Real Estate News October 15, 2015

Local Market Update: Strong Sales Continue to Whittle Down Dwindling Supply

Strong sales continue to whittle down a dwindling supply of homes. The lack of supply to meet demand kept driving home prices upward in September. While the Puget Sound area saw steady appreciation over a year ago, there are signs that the frenzied level of growth may be starting to moderate – good news for a market that was starting to look unsustainable.

Seattle

The Seattle market continues to be very hot. Homes are snapped up as soon as they come on the market. As a result, the city has under a month of available inventory, the lowest in the region. Home prices climbed 10 percent over last year to a median of $571,000. That increase hasn’t seemed to decrease demand from buyers, who have become accustomed to facing multiple offers on newly listed homes. More.