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Downtown Bellevue Real Estate Market

Downtown Bellevue Housing Market Report

Downtown Bellevue is the Eastside's vertical district — a compact core of condominium towers around Bellevue Square, the East Link line, and one of the country's densest concentrations of tech employment. Supply arrives in lumps when towers deliver and stays scarce in between, so the market's rhythm is set by the construction calendar as much as by rates.

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Bellevue-Area Median (98004)
$1.98M
Bellevue-Area $/Sq Ft (98004)
$896
Bellevue-Area Days on Market
53 days
Dominant Stock
Tower Condos

Market figures above: Bellevue-area figures (98004). Downtown Bellevue has no ZIP of its own, so these numbers describe the whole 98004 area, not Downtown Bellevue alone.

As of September 2026, the median condo listing price in the 98004 ZIP (Bellevue-area figures, which include Downtown Bellevue) is $899K ($841 per square foot), and condos are averaging 55 days on market.

Stats updated September 2026· refreshed monthly and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team.

Methodology & data sources

Market statistics on this page — median listing price, price per square foot, and days on market — are computed from active residential listings in ZIP 98004, WA (condo segment only), sourced from RentCast, a licensed real-estate data provider aggregating MLS records and county public records. These are Bellevue-area figures for ZIP 98004, which includes Downtown Bellevue. RentCast reports market statistics by ZIP code, and Downtown Bellevue does not have a ZIP of its own, so the numbers reflect the whole 98004 area rather than Downtown Bellevue alone. Figures refresh the first week of every month (current data: September 2026) and are reviewed by RexMont Real Estate's brokerage team (WA firm license #21220). Individual property listings shown on this page come from the live NWMLS feed. Historical figures are not restated after publication.

Journalists: monthly figures for 47 Puget Sound cities are available on a citable, dated page for each market. For custom cuts, methodology questions, or to receive the monthly refresh, contact adriano@rexmont.com. Please attribute "RexMont Real Estate market report" with a link to this page.

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Market context

What shapes downtown Bellevue's market.

Supply arrives in lumps. Between tower deliveries, downtown's resale inventory is a handful of units across a handful of buildings — sellers face little direct competition and prices hold. When a new tower releases hundreds of units at once, leverage flips district-wide for a season. Reading the delivery calendar is half of timing this market.

Building generation is the price ladder. The mid-2000s towers, the 2010s generation, and the newest luxury deliveries occupy distinct per-square-foot rungs — different finishes, amenity models, and HOA cost structures. Cross-generation comparisons mislead; the market prices within generations first.

The buyer pool is deep and unusually international. Downtown employment growth, Microsoft access via East Link, empty-nesters trading Eastside houses for lock-and-leave living, and long-standing international demand converge on the same small set of buildings — the depth that lets well-priced units clear even when broader luxury demand softens.

HOA economics are load-bearing. Full-service tower dues are substantial, count against loan qualification, and vary widely in reserve discipline. The resale certificate and reserve study decide whether a unit is a sound purchase at least as much as its view line does — and informed buyers read them first.

Coverage

Service area at a glance

RexMont represents buyers and sellers across these Seattle and Eastside markets. Click any city for the full local guide.

Bellevue, WA

ZIPs: 98004 · 98005 · 98006 · 98007 · 98008

Schools: Bellevue SD

Medina, WA

ZIP: 98039

Schools: Bellevue SD

Clyde Hill, WA

ZIP: 98004

Schools: Bellevue SD

Mercer Island, WA

ZIP: 98040

Schools: Mercer Island SD

Kirkland, WA

ZIPs: 98033 · 98034

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Redmond, WA

ZIPs: 98052 · 98053

Schools: Lake Washington SD

Sammamish, WA

ZIPs: 98074 · 98075

Schools: Lake Washington / Issaquah SD

Issaquah, WA

ZIPs: 98027 · 98029

Schools: Issaquah SD

Newcastle, WA

ZIPs: 98056 · 98059

Schools: Renton SD

Woodinville, WA

ZIPs: 98072 · 98077

Schools: Northshore SD

Kenmore, WA

ZIP: 98028

Schools: Northshore SD

Seattle, WA

ZIPs: 98101 · 98109 · 98112 · 98115 · 98118

Schools: Seattle Public Schools

Buying in downtown Bellevue

Choose the building before the unit — generation, HOA health, rental rules, and closed view premiums decide long-term outcomes here. RexMont evaluates each tower's record before you offer and times leverage against the delivery calendar.

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Selling in downtown Bellevue

Your competition is a handful of listings in a handful of buildings, visible to every buyer in the district. RexMont prices on floor, view, and building generation, and markets to the tech, downsizer, and international pools that actually buy downtown.

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Active homes for sale in Downtown Bellevue

The latest active NWMLS listings in Downtown Bellevue, refreshed hourly.

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Median price
$964,500
Median $/sqft
N/A
Avg days on market
17
Listings for sale
132+

Showing the 6 newest of 132 active condos for sale in Downtown Bellevue, pulled directly from NWMLS and refreshed hourly. See all 132 Downtown Bellevue condos for sale, each with photos, price history, and a per-listing mortgage estimate.

Listing data courtesy of NWMLS. Provided for the consumer's personal, non-commercial use. Market stats are calculated from the active NWMLS listings shown here for Downtown Bellevue; individual neighborhoods and property types may vary.

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FAQ

Questions buyers and sellers ask first.

Is downtown Bellevue a buyer's or seller's market?

Downtown Bellevue is a scarcity market with a lumpy supply schedule: between tower deliveries, established buildings face little direct competition and sellers hold the line; when a new tower releases units in bulk, buyers briefly gain leverage across the whole district. Timing against the delivery calendar matters more here than in any other Eastside market.

What does downtown Bellevue housing consist of?

Almost entirely condominiums — from the mid-2000s tower generation to the newest luxury deliveries — plus a thin ring of townhomes on the district's edges. Buyers wanting a downtown Bellevue address are effectively choosing among buildings, which is why building generation, HOA health, and view line drive pricing.

How does downtown Bellevue compare to downtown Seattle for condo buyers?

Bellevue trades urban variety for polish: newer average building age, a compact walkable core around Bellevue Square and the light-rail line, and direct access to Eastside employment. Per-square-foot pricing in the premium towers commonly rivals or exceeds Seattle's, supported by tech and international demand — see our dedicated high-rise condo report for the tower-by-tower view.

What is the East Link light rail's effect on downtown Bellevue values?

The Bellevue Downtown station connected the district to Microsoft's Redmond campus and Seattle without a car, broadening the buyer pool beyond downtown's own employers. Station-walkable buildings gained a durable access premium, and the line is a standing argument in every relocation buyer's math.

How current is the market data on this page?

The market figures on this page are Bellevue-area figures (98004), refreshed monthly from RentCast market data and reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team. Downtown Bellevue has no ZIP code of its own — 98004 also covers west Bellevue, Clyde Hill, and the Points — and RentCast reports by ZIP, so the numbers describe the whole 98004 area rather than the downtown towers alone. The condo segment is the closest read on the district. Live listing counts come from active NWMLS listings in the district.

How does RexMont represent downtown Bellevue buyers and sellers?

Building by building. RexMont tracks how each downtown tower trades — floor-plan demand, closed view premiums, HOA health, rental rules — and negotiates from that record rather than district averages. 1,241 Google 5-star reviews and $1B+ in closed production back that approach.

Tower markets reward building-level precision.

In a district where generation, HOA health, and view line set the price, averages are noise. RexMont brings 1,241 Google 5-star reviews, $1B+ in closed production, and 1,200+ transactions to every downtown Bellevue engagement.

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