May 2024 Overview
Active Listings
There was a 41.4% increase in total number of properties listed for sale, with 12,837 active listings on the market at the end of May 2024, compared to 9,079 at the end of May 2023. The number of homes for sale increased throughout Washington, with 24 out of 26 counties seeing a year-over-year increase.
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New Listings
NWMLS brokers added 11,572 new listings to the database in May 2024, an increase of 25% compared to May 2023. The four counties with the largest increase in the number of new listings were Columbia (+150%), followed by Douglas (+79%), Lewis (+36%), and King (+34%).
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Pending Sales
There were 8,220 total residential units & condo units under contract in May 2024, an increase of 1.2% when compared to May 2023 (8,120). The five counties with the largest increase in the number of pending sales were Douglas (+68%), Kittitas (+37%), Clark (+24%), Chelan (+17%), and Kitsap (+14%).
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Closed Sales
May 2024 saw a 6% increase in the number of closed sales transactions year-over-year. The five counties with the largest increase in the number of closed sales were Okanogan (+41%), Douglas (+23%), King (+17%), Ferry (+14%), and Pacific (+14%). The total dollar value of closed sales for residential homes for this month was $5,032,984,796 and was $584,625,883 for condominiums.
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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 less than two months to sell every home that is active in the NWMLS inventory. The five counties with the lowest months of inventory in May 2024 were Snohomish (1.16), King (1.55), Pierce (1.67), Thurston (1.73), and Kitsap (1.81).
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Median Price
Overall, the median price for residential homes and condominiums sold in May 2024 was $660,000, up over 7% when compared to May 2023 ($615,000). The three counties with the highest median sale prices were King ($890,000), and Snohomish ($785,000), San Juan ($744,500), and the three counties with the lowest median sale prices were Okanogan ($302,000). Columbia ($275,000), and Ferry ($171,500).
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