SOUTH SOUND 2021 Q2 MARKET REPORT
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JOHN DEELY executive VP of Operations Reflecting on the second-quarter numbers, John Deely, Coldwell Banker Bain Executive Vice President of Operations, said, “We continue on a trajectory that will keep the Puget Sound region at the top of national lists for one of the hottest housing markets. Prices continue their climb with double digit increases in most of our markets, and inventory on hand at about two weeks in the larger areas. While we’re experiencing a bit of moderating activity in June, rather than that being an indication of a flattening of the market, we believe this is a result of our extreme heat events, a typical summer slowdown as schools let out and people start vacationing, and this year, the reopening of the country and discontinuation of COVID restrictions. The dramatic increase in prices and low inventory just continues in such a way that although we have more inventory coming on the market, it is immediately absorbed because of a demand that simply cannot be met. Affordability, especially for first-time homebuyers, continues to be a concern, and given indications from tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft to leasing large office spaces and hiring thousands of employees going forward in our region, drawing people from higher-priced markets like Silicon Valley who have a lot of money to spend, we don’t see much change in this scenario for buyers in the short term. Additionally, with national data of new household formations showing a shortage of more than 500,000 new homes per year for the entire decade, we have a nationwide shortfall of five million new homes. Without regulatory changes, we will not be able to quickly build our way out of this kind of shortfall. It’s a situation major cities and regions across the country will need to address going forward to ensure availability and affordability of homes.”
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Q2 2021 MARKET REPORT
STEPHANIE CALLEN broker FOR coldwell banker bain puyallup “In this second quarter of 2021, the Pierce County market is effectively all but sold out,” said Stephanie Callen, a broker in the Coldwell Banker Bain of Puyallup office. “Any new listing that comes on the market immediately gains all the attention from buyers in the respective price points. Most of the low inventory is due to sellers feeling uncomfortable listing during the COVID-19 timeframe, epic low interest rates, and a huge bottleneck of preapproved buyers. Sellers are cashing in with an average of seven percent over list price in most areas. Buyers are still waiving all contingencies and offering everything except a paid vacation to win the bid from the sellers. In Pierce County, home prices are up 25.6 percent from this time last year and the number of homes sold is up 42 percent from 3,267 to 4,638. Consecutive days on the market has literally been cut in half from this time last year and is now only nine days. Current home inventory is also down 35 percent from 1083 homes to 711 homes on the market. Gig Harbor and the Key Peninsula saw an incredible increase of 27 percent in their median price - now up to $700,000. Homes are selling at four percent over list price and the average time on the market is 15 days. There are currently only 57 homes available, down 63 percent from this time last year. (continued on page 6)
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SOUTH SOUND
SINGLE FAMILY (SF), CONDO, WATERFRONT & LUXURY
AUBURN | BURIEN & NORMANDY PARK | DES MOINES | FEDERAL WAY GIG HARBOR & KEY PENINSULA | KENT | LAKE TAPPS & BONNEY LAKE
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE (NEAREST $000)
AVERAGE DOM
S. King & Pierce Area
$540K
9
Auburn
$535K
7
Burien & Normandy Park
14
$607K
Des Moines
$560K
8
Federal Way
$557K
8
Gig Harbor & Key Peninsula
15
$700K
Kent
$600K
10
Lake Tapps & Bonney Lake
$601K
13
$100K
$200K
$300K
$400K
$500K
$600K
$700K
$800K
NUMBER OF SALES CLOSED 600
4,638 | TOTAL SALES CLOSED
500
400
(TOTAL SOUTH SOUND AREA)
542
300 200
445
380
324
275
100
291
165
0
Auburn
Burien & Normandy Park
Des Moines
Federal Way
INVENTORY IN UNITS / 06.30.21
Gig Harbor & Key Peninsula
Kent
TOTAL SOUTH SOUND INVENTORY / 711
Lake Tapps & Bonney Lake -34.3%
45
71
16
30
57
62
79
-27.4%
-38.8%
-65.2%
-34.8%
-51.7%
-43.6%
-55.1%
Burien & Normandy Park
Des Moines
Federal Way
Gig Harbor & Key Peninsula
Kent
Lake Tapps & Bonney Lake
1000
Auburn
800
600
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Q2 2021 MARKET REPORT Inventory is down 9 percent in the University Place area where 366 homes were sold this second quarter, but median price is up over 26 percent to $537,000. Tacoma’s median price is $440,000 with an average day on the market of seven days and currently only 126 homes on the market. A total 937 homes closed in the second quarter in Tacoma. Puyallup is seeing a 26.5 percent increase in its median price from $415,000 in the second quarter of 2020 to $525,000 this quarter. The current inventory is down nearly 26 percent with only 104 homes currently on the market. The exceptionally elevated concentration of buyers seems to be covering all price points – including the luxury markets, where sales prices continue to go up in Pierce County. The median sold price is up 5.5 percent to $1,275,000 and the number of homes closed is up an astonishing 230 percent year-over-year. The average number of days on the market is down 13 percent from 31 days to 27 days, and includes single family homes and condos in the luxury market. We are expecting the usual summer slowdown with the heat of the summer. This year it may mean only eight offers instead of 18. Buyers will still be making healthy offers and waiving all their protections. Demand is not letting up; the market is powering forward and we expect more of the same for the rest of the year.”
