Local Economy

Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 11/6/25 This October, the Washington housing market began its usual seasonal shift into the cooler 4th quarter. Compared to last year, it looked particularly cool, because last October saw a sudden burst of buying activity in the wake of the Fed finally beginning to cut interest rates. Hi. I’m Jeff […]

Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 9/8/25 This summer, the local market has decisively swung in buyers’ favor, as home sellers around Washington have had to contend with both softening demand, and more abundant competing listings. That’s good news for home buyers, but we are seeing fewer of them than we saw last year. Hi. […]

Local Look Western Washington Housing Update 8/6/25 After a bit of a roller coaster in the second quarter following the April rollout of tariffs, July just looked slow and steady, especially in sales: We saw 4% more closed residential sales across the Northwest MLS in July than last year, and 3% more pending sales. Hi. […]