Published November 1, 2026 in Market Update

Northwest area has more listings, and sales are rising too

More homes for sale usually means more competition for sellers. In the Northwest area, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 953 homes for sale in the three months ending August 31, 2026. That is up 14.7% from the same months of 2025. So if you are thinking about listing, you have more neighbors doing the same thing.

Here is the part that matters: buyers did not walk away. The Real Estate Data Aggregator counted 703 pending sales across the Northwest area in that same period. That is up 17.6% from a year before. More listings came on, and more homes went under contract.

Nationally, Realtor.com reported that 20.8% of listings had price cuts in September 2026. That is a sign that sellers across the country are adjusting to buyer limits. Mortgage rates are adding pressure. CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.37% as of late October 2026.

What each ZIP code showed

The four ZIP codes in this market each told a slightly different story. Here is how they compared in the three months ending August 31, 2026, per the Real Estate Data Aggregator.

Prices dipped in two ZIP codes

In 89129, the Real Estate Data Aggregator put the median sale price at $410,000, down 10.9% from a year before. In 89149, the median was $475,000, down 7.4%. Those are real dips, and sellers in those areas need to price carefully.

In 89166, the median held up at $510,000, up 2.1%. In 89143, the Real Estate Data Aggregator counted a median of $602,500, up 29.6%. Sales in 89143 rose 24.7% and pending sales jumped 41.4%. That ZIP had the lowest months of supply in the area at 3.5 months.

Speed: how fast did homes go under contract?

The Real Estate Data Aggregator tracked the share of homes that went under contract within two weeks of listing. In 89129, that share was 29.9%, up 5 points from a year before. In 89143, it was 27.3%, though that was down 11.3 points year over year. In 89149, 25.1% went under contract that fast, up 5.2 points. In 89166, 18.4% did, down 5.9 points.

Are sellers getting their asking price?

The sale-to-list ratio stayed close to asking price across all four ZIP codes. The Real Estate Data Aggregator put 89143 at 99.4%, up 1 point from a year before. ZIP 89166 came in at 99.1%, unchanged. ZIP 89129 was at 98.3%, down just 0.1 points. ZIP 89149 was at 97.9%, up 0.3 points. Sellers are still landing close to their number.

The national picture adds context

The Federal Housing Finance Agency reported U.S. house prices rose 2.4% from August 2025 to August 2026. Month to month, prices rose 0.3% in August, seasonally adjusted. The Northwest area's results sit on both sides of that national line, depending on which ZIP you look at.

Realtor.com reported mortgage rates topped 7% for the first time since January 2025. CNBC reported the average 30-year fixed rate at 7.37% as of late October. That adds to what buyers can afford, and it is part of why days on market stretched a bit in every ZIP code this period.

One street can read very differently from the whole ZIP code. Days on market, price per square foot and how quickly buyers respond can all shift from block to block. If you want to know what the numbers look like for your specific address, send me a text.