Active Listings

The total number of properties listed for sale increased 28.4% year over year, with 18,563 active listings on the market at the end of April 2026, compared to 14,459 at the end of April 2025. Month over month, active inventory increased by 23.4%, up from 15,049 in March 2026.

Nearly all NWMLS counties experienced year-over-year inventory growth, with 21 of 27 counties posting double-digit increases. The five counties with the largest increases were Snohomish (+58%), Walla Walla (+54%), Okanogan (+52.4%), Skagit (+44.5%), and Thurston (+43.3%).  

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New Listings

NWMLS brokers added 12,155 new listings to the database in April 2026, a year-over-year increase of 12% compared to April 2025 (10,858). When compared to the previous month (March 2026), new listings increased by 21.1%, when 10,035 listings were added to the NWMLS database.

When looking at the 27 individual counties in NWMLS’s primary service area, the number of new listings increased year-over-year in 20 counties, and decreased year-over-year in 7 counties.  

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Pending Sales

There were 7,584 residential units & condo units under contract in April 2026, an increase of 2% when compared to April 2025 (7,435). When compared to the previous month, the number of pending listings increased by 3.2%, up from 7,352 listings under contract in March 2026.

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Closed Sales

Closed sales decreased by 3.7% year over year, with 5,674 transactions in April 2026 compared to 5,887 in April 2025. Month over month, sales increased by 4.7%, up from 5,417 in March 2026.

Year-over-year closed sales increased in 11 of 27 counties, while 15 counties saw decreases, and one had no sales (Ferry County). The total dollar value of closed sales in April 2026 was $4.17 billion for residential homes and $440.5 million for condominiums, for a combined total of $4.62 billion.

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Months of Inventory

A balanced market is considered to be 4 to 6 months by most industry experts. At the current rate of sales, it would take a little more than three months (3.27) to sell every home that is active in the NWMLS inventory. The five counties with the lowest months of inventory in April 2026 were Kitsap (1.94), Pierce (2.52), Thurston (2.54), Douglas (2.72), and Cowlitz (2.77).  

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Median Price

The median sales price for residential homes and condominiums sold in April 2026 was $650,000, showing no change from April 2025 ($650,000). Month over month, the median price increased 1.6% from $640,000 in March 2026.

The counties with the highest median sales prices were San Juan ($1,225,000), King ($859,000), and Snohomish ($750,000), while the lowest median prices were recorded in Ferry ($250,000), Adams ($290,000), and Columbia ($322,000). 

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