As temperatures rise, so has the supply of for-sale homes in our area. Last month, active inventory continued its upward trajectory, which is leading to some summer price stabilization. Every region represented here saw a rise in the number of single-family homes and condos for sale in June. And while median sold prices did increase over last year in most cases, they dipped or were flat when compared to May.
Home buyers needing a little more time to find the right home can breathe a bit easier. With the rate of price increases slowing and the number of available single-family homes growing, there’s a little less pressure to act quite as fast as springtime bidding wars necessitated. While it’s still a seller’s market, buyers who’ve been sitting on the sidelines can now dip their toes back into a somewhat mellower market. That said, in hot areas like the Eastside, half of homes sold in June closed above list price and in an average of five days.
Let’s break it down by area to see what’s heating up and cooling down this summer.
In King County, the median sold price for a single-family home increased from $935,000 in June 2023 to $965,000 last month. However, June sold prices decreased by 4% from May’s record-high price of $1,001,000. While these numbers likely reveal the effect of higher inventory, 43% of King County homes sold in June closed above list price. As of June 30, active residential listings were up 31% year over year and 12% month over month. King County condo prices rose 5% year over year from $529,975 last June to $555,090 last month. The increase is despite a 75% year-over-year jump in the number of active condo listings, up from 832 units on June 30, 2023, to 1,453 last month.
In Seattle, residential sold price increases are showing signs of slowing, with last month’s median of $957,000 up just 3% from a year ago and dropping 1% between May and June. This trend is likely a result of the healthy dose of new listings inventory over the past few months, as buyers now have more options and bidding wars have lessened. June saw many more residential listings hit the market, and by month’s end inventory was up 30% from the end of May and 27% year over year. Seattle condo prices stayed flat month to month at $550,000. Sensing calmer pricing on the horizon, it will be interesting to see if some potential condo buyers might be able to give the single-family housing market a second look.
The June residential real estate market on the Eastside saw substantial year-over-year price gains but experienced a 4% decrease from May’s median sold price. Half of the homes sold in June received multiple offers, with the sales price exceeding the original asking price by a median of 7 percent. While these figures show a healthy seller’s market carrying over from May to June closings, the remaining summer months are likely to provide more balance for Eastside buyers, with fewer multiple offers and lengthening market times. June saw a growing supply of homes: the number of active residential listings rose 16% over the course of the month. Eastside condo prices dropped year over year from $650,000 last June to $637,500 last month, and the supply of listed condos grew by 19% during the month.
Snohomish County single-family home prices rose 7% year over year, up from $774,975 in June 2023 to $830,000 this June. Month-over-month prices, however, were flat: the median residential sold price was $830,000 in June versus $828,000 in May. The number of active listings was up 38% year over year and 21% higher at the end of June than at the end of May. Increasing inventory is happy news to home buyers and may help moderate prices in the coming months. The median sold price for a Snohomish County condo in June was up 5% against last year but down 5% from May. Between June 1 and June 30, there was a 26% increase in the number of active condo listings in Snohomish County.
In all markets reported above, the same trend lines have formed: price increases are slowing – or stopping altogether – and inventory is growing. The strong spring seller’s market has given way to a summer of more balance, with renewed opportunity for many buyers.
Your Windermere advisor can provide a clear, real-time picture of the market and its summertime trends, focusing on your priorities and presenting the best match for your real estate goals.