Thinking about buying or selling a home in Yakima?
Healthy growth in the Yakima real estate market continues says Cory Bemis owner of Yakima's John L. Scott Realty.
COSTING MORE TO BUY A HOME
Bemis says the current median home sales price for 2025 is $368,850, marking a 5.39% increase from last year’s $350,000, which Bemis says reflects the ongoing healthy growth happening in the local housing market.
HOME SALES ON THE RISE
164 homes were sold in August, representing a 10.1% increase from August 2024, when 149 homes changed hands. Overall, the year-to-date sales have reached 1,241 homes, up 12.0% from the same period last year, which saw 1,108 homes sold.
CHANGING MORTGAGE RATES
Mortgage rates as of September 8th average around 6.28% for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage, according to M