In addition to a low poverty rate and high median salary, Seattle offers more family-friendly attractions than any other major metro.

The Northeast and Midwest remained strong, while Florida, which saw a major runup in prices in recent years, continued to cool. 

Potential buyers of the second- and third-most expensive new listings in Seattle would be neighbors, living on the same waterfront street.

The 6.3% month-over-month decline was the steepest the U.S. market has seen since September 2022. 

In Seattle, home prices jumped 4.15% year over year and 1.78% month over month in March. 

New data released by CoreLogic/Cotality, and examined by noted industry researcher Mike DelPrete, contradicts this commonly held notion, however, and shows that the ratio is actually closer to 65/20.  

Nationally, home sales slid 1.4% year over year but increased 11.3% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

A $12.5 million home on Hunts Point tops the list of the most expensive Seattle-area home sales last month.

The association noted, however, that 90% of the responses to its survey tracking homebuilder sentiment were received before the announcement of a 90-day reprieve in U.S.-China tariffs. 

Driven primarily by the construction boom during the pandemic, the housing market has seen some improvements in affordability, but homes remain out of reach for many would-be buyers.

The most recent Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey shows homebuyer activity continued despite the economic uncertainty. 

Space constraints are, of course, part of the reason for micro-housing’s meteoric rise in Seattle and many other West Coast hubs, where land for new development is limited and affordability is low.

HomeSmart’s yard signs will now have QR codes and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags allowing home shoppers to access property details.

Homes that are professionally staged not only attract more attention from potential buyers — they also sell faster and for more money, according to data from the National Association of Realtors’® 2025 Profile of Home Staging.  

Given Seattle’s median home price of $888,951 and a maximum loan amount of $312,522, homebuyers need a down payment of $576,430 in order to afford monthly mortgage payments.

Despite the deceleration, the company, formerly known as CoreLogic, expects prices to rise another 4.9% over the next year.