Seattle High-Rise Condo Market Report

High-rise condos give buyers more leverage than Seattle's single-family market — inventory is deeper, buildings compete with each other, and days on market run longer. Sellers win by positioning against the right comps: the same floor plan can price very differently across towers, floors, and view lines.

Five factors dominate: the building itself (age, amenities, reputation), floor height, view orientation (Sound and Space Needle views carry real premiums over territorial), HOA dues relative to what they fund, and parking. Two identical-square-footage units blocks apart can differ by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Lenders count HOA dues in your debt-to-income ratio, so a high-dues building reduces your maximum loan amount. Dues vary widely between towers depending on amenities, staffing, and reserve health. Reviewing the resale certificate — reserves, pending special assessments, litigation — is a core part of any condo purchase we guide.

Financing depends on the building as much as the buyer. Lenders look at owner-occupancy ratios, reserve funding, and any litigation when deciding whether a building is warrantable. Most established downtown towers finance normally; newer or investor-heavy buildings can require specific lenders. We flag this before you fall in love with a unit.

The listing stats on this page are derived from active NWMLS high-rise listings and refresh hourly. Market commentary is reviewed by RexMont's brokerage team and updated as conditions change.

Tower by tower. RexMont agents track how individual buildings trade — which floor plans move, what view premiums actually close at, and how each building's HOA health affects value. That building-level knowledge is what separates accurate condo pricing from square-footage guesswork.