The Eastside Is Moving Faster Than Last Year
Week of May 23, 2026
This Spring Is Running
Ahead of Last Year
Across Kirkland, Bellevue, Bothell, and Redmond, buyers are committing quickly. The pace is meaningfully faster than it was at this same point in 2025 — and the gap is not marginal.
What I’m Watching This Week
The Eastside is absorbing new listings at a higher rate than it was at this same point last year, and the gap is meaningful, not marginal. Across Kirkland, Bellevue, Bothell, and Redmond, buyers are committing quickly, and the $750K to $1.5M range has seen particularly strong first-week activity throughout the spring.
What I track week to week is how quickly new listings go pending, and that pace on the Eastside is running roughly seven to eight percentage points above where it stood in late May 2025. Last spring felt competitive. This spring is running ahead of it.
What This Means for You
“The Eastside is running nearly eight percentage points ahead of where it was at this same point last year. Last spring felt competitive. This spring is running ahead of it.”
Questions about what this means for your specific situation? I’m happy to talk.
The current pace rewards preparation. Well-priced, condition-ready homes are moving quickly across the Eastside, and the spring window for strong results is still open. Getting the work done now, before the summer slowdown, matters.
This week brought a healthy wave of new inventory across every market. More options are available now than at any point this spring, and the additional supply gives you real choices — but well-priced homes are still moving fast. The window to act is shorter than it was in 2025.