September became the fourth month in a row in the Walla Walla Valley to post year-over-year monthly gains in listing inventory.  With approximately 2.5 months of inventory, Walla Walla’s market is still best categorized as a seller’s market.  However, annual inventory gains indicate the market is moving towards balance.  Should this trend continue, it will […]

Monthly home sales slowed a bit in the Walla Walla Valley as many focused on back to school activities.  However, both pending sales and the number of homes listed for sale increased.  The number of pending sales – homes under contract but not yet closed – grew 6% over the previous month.  While annual home […]

Sales activity picked up momentum in July and posted the most monthly closings of the year.  Pending sales – homes under contract but not yet closed – increased by 20% indicating that the brisk activity will continue as summer draws to a close. Growing listing inventory and favorable interest rates were contributing factors for the […]

Walla Walla Valley’s pending homes sales continued to increase in June, a positive sign from the month’s minor sales dip. This increase in contract signings mirrored the national trend. Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist, credits lower-than-usual mortgage rates, “Rates of 4 %, and in some cases even lower, have created extremely attractive […]