Rosamund Wu - CPA Realtor

Rosamund Wu - CPA Realtor A detailed, analytical CPA with 20+ years of professional experience offers the best value for your real estate investment & planning

The market is indeed taken a huge toll from the current inflation expectation, geographic conflicts and local tech job u...
06/04/2026

The market is indeed taken a huge toll from the current inflation expectation, geographic conflicts and local tech job uncertainties...bad for sellers but opportunity for buyers

June Market Update for Eastside
06/02/2026

June Market Update for Eastside

Market Updates on housing starts, sales activity and home price• Housing starts fell in April mainly for single-family c...
05/29/2026

Market Updates on housing starts, sales activity and home price

• Housing starts fell in April mainly for single-family construction. Building permits, a key indicator of future building activity, rose 5.8%, led primarily by multi-family projects as single-family permits declined. Overall, the data suggests that builders are taking a more cautious approach amid ongoing economic and geopolitical uncertainty.
• Pending home sales, a key measure of signed contracts on existing homes, increased 1.4% from March to April, beating expectations and marking the third consecutive monthly gain. Sales activity was also up 3.2% compared to this time last year. Despite economic uncertainty and higher mortgage rates, buyers are showing "cautious optimism," according to Lawrence Yun of NAR.
• Home prices took a turn for the worse. Case-Shiller’s national index fell 0.2% MoM in March, and annual growth decelerated further to +0.66% YoY (from 0.74% in February). Three-quarters of the big city indexes saw a MoM decline in March, and half of the indexes were down YoY.


Under contract in 3 days before the seller has an open house and negotiated a $15,000 price reduction...my buyers are ve...
05/28/2026

Under contract in 3 days before the seller has an open house and negotiated a $15,000 price reduction...my buyers are very happy for this golf view home!

Market Headlines on home price, inflation and pending sales• April saw year-over-year home prices decrease for the sixth...
05/26/2026

Market Headlines on home price, inflation and pending sales

• April saw year-over-year home prices decrease for the sixth consecutive month. Active and new listings rose, boosting inventory and easing buyer competition. Mortgage rates remained volatile, but buyers largely adapted, and purchase applications rebounded.
• Headline CPI jumped to +3.8% year-over-year in April from +3.3% YoY in March. And “Core” CPI (which excludes food & fuel prices) rose to +2.8% in April from +2.6% YoY in March. The main drive is energy prices, but shelter (housing) costs also jumped due to an accounting anomaly that should disappear next month. The likelihood of a Fed rate cut during the remainder of 2026 dropped to zero. Instead, market is pricing in a rate increase in December or early 2027.
Pending home sales in April increased by 1.4% MoM and rose 3.2% YoY nationwide per NAR. West region saw 0.4% MoM and 3.8% YoY increase.


Market Headlines for Home Price, Inflation and Pending Sales• April saw year-over-year home prices decrease for the sixt...
05/22/2026

Market Headlines for Home Price, Inflation and Pending Sales

• April saw year-over-year home prices decrease for the sixth consecutive month. Active and new listings rose, boosting inventory and easing buyer competition. Mortgage rates remained volatile, but buyers largely adapted, and purchase applications rebounded.
• Headline CPI jumped to +3.8% year-over-year in April from +3.3% YoY in March. And “Core” CPI (which excludes food & fuel prices) rose to +2.8% in April from +2.6% YoY in March. The main drive is energy prices, but shelter (housing) costs also jumped due to an accounting anomaly that should disappear next month. The likelihood of a Fed rate cut during the remainder of 2026 dropped to zero. Instead, market is pricing in a rate increase in December or early 2027.
• Pending home sales in April increased by 1.4% MoM and rose 3.2% YoY nationwide per NAR. West region saw 0.4% MoM and 3.8% YoY increase.


Market Update on Inventory, Unique Selling Features, Jobs & Inflation• Nationally, nearly 480,000 homes were brought to ...
05/19/2026

Market Update on Inventory, Unique Selling Features, Jobs & Inflation

• Nationally, nearly 480,000 homes were brought to market in April, up 8.7% month over month, marking the strongest April for fresh inventory since 2022.
• Top unique selling features in 2026 in NW Washington: Sauna ranked No. 1, followed by pickleball court, butler's pantry, office nook, koi pond, greenery, central vacuum, boats lifts, projectors and outdoor showers.
• Annual wage growth for “Job Stayers” in April slowed slightly to 4.4%. Annual wage growth for “Job Changers” was steady at 6.6%.
• The consumer price index rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% for the month, putting the one-year pace at 3.8%, the highest since May 2023. Excluding food and energy, the core CPI increased 0.4% and 2.8% respectively.


Market Headlines - Residential Investment, Inflation & Affordability Solution• The Residential Fixed Investment dropped ...
05/15/2026

Market Headlines - Residential Investment, Inflation & Affordability Solution

• The Residential Fixed Investment dropped from 3.8% of GDP in Q4 to 3.7% in Q1 of 2026. The continued low reading compared with the historical average of 5% demonstrates that the underbuilding, particularly in the single-family sector during the post-Great Recession period has kept contributing to the housing affordability crisis.
• Inflation continues to outpace home price gains for the 9th consecutive months. Case-Shiller posted a 0.7% YoY gain in February, down from 0.8% in January and another step lower in annual appreciation, suggesting the housing slowdown has broadened geographically. More than half of the 20 big Metros posted annual price declines in February. Seattle is down 2%, the 2nd weakest performer right behind Tempa (-2.1%). Midwest and Northeast continued to lead gains.
• Co-buying, purchasing a home with someone other one's spouse, is catching up fast increased affordability. Now, 64 million Americans co-own a home. In fact, 31.5% of home purchase involve co-buyers.


05/14/2026

Mortgage rates can move, even without a Fed meeting on the calendar. Here's what could push them lower this May.

05/05/2026

Home buyers and sellers face growing risks, and real estate professionals are urging vigilance.

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