ZIP 98609 housing market
Data through Sep 2026 · Balanced market · leverage 13
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Buyer Leverage Score
13
May 2017
Days on Market
78 days
Sep 2026
Price Cut %
0.0%
Sep 2026
Sale-to-List Ratio
104.4%
Oct 2023
Expected Disaster Loss
$221
Dec 2025
What this means
- Supply. There are 0% more homes for sale than the 2017-19 norm, so buyers have more to choose from than before the pandemic.
- Negotiating. Buyer leverage is low (13/100; U.S.: 54) (as of May 2017): homes typically sell at or above asking (104.4% of list) (as of Oct 2023); 0% of listings had a price cut (U.S.: 26%).
- Disaster risk. FEMA expects about $221 a year in natural-disaster damage per $100k of building value (U.S.: $155), mostly from flooding.
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