03/10/2026
Eastside Market Snapshot | Early 2026 🏡📈
Headline Takeaways:
• 🔹 Sales & Activity: Pending sales remain flat year-over-year, indicating steady but selective buyer demand.
• 📈 Inventory: Active listings up ~58% year-over-year, expanding buyer choice and shifting the market away from the scarcity-driven conditions seen in recent years.
• 📉 Prices: Median price down ~7% year-over-year, though February’s $1.56M median represents the strongest pricing since early fall following last year’s peak.
• 📊 Market Segmentation: About 54% of homes sell within 15 days at roughly 100% of list price, while roughly 18% sit 90+ days and close closer to ~91% of list price.
Current Conditions:
• Inventory growth without matching demand growth is creating a more balanced Eastside market environment.
• Mortgage rates have eased to about 6.1% from roughly 6.8% last year, helping improve affordability.
• Monthly principal and interest payments on the median-priced home have declined about 14% year-over-year.
• The market is increasingly split between well-priced homes that sell quickly and overpriced listings that linger.
What This Means:
The Eastside market is shifting from a momentum-driven environment to one where strategy and ex*****on matter more. Supply is expanding, demand remains steady but selective, and accurate pricing combined with strong presentation is key to achieving faster sales.
