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Despite Falling Rates, King County Housing Market Flops to End Forgettable Year

Will Springer Realtor

Perhaps too late in the year to make a difference to many, at least the Fed’s upbeat forecast offers renewed hope for the pent-up pool of prospective buyers – possibly sellers, too – to seek out a new home in the coming 12 months. The 802 new listings in December was a low not seen since records were archived online from 1990.

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FINDING THE KEY TO UNLOCK ‘STUCK’ HOMEOWNERSHIP RATE

Will Springer Realtor

Well, I am only a single real estate professional with one opinion but, for me, the solution includes enacting a blend of corporate and federal dollars toward incentivizing the development of affordable for-purchase housing that targets under-served communities whose residents would otherwise find homeownership difficult to achieve.

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IS THE REAL ESTATE WINDOW CLOSING SHUT?

Will Springer Realtor

I also heard the same question from buyers this year. While early to mid-spring was frenzied – featuring waves of cash-carrying buyers with their contingency-absent offers – the housing environment settled down to a somewhat civilized pace by September and likely for the next few months. Estimated opening is 2026.