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Every month we decode the Greater Seattle market — NWMLS prices, demand momentum, rates, and the zoning shifts reshaping value — across eleven communities. Read the full report, watch the animated recap, or get it in your inbox.
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October 2026 market report
Report · October 2026
King County Market Report
Buyer traffic cooled in 10 of 11 communities we track, yet the median steadied at $950,000 — up $25,000 on August. Plus 31 ZIP-level September prices with sale counts, and Snohomish County on its own.
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Video · October 2026
Market Update — Animated
A six-slide animated walkthrough of September’s numbers — the broad cooling in buyer demand, a steadier median, and a city-by-city scorecard. Swipe or tap through.
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September & August 2026 market reports
Archive · September 2026
King County Market Report
The median slips back under $1M to $925,000, but buyer traffic staged a broad rebound — up in 7 of 11 communities we now track. Plus 32 ZIP-level August prices with sale counts.
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Archive · September 2026
Market Update — Animated
A six-slide animated walkthrough of August’s numbers — the broad demand rebound, Mercer Island’s recovery, and Renton & Issaquah joining the tracked markets. Swipe or tap through.
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Archive · August 2026
King County Market Report
The median closes July back at $1,000,000 — its first year-over-year gain in months — and showings rose in five of nine communities. Plus ZIP-level July prices with sale counts.
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Archive · August 2026
Market Update — Animated
A six-slide animated walkthrough of July’s numbers — the median back at $1M, per-city buyer demand, and a county comparison. Swipe or tap through.
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September 2026 at a glance.
The headline numbers shaping decisions this month across King County and the Eastside.
Rebalancing, not crashing
Inventory is up 28.1% on last year while the median is off just 2.2% — buyers have choice and time, without a collapse in values.
Demand cooled in September
County showings fell 7.9% from August and 10 of our 11 tracked markets pulled back — a good moment to look, compare, and negotiate.
Sammamish is the exception
The only tracked market where showings rose (+0.9%) — while Klahanie (98075) carries our largest inventory build, with active listings up 164% on the year.
Zoning is the long game
HB 1110 middle-housing and "One Seattle" upzoning are reshaping what's buildable — a growing value-add story for investors.
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The Eastside Buyer’s Playbook
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The Middle-Housing & ADU Investor Guide
What HB 1110 and HB 1337 changed, where the new density actually pencils across Greater Seattle, and how to screen a small multiplex deal.
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