Mill Creek Housing Market Update: What Moved Between August and September 2026
September’s NWMLS data for Mill Creek and Southeast Snohomish County, set against August, with October’s mortgage rates factored in. Updated October 2026 | By Mark Popach, real estate agent serving Mill Creek, at Popach & Co. Mill Creek-area house prices ticked up in September 2026, but the rest of the data leaned the other way. […]
Bellevue Housing Market Update: What Changed From August to September 2026
A month-over-month look at Bellevue prices, pending sales, inventory, and mortgage rates, split along I-405. Updated October 2026 | By Mark Popach, real estate agent in Bellevue, Washington, at Popach & Co. Bellevue home prices dipped from August to September 2026, and the drop ran much deeper west of I-405 than east of it. NWMLS […]
Seattle Housing Market Update: How September 2026 Compared to August
Month-over-month NWMLS numbers for Seattle houses and condos, plus what October’s 7.40% mortgage rate changes. Updated October 2026 | By Mark Popach, real estate agent serving Seattle, at Popach & Co. Seattle house prices rose in September 2026 while Bellevue’s fell. NWMLS put the Seattle single-family median at $960,000, up 4.3% from $920,000 in August. […]
Seller Concessions in Washington: A Seller’s Guide
By Mark Popach, helping sellers across King County at Popach & Co. Picture a $900,000 sale on the Eastside. The seller has $16,782 to put toward closing the deal. Taken off the price, it lowers the buyer’s payment by $89 a month. Spent on a 2-1 rate buydown, the same money lowers the payment by […]
Condo or Townhouse in King County: What Actually Changes for You
By Mark Popach, guiding buyers across King County at Popach & Co. A condo gives you ownership of the space inside your walls. A townhouse usually gives you ownership of the building and the ground under it. That single difference drives almost everything else, from your monthly dues to whether your lender says yes. Buyers […]
Bothell, WA Housing Market Update 2026
How Bothell’s King County and Snohomish County halves changed from August to September, using NWMLS map-area data. Updated October 2026 | By Mark Popach, real estate agent serving Bothell, at Popach & Co. King County Bothell reached 5.02 months of house supply in September 2026, up from 4.29 in August. Contracts there held near last […]
Sammamish, WA Housing Market Update 2026
What buyers and sellers need to know, including why 4.9 months of inventory changes every talk about price. Updated September 2026 | By Mark Popach, Sammamish real estate agent at Popach & Co. Sammamish in September 2026 Sammamish sits on a plateau east of Lake Sammamish in King County, about 20 miles east of Seattle […]
Redmond, WA Housing Market Update 2026
What buyers and sellers need to know, including why transaction volume now tells a sharper story than the headline price. Updated September 2026 | By Mark Popach, Redmond real estate agent at Popach & Co. Buying or Selling in Redmond? Mark Popach works directly with every client from first conversation to closing. No handoffs, no […]
Issaquah, WA Housing Market Update 2026
What buyers and sellers need to know, including why Issaquah’s 3.6 months of supply keeps it tighter than most of the Eastside in fall 2026. Updated September 2026 | By Mark Popach, Issaquah real estate agent at Popach & Co. Issaquah in September 2026 Issaquah sits in King County, about 17 miles east of Seattle […]
Bellevue’s Luxury Condos All Look the Same on Paper. Here’s What They’re Not Telling You.
A building-by-building comparison of amenities, HOA dues, and real proximity to work and transit. Written by someone who has toured all five and sat through the HOA disclosures. Updated August 2026 | By Mark Popach, Bellevue Realtor at Popach & Co. I have walked buyers through Bellevue Tower, Washington Square, One Lincoln Tower, The Bravern, […]
Redmond Real Estate Forecast: Should You Sell Your Home Now?
In one Redmond zip code, homes are still selling in five days. A few miles away, in the same city, a third of listings just took a price cut. Both of those things are true this month. I’m Mark Popach, a Redmond real estate agent at Popach & Co. I pulled the latest NWMLS, Freddie […]
Bellevue Real Estate Forecast: Should You Sell Your Home Now?
Updated August 2026 | By Mark Popach, Bellevue real estate agent at Popach & Co. Bellevue’s market moved fast in early 2026, then slowed by midsummer. Inventory grew, homes sat longer, and price growth eased from a sprint to a walk. Bellevue sits in King County, on Seattle’s Eastside, and its numbers often move ahead […]