Strength 4 / 5
13 days
Redmond homes taking 13 days to sell — +160.0% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Reports › Weekly · 2026-05-24
Washington real estate — week of May 22, 2026
Washington's major metros split this week: 2 negative, 3 positive on year-over-year median sale price. Range this week: seattle-tacoma-bellevue at -0.7% YoY to bellingham at +9.6%.
Headline numbers
Bellingham $661K +9.6% | Kennewick $427K +3.3% | Olympia $523K +1.8% | Seattle $836K -0.7% | Spokane $351K -0.3% |
This week's signals
Strength 4 / 5
46 days
Olympia homes taking 46 days to sell — +76.9% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Strength 4 / 5
45 days
Ferndale homes taking 45 days to sell — +350.0% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Strength 4 / 5
$534K
Lacey avg sale price crossed $500K — now $534K
Crossing $500K is a narrative hinge — buyer shopping-by-price bands and seller list-price anchoring both reset when a market moves past a round number.
Strength 4 / 5
15 days
Lacey homes taking 15 days to sell — +66.7% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Strength 4 / 5
30 days
Bellingham homes taking 30 days to sell — +150.0% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Strength 4 / 5
$578K
Ferndale median price -8.9% YoY
Price-per-sqft also -9.7% YoY, confirming real depreciation vs. mix-shift noise.
Strength 4 / 5
15 days
Kent homes taking 15 days to sell — +87.5% vs. a year ago
Homes are sitting materially longer than they were this time last year — the first hard sign of softening demand or over-priced inventory.
Source divergence
ZIP-level reconciliation will appear here once curated ZIP coverage lands for Washington.
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