Asking Prices and Inventory for Homes in Seattle Washington

As of May 23 2011 there were about 19,554 single family and condo homes listed for sale in Seattle Washington. The median asking price of these homes was approximately $289,900. Since this time last year, the inventory of homes for sale has decreased by 4.5% and the median price has decreased by 9.4%.

	May 23, 2011	Month/Month	Year/Year
Median Asking Price	$289,900	+1.8%	-9.4%
Home Listings/Inventory	19,554	+2.7%	-4.5%

Recent Asking Price and Inventory History for Seattle

Date	Single Family & Condo Inventory	25th Percentile Asking Price	Median Asking Price	75th Percentile Asking Price
05/23/2011	19,554	$199,000	$289,900	$459,950
05/16/2011	19,597	$199,000	$289,500	$459,000
05/09/2011	19,151	$195,000	$288,900	$450,000
05/02/2011	19,036	$195,000	$287,000	$449,990
04/25/2011	19,042	$195,000	$284,900	$449,500

Seattle Asking Price History

The median asking price for homes in Seattle peaked in July 2007 at $409,270 and is now $120,445 (29.4%) lower. From a low of $275,000 in February 2011, the median asking price in Seattle has increased by $13,825 (5.0%).

25th, Median (50th) and 75th Percentile Asking Prices for Seattle Washington

Seattle Housing Inventory History

Housing inventory in Seattle, which is typically highest in the spring/summer and lowest in the fall/winter, peaked at 25,668 in July 2010. The lowest housing inventory level seen was 13,485 in April 2006.

Housing Inventory for Seattle Washington

Seattle Asking Price and Inventory History

Date	Single Family & Condo Inventory	25th Percentile Asking Price	Median Asking Price	75th Percentile Asking Price
May 2011	19,335	$197,000	$288,825	$454,735
April 2011	18,659	$194,000	$282,413	$446,100
March 2011	18,748	$189,974	$277,596	$436,588
February 2011	18,574	$189,988	$275,000	$424,500
January 2011	18,368	$195,250	$275,800	$426,980
December 2010	19,870	$199,210	$284,600	$443,488
November 2010	21,566	$206,590	$297,530	$463,750
October 2010	23,262	$216,600	$302,200	$477,248
September 2010	24,737	$220,700	$311,100	$488,625
August 2010	25,524	$224,950	$315,790	$491,880
July 2010	25,668	$225,988	$319,225	$495,000
June 2010	24,224	$229,460	$322,225	$497,875
May 2010	22,833	$229,946	$323,750	$498,900
April 2010	23,801	$229,813	$319,973	$491,085
March 2010	21,725	$229,660	$319,940	$491,859
February 2010	19,966	$228,875	$321,188	$497,738
January 2010	19,040	$230,194	$325,875	$499,725
December 2009	19,963	$235,510	$331,088	$514,025
November 2009	21,394	$241,680	$343,570	$539,400
October 2009	22,631	$249,700	$352,738	$554,488
September 2009	23,439	$249,974	$359,938	$564,975
August 2009	22,833	$252,380	$365,300	$573,100
July 2009	17,913	$249,938	$351,225	$549,125
June 2009	17,731	$249,988	$357,760	$549,940
May 2009	17,317	$249,999	$359,925	$550,000
April 2009	17,110	$249,950	$357,713	$549,850
March 2009	16,995	$249,970	$355,338	$549,100
February 2009	16,396	$251,000	$359,225	$549,000
January 2009	16,816	$257,343	$364,045	$553,655
December 2008	17,921	$263,102	$371,097	$561,674
November 2008	19,319	$268,675	$377,922	$569,433
October 2008	19,910	$274,434	$384,975	$577,452
September 2008	20,745	$278,340	$389,750	$579,532
August 2008	21,359	$279,966	$389,962	$580,625
July 2008	20,929	$279,962	$389,950	$579,400
June 2008	21,281	$279,966	$388,970	$577,220
May 2008	20,473	$279,978	$387,112	$573,003
April 2008	19,417	$279,925	$382,462	$566,613
March 2008	18,016	$278,700	$379,959	$562,500
February 2008	16,863	$279,700	$379,993	$558,562
January 2008	15,665	$281,097	$381,222	$549,445
December 2007	16,320	$284,960	$385,170	$552,700
November 2007	17,363	$287,237	$389,100	$558,072
October 2007	17,340	$295,579	$397,270	$566,910
September 2007	16,366	$299,125	$399,725	$573,042
August 2007	14,222	$299,975	$401,725	$583,038
July 2007	13,893	$304,360	$409,270	$587,048
June 2007	23,486	$295,237	$389,937	$540,187
May 2007	21,624	$295,125	$389,950	$542,405
April 2007	19,222	$294,978	$389,750	$539,960
March 2007	17,446	$292,487	$387,150	$543,875
February 2007	16,593	$290,737	$384,950	$547,843
January 2007	15,770	$290,250	$382,760	$545,134
December 2006	17,641	$293,075	$385,678	$545,110
November 2006	19,216	$294,712	$386,986	$548,503
October 2006	19,611	$297,880	$393,860	$559,470
September 2006	18,685	$295,475	$391,200	$561,478
August 2006	18,067	$292,485	$390,700	$558,575
July 2006	17,005	$291,270	$389,770	$559,352
June 2006	15,841	$287,112	$385,975	$555,010
May 2006	14,703	$281,760	$379,530	$545,251
April 2006	13,485	$274,666	$373,600	$538,951