By Everett Herald

Brief: The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties was honored by the National Association of Home Builders Remodelers program with an award for Demonstrating Remodeling Excellence in the Public Relations and Promotion category.

Homing in on Our Region's Housing Statistics

By MBAKS Senior Policy Analyst Allison Butcher

Median home prices continued their upward trend in February, rising to $759,735 in King County and $700,250 in Snohomish County. The median price of a single family home meanwhile was $857,750 and $745,725 respectively.

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Months' Supply of Housing Inventory

As of February 2022

	King County had 0.55 months' supply of inventory (down from 0.85 months' of inventory a year ago).
	Snohomish County had 0.41 months' supply of inventory (down from 0.42 a year ago).

Many industry analysts consider a four-to-six-month level as an indicator of a healthy market.

Source: Northwest Multiple Listing Service

Median Home Price

February 2022

	The median price of single-family homes and condos was $759,735 in King County and $700,250 in Snohomish County.
	For single-family homes only, the median price in King County rose 14.37%, from $750,000 a year ago to $857,750. The median price in Snohomish County rose 19.49%, from $624,075 to $745,725.
	In Seattle, the median price of single-family homes and condos was $760,000. The median price for single-family homes only was $925,000, a 15.91% increase from $798,000 in February 2021.

Source: Northwest Multiple Listing Service

Building Permit Activity

Jobs

	The seasonally adjusted Washington unemployment rate for February 2022 is 4.3%; for Seattle/Bellevue/Everett, it is 3.4%.
	Construction employment in Washington increased by 2,500 between January 2022 and February 2022. Total construction employment is 230,600 statewide and 105,200 for Seattle/Bellevue/Everett specifically.

Source: Employment Security Department: WA Employment Estimates (Seasonally Adjusted), February 2022 and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Population

The Puget Sound region's population as of April 1, 2021 was 4,330,400. Over the past year, the region added 66,200 people, as follows:

Source: Office of Financial Management

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By MBAKS Senior Policy Analyst Allison Butcher

King County’s August median home price of $815,000 stayed relatively flat compared to the previous month, which was $810,000. Snohomish County saw a month-over-month dip in its median home price of single-family homes and condos—from $737,500 in July to $700,000 in August. Year-over-year prices were up 5.6% in King County and 4.9% in Snohomish County.

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