Washington Center for Housing Studies
Research and policy information to help decision-makers better understand how and why homebuilding is so expensive.
HOUSING FACTS
88% families cannot afford a home
Median home sales price: $621,100
Income required to qualify: $182,450
$64,079 Median Household income
Median household income statewide
$234,300 Purchase Budget
The maximum purchase budget a median household Washington family can afford
251,894 Housing Shortage
Only 49,033 building permits were issued last year
$1,100 for each week of delay
Added onto the final sales price of a home
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