Redmond 98052

King County, WA · 13,952 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

18affordability /100

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

Payment burden
49.6%
severe
Days on market
12
daily
Price cuts
20.5%
of active
Valuation
+150.4%
vs assessor
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15
/100
Distressed
cooling · seller advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
17
Affordability
10
Valuation
20
Economic health
18

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

62/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 39.5% correction for affordability
DOM: 49d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)100
Valuation Gap (25%)10
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 98052. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 49.6% of median income. A 30% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 49. Renting is approximately 267% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 44.0).

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 3.1% YoY.

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Median price
$1,348,109
▾ 3.1% YoY
Days on market
12
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$2,553
ZORI
Investor score
21/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
158
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+150.4%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$3,375,000
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-income8.2×

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How 98052 ranks in WA
percentile vs all Washington ZIPs · n=581
Market velocity79%
Supply tightness58%
Affordability14%
Investment yield13%
Appreciation6%

Affordability, supply & momentum

36SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply10.0 mo
Days on Market12d
Inv vs History+45.6%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$6,810
Payment burden49.6%
Median income · ZIP$164,848
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$8,158
Monthly rent$2,553
Market dynamics
Price cut %20.5%
Momentumcooling
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply10
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$2,553
Price-to-rent44.0
Est. cap rate1.5%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score9
Transit score15
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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