Bellevue, WA 98006 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 62
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Home Value
$1.6M
−3.9% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
62
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
3.2 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
56 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
26%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
98.3%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
55%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$3,701/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
38%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$176
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are 38% above what local incomes have historically supported (this area's pre-2020 price-to-income ratio).
- Prices. Home values are down 3.9% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 7% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 44% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+64% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (62/100; U.S.: 54): homes sell for about 1.7% below their final list price; 26% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 55% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $366k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,720 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $5,445/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $176 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +6% over the next 12 months (45% chance of a rise).
Next 12 months
No clear direction
A fall is somewhat more likely than a rise, but not by enough to call. Likely change: −9.9% to +6.5% (80% range; middle estimate −0.6%), chance of a rise 45%, of a 5%+ drop 24%.
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