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Seattle homes appreciating slower than some others
The average cost of Seattle's "middle-management home" — four bedrooms, 2-½ bathrooms — has shot up 35 percent in the past five years. Bellevue's gain has been even higher — 43 percent — for the same type of house.
Amazing as it sounds, these are not chart-topping numbers. Indeed, with homes in such already expensive cities as San Diego, Boston and San Francisco appreciating about 60 percent in the same time frame, our area isn't even near the top.
In fact, it's actually getting more affordable in relation to other magnet cities, observes Bill Riss, CEO of Coldwell Banker Bain, the local affiliate of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corp.
The real-estate giant recently released its annual Home Price Comparison Index, which pegs the average cost of a typical 2,200-square-foot management-transfer-type home in more than 300 American cities. That home's profile includes a family room and a two-car garage.
Comparing this year's index with previous years' indexes, Riss notes, "We've generally become more affordable in relation to other parts of the country. It's true because our appreciation rates aren't as rapid as other parts of the country."
That's particularly true of California, which this year saw the average cost of middle-management homes top $1 million in eight cities. Five years ago, none did. Also joining that exclusive rank were two Connecticut cities, two in Massachusetts and one in Hawaii — Kailua Kona on the Big Island.
Riss says the index's value is two-fold. First, comparing indexes year to year reveals appreciation trends. Second is the index calculator feature, which allows homeowners to calculate how much their home would cost to replicate in other cities. This can be very helpful to those considering a move, Riss points out.
For example, a home that's worth $400,000 in Seattle would cost just $225,000 in Boise, but roughly $667,000 in Long Island, N.Y.
However, Riss is less confident about the index's average home price, which is calculated based on recent home sales. This year, Seattle's average is $341,333, or $13,000 less than the national average of $354,372. Bellevue's average is $491,666.
Rather than reflecting the average price of all homes, it's a snapshot look at one particular house type, Riss stresses, adding that Bellevue offers far more four-bedroom houses with family rooms than does Seattle. In fact, Seattle's target house actually may be in Shoreline, he postulates.
However, Riss doesn't quibble with the idea that Bellevue is in general pricier than Seattle, a job-fueled trend that has been under way for several years now. "The employment base on the Eastside is growing faster than in Seattle," he says.
California's massive economy and sunny climate continue to lure newcomers, and that's what's fueling its housing market, he says. Will we ever catch up, price-wise? Riss doubts it. "First of all, they're way ahead of us, and second, the economy in California is so much greater than ours."
Thus, while he thinks it's possible some California communities might be on the cusp of a housing bubble, he thinks Puget Sound prices will continue to climb.
"It's been an excellent year," says Riss, citing the positive effect of low mortgage-interest rates. "I believe it's going to continue next year. I see another year of 8 to 10 percent appreciation."
