

Seattle's Market Favors Sellers
It’s a tough time to be shopping for a home around Seattle. Blame the coronavirus pandemic. Prices are on the rise. Homes are selling faster than they have since early 2018. Bidding wars abound. And fewer homes are for sale than any time in recent memory, new data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service show. In King County, there were 47.5% fewer homes for sale in June than the same month in 2019. In Pierce and Snohomish counties, the plunge was similarly steep — 47.2% a