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 Lynnwood's luxury market this month.
For the past several months, the residential resale market above $1.25M hasn't produced a single closed sale. Inventory was sitting, buyers were being extremely selective, and luxury sellers were having a tougher time finding traction.
Then May happened.
Three luxury homes closed, and they did so with a median market time of just three days.
That doesn't tell me buyers suddenly flooded back into every luxury listing. If anything, it suggests the opposite. Buyers are still being selective, but when the right home hits the market at the right price, they're willing to move very quickly.
That theme showed up throughout Lynnwood this month. Demand is still there, but it's not showing up equally across every housing type or price range.
Some segments are moving fast. Others are still waiting for buyers to engage.
Lynnwood had 298 active listings, 134 pending sales, and 98 closed sales during May.
Inventory remains elevated compared to the number of completed sales, but buyers are clearly still active. The 134 pending sales compared to 98 closings suggests there is still healthy demand moving through the market.
Homes that sold spent a median of just 11 days on the market, which is relatively quick considering the amount of available inventory.
Sellers accepted about 1.3% less than their original asking price on average. That's still a strong result, although buyers appear to have slightly more negotiating power than they did during the hottest markets.
The median sales price came in at $780,000. As always, changes in median price can be influenced by the mix of homes that sold during the month and don't necessarily indicate that home values moved by the same amount.
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Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
New construction was surprisingly active.
There were 37 active new construction homes, 35 pending sales, and 18 closed sales. That's one of the strongest inventory-to-pending ratios in this report.
Builders appear to be finding buyers despite increased inventory throughout many markets.
Homes spent a median of 13 days on market and sellers accepted about 1.5% less than their original asking price on average.
One thing that caught my attention is the median sales price of $669,990. That's noticeably below the city's overall median price. It suggests that builders may be focusing heavily on smaller homes, townhome-style products, or more affordable entry points rather than luxury inventory.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
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The condo market continues to offer buyers more choices.
Lynnwood had 89 active condo listings, 30 pending sales, and 21 closed sales.
Inventory remains fairly high relative to sales activity, which may explain why condos spent a median of 18 days on market.
Sellers accepted about 2.4% less than their original asking price on average, the largest discount among the major housing types this month.
The median condo sales price was $475,000.
Compared to other segments of the market, condo buyers appear to have a little more room to negotiate.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
Townhomes may be the quiet standout this month.
There were 85 active listings, 40 pending sales, and 24 closed sales. Pending activity was stronger than the condo market despite similar inventory levels.
Homes spent a median of 18 days on market and sellers accepted only about 1.2% less than their original asking price.
The median sales price landed at $664,990.
Townhomes feel very balanced this month.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
These price ranges are based on residential resale data only, and the showing numbers are based on closed properties. Active listings on the market may be having a different experience.
This range had only five active listings but eight pending sales.
That's an unusually strong pending-to-active ratio.
The three homes that closed sold at 100% of their original asking price and went pending after a median of nine showings.
With only one median day on market, buyers looking in this price range likely need to be prepared to move quickly when something desirable becomes available.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This was one of the busiest ranges in Lynnwood.
There were 18 active listings, 20 pending sales, and 14 closed sales.
Homes spent a median of 13 days on market and sellers accepted about 2% less than their original asking price.
What stands out here is the showing activity. It took a median of 14 buyer showings before a property found a buyer.
That's a healthy level of buyer interest and suggests this range remains highly competitive.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This may have been the strongest overall range this month.
There were 36 active listings, 20 pending sales, and 18 closed sales.
Homes sold in just seven median days while sellers received about 99.5% of their original asking price.
It took only nine median showings to secure a buyer.
This range appears to be benefiting from a strong balance of inventory, demand, and buyer confidence.
Something is working here.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
This range tells a very different story.
There were 13 active listings but only two pending sales during the month.
Seven homes closed, but current buyer activity appears noticeably slower than the ranges below it.
Homes that sold spent 12 median days on market and sellers still received their full asking price on average.
The challenge isn't necessarily negotiations. The challenge appears to be finding enough buyers.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
Luxury inventory remained limited with eight active listings, three pending sales, and three closed sales.
What caught my attention wasn't necessarily the number of sales. It was the fact that there were sales at all.
Over the past several months, Lynnwood's $1.25M+ resale market has struggled to produce any closed sales. Month after month, inventory sat on the market without many luxury transactions crossing the finish line.
This month was different.
The three homes that closed sold after a median of just three days on the market. That tells me these likely weren't older listings that finally found a buyer. They were probably newer listings that came to market priced and positioned correctly and were quickly absorbed.
To me, that's an important distinction.
There are buyers in the luxury market. The challenge is that they're being selective.
Not everything is selling, but the right home at the right price is still capable of attracting serious attention very quickly.

Source: NWMLS | Analysis by Brandice Raybourn | Real Estate Broker
The biggest theme I saw in Lynnwood this month was selective demand.
Buyers are clearly active. The entry-level market remained competitive, the $850K to $1.049M range performed particularly well, and pending activity stayed healthy across much of the city.
At the same time, not every segment experienced the same level of demand.
The $1.05M to $1.249M range slowed noticeably, while the luxury market finally produced its first meaningful batch of closed sales after several months with little to no resale activity above $1.25M.
What makes that luxury activity especially interesting is how quickly those homes sold. With a median of just three days on market, it appears buyers are still willing to act decisively when the right property comes along.
That's the part I'll be watching most closely next month.
Not whether buyers are in the market. They clearly are.
The question is which homes they're choosing and why.
As always, citywide statistics tell only part of the story. Your neighborhood, price range, condition, and competition can create a very different experience than the overall numbers might suggest.
I publish these reports to help buyers and sellers understand what is actually happening in the local housing market using real NWMLS data.
Every month I break the numbers down by housing type and price range because the market isn't moving the same way everywhere. My goal is to help people better understand the market so they can make informed decisions based on data, not headlines.
Whether you're thinking about buying, selling, downsizing, relocating, or simply keeping an eye on your home's value, feel free to reach out.
I'm always happy to help you understand how the data applies to your specific situation.

Brandice Raybourn
Coldwell Banker Danforth
Sno-King Real Estate Broker
brandice@snohomesbybrandice.com
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