By: Brandice Raybourn
The market insights in this report are based on NWMLS data analyzed by Brandice Raybourn. This report breaks down local housing activity by housing type and residential resale price range. While these trends help explain what is happening across the market, individual neighborhoods, properties, and price points can behave very differently. To see how these trends compare to your specific situation, use the market analysis request form included in this report.
Something interesting happened in Lake Stevens this month.
The middle of the market continues to do most of the heavy lifting.
Homes priced between $600,000 and $949,000 accounted for 22 of the 32 residential resale closings and were moving quickly, generally finding buyers in less than two weeks. Meanwhile, inventory starts to build as you move into the higher price ranges, particularly above $950,000 where active listings begin to outnumber pending sales by a much wider margin.
The luxury market isn't struggling, but it's definitely operating under a different set of rules than the rest of the city.
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Lake Stevens finished the month with 207 active listings, 77 pending sales, and 63 closed sales.
Homes sold with a median market time of just 11 days, and sellers were generally receiving very close to their original asking price. The citywide median sales price came in at $765,000.
What stands out here is the pace. Despite inventory continuing to grow, buyers are still stepping in fairly quickly when homes are priced appropriately. An 11-day median market time tells us buyers are actively shopping and making decisions.
As always, the median sales price can be influenced by the mix of homes that sold during the month and doesn't necessarily mean values moved up or down by that exact amount.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
New construction tells a slightly different story.
There were 38 active new construction homes available, but only 5 went pending during the month. Builders closed 11 homes, with a median sales price of $875,990.
The number that immediately caught my attention was the 125-day median market time.
Woof.
That's a much slower pace than the overall market and suggests builders are facing more competition and giving buyers more time to shop around before making a decision.
Even so, builders were still generally selling at their original asking price, which tells us they may be relying more on incentives than outright price reductions.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
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The condo market recorded 27 active listings, 6 pending sales, and 10 completed sales.
The median condo sales price was $572K.
Homes spent a median of 13 days on the market and sold for 100% of original list price.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
Townhome inventory remains limited.
Only 11 townhomes were available for sale, with 5 going pending and 2 closing during the month.
Median market time was 28 days, which was slower than both detached homes and condos. However, the two homes that sold actually closed above their original asking price on average.
With such a small sample size, I would be cautious about reading too much into the pricing data, but limited inventory continues to make this a category worth watching.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
The following sections include residential resale data only.
This range was moving fast.
Only 5 homes were available for sale while 8 went under contract. The homes that closed sold in just 5 days and averaged 105% of their original asking price.
Buyers were clearly competing here.
Interestingly, it took a median of only 6 showings before these homes found a buyer. That's a reminder that the right home doesn't necessarily need dozens of showings when demand is strong.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This was one of the busiest price ranges in Lake Stevens.
There were 29 active listings, 19 pending sales, and 12 closings.
Homes sold in just 6 days while sellers generally received their full asking price. The median property needed about 11 buyer showings before going pending.
This range appears to be sitting right in the sweet spot of affordability and demand.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This range looked remarkably similar to the one below it.
There were 23 active listings, 13 pending sales, and 10 closed sales.
Homes sold in 12 days on average and sellers were generally receiving their asking price. The median home required about 12 showings before going pending.
This range continues to attract a healthy buyer pool while offering more options than the entry-level market.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This is where things start to shift.
There were 11 active listings but only 4 pending sales and 2 closings.
Homes still sold fairly quickly once they found a buyer, but sellers accepted about 6.2% less than their original asking price on average.
That number caught my attention.
It suggests buyers had more negotiating power in this range compared to the rest of the market.
The homes that did sell required about 9 showings before going pending.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
Luxury inventory continues to build.
There were 20 active listings compared to 8 pending sales and 6 closings.
Homes sold in a median of 11 days, which is surprisingly quick for a luxury price point. Sellers were generally staying close to their asking prices, accepting roughly 0.7% less than originally listed.
The most interesting stat here may be the showing count.
The median home only needed about 6 showings before going pending.
That doesn't necessarily mean buyer demand is stronger than other ranges. Luxury homes simply operate with a much smaller buyer pool. The buyers who are looking tend to be highly qualified and very intentional.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
The strongest part of the Lake Stevens market continues to be the middle price ranges between $600,000 and $949,000. Inventory remains relatively balanced, buyers are active, and homes are moving quickly.
The entry-level market remains highly competitive whenever inventory becomes available.
The biggest shift appears above $950,000, where inventory begins to outpace pending activity and negotiations become more common.
As always, these numbers represent the overall market. Your neighborhood, home style, condition, and price point may be experiencing something completely different.
That is exactly why broad headlines rarely tell the whole story.
I publish these monthly market reports to help buyers and sellers understand what is actually happening in the local market using real NWMLS data.
Real estate is local. What's happening nationally doesn't always reflect what's happening here in Lake Stevens. Breaking the data down by housing type and price range often reveals a very different story than the headlines.
Wondering how these numbers compare to your neighborhood, your home, or your buying plans?
Feel free to reach out. I'm always happy to help people understand how the market data applies to their specific situation.
Brandice Raybourn
Coldwell Banker Danforth
Real Estate Broker | Snohomish and North King County
brandice@snohomesbybrandice.com
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