Seattle Housing Market Trends – 2021/Jan

The Seattle housing market continues to see low inventory and high competition last month, January. It’s still a seller’s market. January’s Average Sold Price per Square Footage, For Sale Price and Sold Price is appreciating. Let’s take a look at the most recent housing market stats in King County, Seattle. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

For Sale, Sold, and Pended Homes:

* Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

There were 1,103 listings in January, a 4.6 percent decrease from the previous month and a significant 31.4 percent decrease from the same month last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

1,500 completed transactions, a 37.9 percent decrease from last month and a significant 13.9 percent increase from the same period last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

Pended 1,827 homes, 16.1% increase from last month and 13.6% increase from the same period last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

Average price per SQFT (Sold):

* Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

January listings averaged $410 per SQ.FT. , 0.7 percent increase from last month and 19.5 percent increase from the same month last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

Avg Price for Sale & Sold:

* Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

The average price of a Single Family Home in January was $917,000, 1.5 percent decrease from the previous month and a significant 21.1 percent increase from the same month last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

Months of Inventory Based on Pended Sales:

* Information and statistics derived from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

January real estate market listings with only 0.6 months of inventory left, 13.6 percent decrease from the previous month and a significant 40 percent decrease from the same month last year. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

From the January Stats, we are still in a market with an extremely low inventory, buyers are still active, and the number of sold and pended homes is much higher than the number of listings, with that said, the supply is much lower than the demand. It happened why it is so hard for home buyers even during pandemic. GPS Renting is a Seattle Property Management Company.

Good news! GPS offers exclusive off-market deals of real estate listings, you don’t have to compete with buyers in the market. If you have any questions or thoughts about buying, selling or renting a home in Seattle, please reach us @ (425) 243-5082, hi@gpsrenting.com,

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