Bryn Mawr-Skyway 98178

King County, WA · 7,676 properties · updated 7/5/2026

Should you buy here?buyer-timing lens

29affordability /100

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

Payment burden
43.2%
severe
Days on market
9
daily
Price cuts
26.3%
of active
Valuation
+68.8%
vs assessor
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28
/100
Weak
stable · seller advantage · prices easing year-over-year.
Price trend
35
Affordability
25
Valuation
20
Economic health
29

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

68/ 100SellerBalancedBuyer
Negotiate Hard
Needs 30.6% correction for affordability
DOM: 54d (rising) · Market Dynamics rolling median · hourly
Score Components
Payment Burden (25%)90
Valuation Gap (25%)40
Supply & Demand (20%)85
Buy vs Rent (15%)100
Cancellation Rate (10%)0
Days on Market (5%)60

Moderate buyer leverage in 98178. Room to negotiate 5-10% below list. Payment burden: 43.2% of median income. A 19% price correction needed to reach 30% affordability threshold. Median days on market: 54. Renting is approximately 133% cheaper than buying (price-to-rent ratio: 28.0).

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.
STABLESELLER ADVANTAGE

Market is holding steady with balanced conditions. Sellers are firmly in control. Prices down 1.5% YoY.

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Median price
$667,747
▾ 1.5% YoY
Days on market
9
daily · zip_data
Median rent
$1,989
ZORI
Investor score
30/100
cash-flow lens
Active listings
60
90-day

Valuation3 lenses, different anchors

vs assessor
+68.8%
Market vs assessed value — a tax-roll lag, not a deal signal.
Avg assessor$1,126,900
county CAMA · properties_v
vs income
Fair-value model not available for this market.
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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-income7.1×

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How 98178 ranks in WA
percentile vs all Washington ZIPs · n=581
Market velocity88%
Supply tightness39%
Affordability26%
Investment yield46%
Appreciation17%

Affordability, supply & momentum

39SUPPLY
BalancedSupply Tightness

Supply and demand are roughly even — standard negotiation dynamics.

Months of Supply12.0 mo
Days on Market9d
Inv vs History+10.4%
Listing Density--
Affordability — payment burden
Monthly payment (P&I)$3,373
Payment burden43.2%
Median income · ZIP$93,786
Mortgage rate6.49% · 30yr
Total monthly own$4,041
Monthly rent$1,989
Market dynamics
Price cut %26.3%
Momentumstable
LeverageSELLER ADVANTAGE
Months of supply12
Sales (90d)0
Investment analysis
Median rent$1,989
Price-to-rent28.0
Est. cap rate2.3%
Buy vs rentfavors renting

Livability

Walk score1
Transit score25
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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