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SOUTH SOUND
SINGLE FAMILY (SF), CONDO, WATERFRONT & LUXURY
OLYMPIA | PUYALLUP | TACOMA | UNIVERSITY PLACE, LAKEWOOD & TILLICUM 600 MEDIAN SOLD PRICE (NEAREST $000) 500 Olympia
AVERAGE DOM 8
$485K
400
Puyallup
9
$525K
300
Tacoma
7
$440K
200
University Place,
$537K
Lakewood & 100
11
Tillicum
$320K
0 Condos
13
Waterfront (SF Only)
$930K
23
Luxury ($2+M | SF+C)
$1.275M $300K
$600K
$900K
$1.2M
27
$1.5M
NUMBER OF SALES CLOSED 1000
4,638 | TOTAL SALES CLOSED
800
937
600 400 200
(TOTAL SOUTH SOUND AREA)
628
651 366
285
2936
201
125
0
Olympia
Puyallup
Tacoma
University Place, Lakewood & Tillicum
INVENTORY IN UNITS / 06.30.21
Condos
Waterfront (SF Only)
Luxury ($2+M | SF+C)
TOTAL SOUTH SOUND INVENTORY / 711
-66.9%
47
104
126
74
110
47
101
-20.3%
-25.7%
-2.3%
-8.6%
-47.1%
30.9%
-24.1%
Olympia
Puyallup
Tacoma
University Place, Lakewood & Tillicum
Condos
Waterfront (SF Only)
Luxury ($2+M | SF+C)
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South sound area TOTAL SOUTH SOUND AREA
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
4,638
3,267
+42.0%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$540K
$430K
+25.6%
9
18
-50.0%
106%
100%
+6.0%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
651
424
+53.5%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$320K
$265K
+20.8%
13
18
-27.8%
104%
100%
+4.0%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$540K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +25.6% from 2020
CONDOS
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
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$320K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +20.8% from 2020
WATERFRONT
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
125
86
+45.3%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$930K
$768K
+21.1%
23
41
-43.9%
101%
98%
+3.1%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
201
61
+229.5%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$1.275M
$1.208M
+5.5%
27
31
-12.9%
102%
96%
+6.3%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$930K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +21.1% from 2020
LUXURY
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$1.26M MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +5.5% from 2020
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South sound area AUBURN
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
324
199
+62.8%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$535K
$430K
+24.4%
7
15
-53.3%
107%
101%
+5.9%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
380
257
+47.9%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$607K
$513K
+18.3%
14
18
-22.2%
107%
100%
+7.0%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$535K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +24.4% from 2020
BURIEN & NORMANY PARK
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
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$607K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +18.3% from 2020
DES MOINES
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
165
137
+20.4%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$560K
$455K
+23.1%
8
17
-52.9%
108%
101%
+6.9%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
275
195
+41.0%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$557K
$450K
+23.8%
8
16
-50.0%
107%
101%
+5.9%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$560K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +23.1% from 2020
FEDERAL WAY
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$557K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +23.8% from 2020
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South sound area GIG HARBOR & KEY PENINSULA
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
291
192
+51.6%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$700K
$550K
+27.3%
15
40
-62.5%
103%
99%
+4.0%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
445
266
+67.3%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$600K
$494K
+21.5%
10
15
-33.3%
107%
100%
+7.0%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$700K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +27.3% from 2020
KENT
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
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$600K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +21.5% from 2020
LAKE TAPPS & BONNEY LAKE
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
542
378
+43.4%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$601K
$493K
+21.9%
13
32
-59.4%
105%
101%
+4.0%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
285
184
+54.9%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$485K
$385K
+26.0%
8
12
-33.3%
105%
100%
+5.0%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$601K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +21.9% from 2020
OLYMPIA
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$485K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +26.0% from 2020
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South sound area PUYALLUP
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
628
518
+21.2%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$525K
$415K
+26.5%
9
18
-50.0%
105%
101%
+4.0%
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
937
671
+39.6%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$440K
$345K
+27.5%
7
12
-41.7%
106%
102%
+3.9%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$525K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +26.5% from 2020
TACOMA
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
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$440K MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +27.5% from 2020
UNIVERSITY PLACE, LAKEWOOD
Q2 2021
Q2 2020
CHANGE
TOTAL HOMES SOLD
366
270
+35.6%
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE
$537K
$425K
+26.4%
11
19
-42.1%
104%
100%
+4.0%
AVERAGE DAYS ON MARKET SOLD/LIST PRICE%
$537K
MEDIAN SOLD PRICE UP +26.4% from 2020
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*Information and statistics derived by CB Bain from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), Regional Multiple Listing Service (RMLS) and the Multiple Listing Service of Central Oregon (MLSCO) each quarter. Statistics not compiled or published by the NWMLS, RMLS or MLSCO.