Brandice Raybourn Real Estate

09/11/2026

Last month, I talked about Bothell sellers losing leverage. The August 2026 numbers showed why.

Bothell had 539 homes for sale, 54.4% more than one year earlier. But pending sales fell to 101 and closed sales dropped to 108.

The number that stood out most was the failed listings:

• 71 listings were canceled
• 37 listings expired
• 108 listings failed to sell in total
• 108 homes successfully closed
• 46 active listings reduced their prices during the final seven days

That worked out to one failed listing for every successful closing.

The results still changed by housing type and resale price range. Residential resale held most of the inventory. New construction had struggled for several months, although the homes that sold in August moved quickly and finished close to asking. Condos remained slow, and higher-priced resale homes gave buyers more negotiating room.

Below $700,000 also needed context. Quite a few available homes were in 55-plus communities, leaving fewer choices for buyers seeking a single-family resale home outside those communities.

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth

09/11/2026

The Seattle housing market did not move in one direction during August 2026.

Seattle had 3,178 homes for sale, 30% more than one year earlier. Pending sales fell to 644, and 612 homes closed.

Condos had the clearest seller pressure:

• More than 1,000 condos were available
• Pending and closed sales both fell
• Successful condos took about 39 days to get an offer
• The middle seller received 4.1% less than their original asking price

Townhomes and new construction also faced more competition.

Higher-priced residential resale looked completely different.

From $1.05 million and up, successful resale homes took about five to six days to get an offer. The middle sellers received their full original asking price.

Buyers also paid above asking for standout homes in areas including Whittier, Montlake, Hillman City, Green Lake, and Fremont.

Seattle buyers had more control overall, but they were still willing to move quickly and compete when they loved a home.

Read my complete Seattle Housing Market Report:

https://brandiceraybourn.com/2026/09/02/seattle-housing-market-buyers-gain-control-but-bidding-wars-remain-september-2026

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth
[email protected]

09/11/2026

Where were Everett’s largest residential resale buyer pools in August 2026?

The strongest activity was below $750,000.

Under $600,000:

• 31 homes were available
• 19 went pending
• 19 closed
• Successful homes accepted an offer in about 11 days
• The middle seller received their full original asking price
• It took about eight buyer showings to get an offer

From $600,000 to $749,999:

• Inventory increased 78.3% from last August
• 41 homes were available
• 24 went pending
• Successful homes accepted an offer in about six days
• It took about 11 buyer showings before one buyer moved forward

Buyers had more choices, and sellers still had competition. But buyers were absorbing inventory in these price ranges, and some Everett homes still produced stellar sales above asking.

If a well-priced home came on the market that many buyers could see themselves living in, buyers needed to be prepared.

Read my complete Everett Housing Market Report for every resale price range and housing type:

https://brandiceraybourn.com/2026/09/01/everett-housing-market-update-more-homes-pickier-buyers-september-2026

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth

09/10/2026

Lynnwood buyers had far more homes to choose from during August 2026, but every part of the market performed differently.

Citywide:

• 316 homes were available
• Inventory increased 41.7% from last August
• 103 homes went pending
• 83 homes closed
• Successful homes took about 19 days to get an offer
• The typical successful sale needed seven buyer showings
• The middle seller received 1.8% less than their original asking price
• 66 listings were canceled or expired

Residential resale softened overall. New construction attracted more pending buyers, condos had fewer pending sales, and townhomes had slightly more closings but nearly twice as much inventory.

Under $700,000 and between $700,000 and $849,999 required more patience and negotiation. The $850,000 to roughly $1.05 million resale range held up best.

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth

09/09/2026

Where was the largest residential resale buyer pool in Lake Stevens during August 2026?

It was between $600,000 and $749,999.

Inventory in this range more than doubled from last August, but buyers absorbed much of that additional supply:

• 44 homes were available
• 16 went pending
• 19 closed
• This range produced about 43% of all Lake Stevens resale closings
• Successful homes accepted an offer in about 19 days
• It took about 10 buyer showings to get an offer
• The middle seller received 0.8% less than their original asking price

Lake Stevens also had a strong month citywide. Pending sales increased almost 29%, closings rose more than 15%, and the middle successful seller received their full original asking price.

The market changed above $1.15 million. Homes between $1.15 million and $1.35 million took about 70 days to get an offer. Only one sale closed above $1.35 million, so that result cannot describe every higher-priced home, but it showed a much smaller buyer pool.

Read my complete Lake Stevens Housing Market Report:

https://brandiceraybourn.com/2026/09/02/lake-stevens-sales-rose-while-sellers-held-their-ground-september-2026

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth

09/09/2026

What happened in the Marysville, Washington housing market during August 2026?

Marysville had 345 homes for sale, which was 50% more than one year earlier. Even with those additional choices, 100 homes went pending and 95 homes closed.

The results varied widely by price range and property type:

• Under $600,000 remained the largest residential resale buyer pool.
• From $600,000 to $750,000, the middle seller received their full original asking price, although it took about 12 buyer showings to secure an offer.
• Above $950,000, only one residential resale home closed, showing how limited the higher-priced buyer pool was.
• Builders added substantial new inventory, condos had a busier month, and the six townhomes that closed moved quickly.
• Thirty-seven listings were canceled or expired, and 33 active listings reduced their prices during the final seven days of August.

Buyers were still active, but sellers had to compete for their attention.

Read the complete Marysville Housing Market Report:
https://brandiceraybourn.com/2026/09/01/marysville-housing-market-update-buyers-are-active-but-sellers-must-compete-september-2026

Brandice Raybourn
Real Estate Broker
Coldwell Banker Danforth

09/08/2026

This is pretty exciting! My August Everett housing market research was featured in the Everett Post after I spoke with Phil Vandervort about what I found in the data.

EVERETT – House buyers enjoyed an edge in August with inventory up and the number of buyers staying flat, according […]

08/29/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗯𝘆, 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲?
Snohomish buyers competed aggressively for Maltby, waterfront, riverfront, acreage, and character homes because those properties were hard to replace.
https://snoking.snohomesbybrandice.com/post/what-made-maltby-waterfront-and-acreage-homes-so-competitive-snohomish
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08/28/2026

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘁𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴?
Everett buyers paid major premiums for selected fixers and opportunity properties when the lot, location, and upside made financial sense.
https://snoking.snohomesbybrandice.com/post/why-did-everett-fixers-and-opportunity-properties-sell-far-above-asking-everett
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08/27/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲?
Seattle resale competition remained broad in July, with fast successful sales and full asking price across several price ranges.
https://snoking.snohomesbybrandice.com/post/which-seattle-price-ranges-were-most-competitive-in-july-2026-seattle
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