Seattle Pent Up Pendings for Core Seattle Real Estate Market

In looking at just the “pending” status for Seattle listings in NWMLS areas 705 and 710 between $700-915 (a current core Seattle real estate market price range):

36 pendings in 705

20 pendings in 710

These are all pent up Seattle homes for sale pendings waiting to close and add value (and therefore higher price points for all with the same competition of a pool of buyers) to each new home that comes on the market from now until summer (at least).  And we personally know that nearly 100% of these pending Seattle homes for sale had multiple offers to the tune of 20 or more of them.

The appraisal world is playing catch up.  Not everyone is lucky enough to have the cash to make up the difference between the purchase price after a multiple offer and a low appraisal from an appraiser who may not be aware of the true market.

We recently had a sale at $910 and an appraisal that came in at $850 even though there were close to  twenty other buyers willing to pay above that number and one willing to pay more than us. It’s the current state of the Seattle real estate market and they are lucky to have found a solid house now because when those pendings change to sold people are going to play more chase with the market.   Appraisers who are not paying attention will need to get on board or find themselves being left behind.

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