I am pleased to present a look at the housing market trends for the first quarter of 2018, from the shores of Bainbridge Island's waterfront homes and in-city living opportunities to the Eastside's most distinguished residences.
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For the second year in a row, Lifestory Research has named Sotheby’s International RealtyAmerica’s Most Trusted® Residential Real Estate Brokerage. The study compiled answers from nearly 6,300 respondents and was conducted over the last twelve months within the united states. As the Lifestory Research website describes, results were compared to peer organizations "of like size and complexity" to ensure the most reliable statistical rankings. Among industries covered were home builders, faucets, kitchen appliances, paints, laundry appliances, HVAC systems, residential real estate brokerages, and active adult resort builders.
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According to an article recently published by Bloomberg, home prices in San Francisco have continued to soar in the first few months of 2018, as the median sale price reached $1.6 million in the first quarter, “an almost 24 percent jump from a year earlier.”
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It seems that millennials have dominated much of the real estate conversation over the past few years, as their hesitancy to purchase following the economic downturn has gradually shifted toward leaps into homeownership. But now, Inman proclaims that it’s time for millennials to move over, as more and more buyers from Gen Z are emerging onto the market; and according to their estimates, “about 100,000 homebuyers in the current housing market were born after 1995.”
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According to the most recent data from Northwest Multiple Listing Service, Seattle-area home prices have now reached $820,000, and as Seattle Times reports, the highest gains can be found in South Seattle, a traditionally more affordable part of the city. Looking at South Seattle’s neighborhoods, the Southwest region (including SODO and Beacon Hill) had a median home price of $222,000 in 2012, a figure that in 2018 has reached $661,000. In the Southeast area, the $275,000 median of 2012 has increased to $650,000.
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Upon the announcement that Amazon was on the hunt for a second headquarter location, many wondered what impact a new city would have on the company’s presence in Seattle. And as recent activity from the retail giant has shown, it is definitely not slowing things down. According to reports, Amazon “has increased its forecast for the size of its campus in Seattle by about 2 million square feet, the equivalent of three additional skyscrapers,” which means the company will occupy nearly 14 million square feet of office space once current and planed projects are complete.
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In looking at data from last year’s home price growth and number of sales, one clear trend emerges: a lack of available homes for sale was a major theme in Seattle’s market. And as Curbed Seattle reports, “so far this year, inventory has been even more sparse,” as recent Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) data shows that there was less than 1 month of available inventory in February, down from just over one month last year.
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Seattle Mag Talks Changing Home Values & the City’s Most (& Least) Affordable Neighborhoods
The March 2018 print edition of Seattle Magazine asks what Seattle neighborhoods are seeing the most change in values and forecasts the best up-and-coming neighborhoods.
For those looking to purchase in a home where they know there will be some assurance that its value will grow, Zillow analyzed market data to forecast changes in the coming year. Among the neighborhoods expected to see the greatest appreciation are Belltown, at 7.8 percent; Delridge, SODO, Highland Park and Riverview, at 7.2 percent; and Beacon Hill, Georgetown and South Park, at 7 percent. Those with the least positive outlook? The University District, Laurelhurst, Windermere and Bryant, at 3.5 percent; Montlake, Madison Park and Denny-Blaine, at 4.2 percent; and West Seattle, Alki and North Admiral at 4.4 percent.
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Though the winter months have historically given way to slowdowns in the real estate market, Seattle remains red hot, as Puget Sound Business Journal reports that in Seattle, “some buyers are submitting offers telling sellers to fill in the price,” while prices in Mercer Island and the Eastside saw median sales prices over $1 million.
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A recent article published by The Registry reveals that Seattle has now tied with New York as the third most popular market for investment properties, behind only Dallas/Fort Worth and Los Angeles/Southern California, according to the 2018 CBRE Americas Investor Intentions Survey. Nearly half of all investors surveyed indicate they’ll increase their level of acquisitions in the U.S. in the coming year, with 88 percent planning “to either maintain or increase spending,” a number up from last year’s 83 percent.
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