Data: Freddie Mac; Chart: Madison Dong/Axios Visuals
The Seattle metro's real estate market is starting to level off, according to the latest data from Redfin/MLS.
Why it matters: After two-plus years of plummeting inventory and sky-high home prices, buyers in the Seattle area have waited a long time for a little relief.
What's happening: Mortgage rates started to surge in May and have since passed 7%, squeezing homebuyer budgets.
By the numbers: Inventory is up 10.2% and pending sales are down 36.8% since May.
Median home sales prices fell from $850,000 to $760,000 from May to September.
Sellers are increasingly dropping their asking price. In September, 46% of listings saw price cuts, up from 35.8% in May.
Meanwhile, a shrinking share of homes sold above the listed price. More than 21% of homes sold above list price in September, down from 67.6% in May.
Homes are now sitting on the market more than four times as long. In May, homes sold in five days on average, compared with 21 days in September.