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Lake Washington · Q1 2026

Lake Washington

Both shores of the big lake: Madison Park to Windermere on the Seattle side, Medina to Kirkland and Mercer Island across the water. The deepest waterfront market in the Northwest.

Closed sales
27
no prior-year basis
New listings
13
no prior-year basis
Median sale price
$2,277,300
no prior-year basis
Avg price / sq ft
$1,501
no prior-year basis
Avg waterfront footage
99 ft
no prior-year basis
Days on market
74 days
no prior-year basis

Shore by shore

Segment Closed Median sale price Avg $/sq ft Days on market
Seattle Shore 12 $1,245,000 $1,264 67 days
Eastside Shore 15 $4,500,000 $1,633 91 days

Three-year trajectory

Median sale price (line) and closed sales (bars) by quarter

Top waterfront sales · Q1 2026

Address MLS # Frontage Sale price
8580 Hunts Point Lane · Hunts Point 2434036 unknown $17,370,000
3018 E Laurelhurst Dr · Seattle 2487845 low-bank $13,950,000
7964 E Mercer Wy · Mercer Island 2389516 no-bank $9,850,000

Jeff's commentary for this quarter is on the way.

Coverage: Madison Park, Laurelhurst, Windermere, Seward Park, Mount Baker, Medina, Clyde Hill, Mercer Island, Kirkland, Yarrow Point, Hunts Point (NWMLS areas 710, 390, 380, 510). Listing data courtesy of Northwest MLS. Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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