Bellevue 98008

King County, WA · 7,664 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

20affordability /100

Buyer leverage is seller advantage; weigh payment burden and the 3-lens valuation before bidding.

Payment burden
48.8%
severe
Days on market
5
daily
Price cuts
21.6%
of active
Valuation
+182.2%
vs assessor
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14
/100
Distressed
cooling · seller advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
12
Affordability
10
Valuation
20
Economic health
20

Verdict grades housing conditions; buyer-timing, investor cash-flow, supply-tightness and county macro scores answer different questions — each in its own section.

Buyer / sellerbuyer-timing lens

65/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 38.5% correction for affordability
DOM: 29d (stable) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)70
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)20

Moderate buyer leverage in 98008. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 48.9% of median income. A 28% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 29. Renting is approximately 143% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 29.2).

What to Offer

Offer 5-10% below list. You have room to negotiate.

Conditions resemble 2019 pre-pandemic levels — moderate overvaluation with slowing demand. Negotiation room exists.
COOLINGSELLER ADVANTAGE

Market is cooling with expanding inventory. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices down 3.7% YoY.

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Market snapshoteach number, once

Median price
$1,411,271
▾ 3.7% YoY
Days on market
5
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$4,025
ZORI
Investor score
26/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
81
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+182.2%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$3,982,300
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
fair_value_scores · 10-state coverage
vs county comps
+69.0%
County-wide market — the widest, slowest signal.
King+69.0%
Lotvox comps · mv_valuation_gap

Read together: Above county comps but sustainable on local incomes.
Pricing detail
Price / sqft
Price-to-income8.1×

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How 98008 ranks in WA
percentile vs all Washington ZIPs · n=581
Market velocity96%
Supply tightness87%
Affordability15%
Investment yield43%
Appreciation4%

Affordability, supply & momentum

45SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply7.3 mo
Days on Market5d
Inv vs History+104.0%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$7,129
Payment burden48.8%
Median income · ZIP$175,242
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$8,540
Monthly rent$4,025
Market dynamics
Price cut %21.6%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply7.3
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$4,025
Price-to-rent29.2
Est. cap rate2.2%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score7
Transit score10
Bike score

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King County contextmacro · jobs · debt · migration

ZIP score grades housing; county score adds macro distress (jobs, debt, poverty). They answer different questions.

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