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Seattle, WA 98199 Housing Market

Data snapshot: October 26, 2026. Closed-sale window: last 6 months.
Seattle, WA inventory balance
Homes for sale vs homes under contract. Pending-to-active ratio: 0.06
ActiveActive listings: 5252PendingPending sales: 33
Seattle, WA: what sellers ask vs what buyers pay
Median asking price of current listings vs median closed sale price over the last six months
AskingMedian asking price (current listings): $1.1M$1.1MSoldMedian sold price (last 6 months): $1.12M$1.12M
What homes actually sell for in Seattle, WA
Distribution of 190 closed sale prices over the last six months (5th to 95th percentile). Middle half of sales: $800k to $1.68M
$340k to $698k: 28 sales$340k$698k to $1.06M: 51 sales51sales$1.06M to $1.41M: 41 sales$1.06M$1.41M to $1.77M: 18 sales$1.77M to $2.13M: 9 sales$1.77M$2.13M to $2.48M: 11 sales$2.48M to $2.84M: 10 sales$2.48M$2.84M to $3.2M: 3 salesMedian $1.12M

What the numbers say

As of October 26, 2026, Resideline is tracking 52 active listings and 3 pending sales in ZIP code 98199. That pending-to-active ratio of 0.06 makes it a typical-pace market: listings are going under contract at about the pace of most ZIP codes Resideline tracks.

The median asking price of current listings is $1,103,000, while the median of the 190 closed sales Resideline tracked over the last six months was $1,120,000. Those two figures describe different sets of homes, so any gap between them reflects the mix of what is listed now versus what recently sold, not a negotiating discount. Resideline has been seeing the median active listing in 98199 for 82 days.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median home price in 98199?

The median closed sale price in Seattle, WA 98199 was $1,120,000 over the last six months, based on 190 closed sales tracked by Resideline. The middle half of those sales ranged from $799,990 to $1,675,000.

Is 98199 a buyer's or seller's market?

Resideline is currently tracking 3 pending sales against 52 active listings in 98199, a pending-to-active ratio of 0.06. Resideline tracks a sample of pending sales, so the ratio is most useful as a comparison: across the 3,777 ZIP codes Resideline tracks, the middle half run from 0.05 to 0.11. A higher ratio means listings go under contract faster, which usually favors sellers; a lower one gives buyers more room. By that comparison, 98199 is currently a typical-pace market.

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