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Market pulse · May 2026
How we read it
Seattle is no longer one market
Entry-level single-family homes in strong school districts and near tech campuses are holding firm — Bellevue houses under $1.3M have barely moved. Homes above $2M, and luxury above $4M at 8.8 months of supply, are where the real softening is.
Condos and townhomes need realistic pricing
With 5.5 months of supply, downtown condos and HOA townhomes bought in the last two years often sell at or below cost after fees, and can sit for months. Price to the market, not to your basis.
A soft landing, not a crash
Rates keep prices from running, while debt costs and a construction shortfall keep them from collapsing. Expect a flat-to-slightly-lower nominal market for the next year or two, with real value drifting down after inflation.
Buyers with time have leverage
If your job is stable and you plan to stay, this is a negotiating market — we recently closed a new-construction home in core Bellevue 98004 for far less than the same house would have taken two years ago.
$877K · King County median sale price
+2.7% · Median price, year over year
~6.5% · 30-year mortgage rate
3.2 mo · Single-family months of supply
5.5 mo · Condo months of supply
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Buying a House in Seattle, WA: The 2026 Local Guide
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By Maggie Sun, Managing Broker · Data: NWMLS closed sales, three-month rolling window through June 2026 unless a line states otherwise This is an update to the existing pillar page, not a new URL. Data definitions: price
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By Maggie Sun, Managing Broker（主理经纪人）· Last updated: August 2026 这篇文章写给谁： 已经决定在贝尔维尤（Bellevue）买入一套出租型自住或纯投资房、需要在几个社区之间做取舍的买家。 读完要做的决定： 在同一套算法下，选出最符合自己「现金流」或「长期价值」目标的 1–2 个社区，再进入具体看房。 数据口径声明： 本文城市级成交数据来源 NWMLS，地区为 Bellevue