Author: brennerhill | Brenner

King & Snohomish Counties:Cooling, Calibrating, or Just Rebalancing?

October 16, 2025

The heat of the Puget Sound real estate sprint is finally taperin, with the third quarter bringing a noticeable shift toward equilibrium. According to Windermere’s latest recap, the housing market is cooling in concert with economic softening. For buyers and sellers in King and Snohomish counties, that means the playing field is subtly changing. 👉 … Continued

Northwest Seattle & Southwest Snohomish County Housing Market Update | October 6, 2025

October 6, 2025

By brennerhill

We’re not even a week into the partial government shutdown, so it’s still too early to gauge its effect on our local real estate market. So far, buyer activity appears steady. While the number of homes going under contract in both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish County has dipped, the slowdown feels typical for this … Continued

Northwest Seattle & Southwest Snohomish County Housing Market Update | September 22, 2025

September 22, 2025

By brennerhill

As expected, new listings jumped last week as many homeowners returned from the holiday. However, buyers have been slower to re-engage—pending sales in Northwest Seattle dropped nearly 19% over the past two weeks, while Southwest Snohomish County slipped less than 10% during the same period. One bright spot for sellers: the average sold price per … Continued

Northwest Seattle & Southwest Snohomish County Housing Market Update | September 8, 2025

September 8, 2025

By brennerhill

As expected, new listings jumped last week as many homeowners returned from the holiday. However, buyers have been slower to re-engage—pending sales in Northwest Seattle dropped nearly 19% over the past two weeks, while Southwest Snohomish County slipped less than 10% during the same period. One bright spot for sellers: the average sold price per … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | August 25, 2025

August 25, 2025

By brennerhill

In the last two weeks nearly 18% fewer homes went under contract in NW Seattle than in the previous two-week period. While homes in SW Snohomish County enjoyed almost 12% increase during the same period. Sold prices in both markets also came down in the past two weeks. We’ve talked about this before – we … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | August 11, 2025

August 12, 2025

By brennerhill

We are pleasantly surprised to see that in NW Seattle homes going under contract for the past two weeks were up by nearly 14%. This is primarily due to the previous week’s activity. This week’s under contract figure was down by over 21% from the previous week. SW Snohomish was similar with the previous week … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | July 28, 2025

July 28, 2025

By brennerhill

Inventory levels continue to stay high, with new listings up in both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish County. The market slowed this past week versus the previous week, with fewer new listings and fewer homes going under contract. However, when you compare the last two weeks to the previous two weeks, new listing and homes … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | July 14, 2025

July 14, 2025

By brennerhill

We hope everyone had a lovely 4th of July holiday! As expected, activity for both Buyers and Sellers cooled over the past two weeks. There were very few homes that came on the market the week of the holiday, however Buyer activity for that week was surprisingly strong, especially in SW Snohomish County. For the … Continued

NW Seattle & SW Snohomish Real Estate Market Update | June 30, 2025

June 30, 2025

By brennerhill

Inventory continues to rise in both NW Seattle and SW Snohomish County. New listings were up by 17% in NW Seattle and nearly 14% in SW Snohomish this past two weeks. Most likely some Sellers pushed to get their homes on the market before the 4th of July holiday week. This upcoming week there will … Continued

Summer’s Here: Is It Time to Own Your Vacation Home?

June 22, 2025

By brennerhill

Summer is officially here, making it the perfect season to plan your next getaway. If you’re dreaming of endless fun in the sun, now might be the ideal time to consider owning your very own vacation home. Here’s why it could be a fantastic decision: Why Own a Vacation Home? A Personal Retreat (81%) Imagine … Continued