Seattle, WA 98107 housing market

What this means

• Valuation. Prices are 20% below this area's pre-2020 price-to-income norm, cheaper relative to incomes than before the pandemic.
• Prices. Home values are down 2.4% over the past year (U.S.: +1.2%), 13% below their 2022-23 peak.
• Supply. There are 140% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm and rising (+40% vs. a year ago), so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
• Negotiating. Buyer leverage is moderate (61/100; U.S.: 54): homes typically sell at or above asking (100.6% of list); 34% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
• Affordability. A mortgage on the typical home takes 42% of the median household income (U.S.: 35%); it takes about $199k a year to keep the payment at 30% of gross pay. That includes about $1,514 a year for home insurance (U.S.: $1,790).
• Buy vs. rent. Buying costs about $2,651/mo more than renting a typical home (mortgage payment vs. typical rent).
• Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $229 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 (41% 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: −10.5% to +5.9% (80% range; middle estimate −1.2%), chance of a rise 41%, of a 5%+ drop 27%.

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