Seattle, WA 98103 housing market
Data through Aug 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 34
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Home Value
$889,527
−1.0% vs. a year ago
Buyer Leverage Score
34
Sep 2026
Months of Supply
2.7 months
Aug 2026
Days on Market
42 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
19%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
100.6%
Aug 2026
Mtg Payment as % of Income
48%
Aug 2026
Rental Rate
$2,280/mo
Aug 2026
Overvalued %
0.2%
Aug 2026
Expected Disaster Loss
$199
Dec 2025
What this means
- Valuation. Prices are roughly in line with local incomes (+0% vs. this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm).
- Prices. Home values are down 1.0% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 10% below their 2022-23 peak.
- Supply. There are 161% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+39% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (34/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.6% of list); 19% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 48% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $211k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,548 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
- Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,986/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $199 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from earthquakes.
- Outlook. No clear direction: likely −10% to +7% over the next 12 months (47% 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: −9.7% to +6.6% (80% range; middle estimate −0.4%), chance of a rise 47%, of a 5%+ drop 23%.
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