-home sales rise for the first time in four months 

The industry group issued its housing-market forecast along with its monthly Pending Home Sales Index for June. 

The 10 most expensive new listings in Seattle

Luxury views are on the menu with this month’s batch of the most expensive new listings for sale in the Emerald City.

Only 1% of U.S. houses changed hands this year

Back in 2018, Freddie Mac stated that the country still needed about 2.5 million extra homes in order to meet demand. Then the pandemic homebuying boom depleted already-low inventory levels and high mortgage rates in the second half of 2022 chained many homeowners to their existing low rates.

NAR: Existing-home sales slow as prices near all-time high 

The median existing-home price for all housing types in June rose to $410,200, 0.9% less than the all-time high of $413,800 reached in June 2022, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

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