If you’re a seasoned homeowner thinking about selling your current home and buying your next one, this November 2026 update shows a market where buyers now hold the advantage across the region. Tony Meier with Windermere Real Estate in Kirkland has spent 37 years in the field and closed 808 successful transactions across Seattle’s Eastside. Since 2020 alone, Tony Meier & Team has closed 208 transactions totaling more than $259 million in volume, experience that shows up in the pricing, prep, negotiation, and plan that keeps you protected from surprises.
This month’s headline: buyers gained ground everywhere. Median prices are down 6% to 13% from a year ago in all three markets, and Months of Inventory hit its highest October reading since 2010 in the Eastside, Seattle, and Snohomish County. At 4.5 months, the Eastside posted its highest MOI of any month since January 2011.
Buyers also have more homes to choose from. Combined active listings across the three markets are the highest for any October since 2011. And rates finally stopped climbing. The weekly average peaked at 7.40% in mid October, the highest since November 2023, and has eased since.
📊 The Big Three This Month
💰 Interest Rates
At 7.30% today, rates are flat with last month’s 7.33% but up 1.05% from October 2025’s 6.25%. Rates have stopped rising for now, but they are still about a full point above a year ago, so payment math matters on every purchase.
🏘️ Months of Inventory (MOI)
MOI rose in all three markets from September, and each one is at its highest October level since 2010.
- Eastside: 4.5 MOI (10 year avg 1.8 | Oct 2025 2.6), buyer favored, highest of any month since January 2011
- Seattle: 3.3 MOI (10 year avg 1.7 | Oct 2025 2.3), balanced
- Snohomish County: 3.7 MOI (10 year avg 1.5 | Oct 2025 2.1), approaching buyer territory
📉 Median Sales Price, Year over Year
- Eastside: −12.90% ($1,350K vs $1,550K, lowest Eastside median since February 2023)
- Seattle: −6.43% ($983K vs $1,050K)
- Snohomish County: −5.92% ($724K vs $770K)
Every market we track is below last October. Seattle and Snohomish both turned lower after holding close to flat in September.
🧭 What This Means on the Ground
For sellers, MOI is leverage, and the Eastside has not had this much inventory relative to sales since early 2011. A 13% drop in the Eastside median shows how far buyers are pricing below last year’s comps. Price to what has sold in the past 60 to 90 days, prepare the home to stand out, and launch before the holidays, while serious buyers are still active and fewer new listings come to market.
For buyers, leverage now runs across the whole region, not just the Eastside. Prices are lower, there are more October listings to choose from than in any year since 2011, and rates have eased off their peak. Get fully approved, compare options without pressure, and negotiate on price, credits, rate buydowns, and terms. Sellers who need to move before year end are often the most flexible.
Seasonally, inventory thins from November into January as listings come off the market. Buyers who act now see the most choice before that happens.
🛠️ What Tony Covers Beyond the Data
- ✅ Home preparation that wins in a buyer favored market: targeted updates, staging, inspection planning, and disciplined pricing to separate your home from competing listings.
- ✅ Negotiation strategy that protects net: credits, rate buydowns, inspection strategy, and terms that reduce risk while keeping buyers engaged.
- ✅ Selling and buying coordination: rent backs, extended closings, bridge planning, and sequencing so you are not caught between homes.
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This Month’s Recommendations
Sellers: Prices are below last October in every market we track: down about 6 percent in Snohomish and Seattle and 13 percent on the Eastside, where 4.5 months of inventory favors buyers. Price to today’s comps and launch before the holidays.
Buyers: Buyers have leverage across the region. Prices are down 6 to 13 percent from a year ago, and inventory is up in all three markets. Rates peaked near 7.4 percent in October and sit near 7.3 percent today. Get approved and negotiate.
Related reading: The Fall Market Settles In: Seattle’s Eastside Real Estate Update 11-04-26 and last month’s video, Rates Climb Again, Eastside Back in Buyer Territory (October 2026 Update).
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Market figures reflect NWMLS monthly data for October 2026 for the Eastside, Seattle, and Snohomish County; the 7.30% rate is as quoted in the video on November 10th, 2026, and rates change daily. Source: NWMLS listing data, compiled and analyzed by Tony Meier & Team through Market Watch. Statistics not compiled or published by Northwest Multiple Listing Service.
