Seattle & Eastside Market Report
October 2025 · 18cities · Single-family homes only
Key Takeaways
The September rate drop to 6.30% triggered a broad October rebound
Seattle volume surged 28% month-over-month (384 → 491 sales) and DOM fell from 15 to 10 days, flipping Seattle back to a seller market. Bellevue's DOM dropped even more sharply, from 24 to 11 days, and its market temperature returned to seller.
Bellevue ZHVI rose 0.2% month-over-month to $1,707,214
the first positive monthly reading since February. Multiple other cities also posted their first MoM ZHVI gains (Redmond +0.2%, Renton +0.3%, Seattle +0.3%, Sammamish nearly flat but positive), suggesting the seven-month ZHVI correction may be finding a floor.
Rates hit 6.17% at October month-end
the 12-month low and 87 basis points below January's peak. At that rate, a $750K loan costs roughly $4,575/month, about $255 less than January's payment. This is a real affordability shift that is showing up directly in October's transaction data.
Edmonds recovered from September's 34-day slump to post 13-day DOM, 1.0 months of supply, and 101.3% sale-to-list on 40 sales
the tightest reliable market in October and a nearly complete reversal of the August-September softening.
Sammamish remains a buyer market (30-day DOM, only 8.8% above-list) despite inventory compressing to 1.3 months of supply
the unusual combination of elevated DOM and shrinking inventory suggests prices need to adjust further before sellers can recapture the spring pace.
Mortgage Rates
Freddie Mac PMMSRates are 0.62 points lower than a year ago. They peaked at 7.04% in January and bottomed at 6.17% in October. Buyers have modestly more purchasing power than last year.
Home Values
Zillow ZHVIZillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) estimates the value of a typical single-family home in each city — whether or not it sold. Based on the middle tier (33rd–67th percentile), excluding starter homes and luxury. Smoothed and updated monthly, not distorted by low sales volume.
| City | Typical Home Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer Island | $2.39M | -0.2% |
| Bellevue | $1.71M | +0.9% |
| Sammamish | $1.67M | -0.8% |
| Redmond | $1.51M | +0.4% |
| Newcastle | $1.47M | +0.7% |
| Kirkland | $1.42M | -0.7% |
| Woodinville | $1.40M | +0.1% |
| Issaquah | $1.34M | +0.3% |
| Bothell | $1.10M | -0.1% |
| Kenmore | $1.09M | -0.5% |
| Lake Forest Park | $1.04M | -1.0% |
| Brier | $977K | -0.1% |
| Edmonds | $961K | -0.5% |
| Seattle | $916K | -1.9% |
| Shoreline | $830K | -2.3% |
| Lynnwood | $804K | -0.8% |
| Renton | $787K | -1.6% |
| Mountlake Terrace | $711K | -1.4% |
12-Month Trends by Tier
Indexed to 100 at start — above 100 gained value, below 100 lost. Hover to highlight.
Premium
$1.5M+Mid-Range
$1M–1.5MAffordable
Under $1MMarket Activity
October 2025Actual single-family home sales from Redfin Data Center. Cities with fewer than 30 sales are flagged — their medians can swing wildly.
| City | Median | YoY | Sold | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Forest Park* | $1.19M | +28.1% | 11 | 5 days — Fast |
| Seattle | $1.12M | +8.9% | 491 | 10 days — Fast |
| Lynnwood* | $733K | -8.5% | 26 | 10 days — Fast |
| Bellevue | $1.79M | -10.1% | 111 | 11 days — Fast |
| Mountlake Terrace* | $773K | -5.2% | 18 | 11 days — Fast |
| Brier* | $1.43M | +21.4% | 5 | 13 days — Moderate |
| Woodinville* | $1.22M | -25.2% | 11 | 13 days — Moderate |
| Edmonds | $1.07M | -9.6% | 40 | 13 days — Moderate |
| Kirkland | $1.52M | +0.7% | 77 | 16 days — Moderate |
| Renton | $790K | -1.2% | 53 | 20 days — Moderate |
| Kenmore* | $1.25M | +15.7% | 15 | 22 days — Slow |
| Issaquah* | $1.48M | -11.3% | 14 | 24 days — Slow |
| Shoreline | $830K | +0.6% | 37 | 26 days — Slow |
| Mercer Island | $2.66M | +18.3% | 30 | 30 days — Slow |
| Sammamish | $1.66M | -3.8% | 57 | 30 days — Slow |
| Newcastle* | $1.51M | +9.4% | 18 | 30 days — Slow |
| Redmond | $1.70M | +6.9% | 39 | 36 days — Very slow |
| Bothell* | $993K | -17.3% | 28 | 42 days — Very slow |
* Fewer than 30 SFH sales — median unreliable (row muted). YoY = year-over-year median price. MoS = months of supply. Click headers to sort.
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