The short answer: It's taking longer in 2026 than it has in years.
So far this year, 1,354 homes have sold in the immediate Tri-Cities area*. Those homes spent an average of 63 days on market and a median of 32 days on market.
Compare that to Jan 1 thru May 28, 2025: We had 1,279 sales and those homes spent an average of 54 days on market and a median of 29 days on market.
A difference of 9 days average or 3 days median may not seem like a lot on the surface, but from a mathematical perspective, when you have a set of ~1300 items (homes, in this case), it takes a good amount of change to move the needle on averages and medians.
This visual maybe shows it better, it's month-to-month median days on market from 2020 to today.
Pretty striking, huh? And jeez...look how crazy it was during the pandemic. Still blows my mind to see charts like this.
(*Reminder: Our "Tri-Cities" includes only Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, and Burbank -- i.e., the immediate area. Most agents get their data from our local Realtors' Assn., which also includes further away towns like Basin City, Connell, Eltopia, Kahlotus, Mesa, and others.)
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