November 2023 Overview
Monthly Market Update
Reduced inventory motivates increased home pricesActive Listings
There were 10,177 active listings on the market at the end of November 2023, a decrease of 16.9% compared to November 2022. The total volume of homes for sale has continued to decline, with 19 out of 26 counties seeing a year-over-year decrease.
New Listings
NWMLS brokers added 4,595 new listings to the database in November 2023, a decrease of 6% compared to November 2022, when 4,890 new listings were added.
Pending Sales
There were 4,678 total residential units & condo units under contract in November 2023, an overall decrease of 8.4% compared to November 2022. There were 8 counties with a year-over-year increase in the number of pending sales, including Kittitas, Douglas, Adams, Jefferson, Walla Walla, Okanogan, Chelan, and Grant.
Closed Sales
NWMLS brokers reported 4,367 closed sales in November 2023, which is a 16% drop from closed sales in November 2022 (5,194). The total dollar value of closed sales for residential homes for this month was $2,961,245,235 and was $312,105,340 for condominiums.
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 around two and a half months to sell every home that is active in the NWMLS inventory. The four counties with the lowest months of inventory in November 2023 were Snohomish (1.52), Thurston (1.88), Kitsap (1.93), and King, (1.92).
Median Price
Overall, the median price for residential homes and condominiums sold in November 2023 was $601,341, up 4.6% when compared to November 2022 ($575,000). The median sales price increased year-over-year in 21 of the 26 counties, with the highest median sales prices in San Juan ($975,000), King ($799,925), and Snohomish ($703,635) counties.
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