County housing market sales cooler

The market for sold homes in Skagit County has cooled considerably in October and November. Fewer homes were sold and at lower median prices from 2021 and from last summer

The median price of sold homes dropped below $500,000 in October, the first month this year below $500,000 and dropped further in November, to $489,500 for the 118 homes and condominiums that closed in November. July’s $557,500 was the peak median sold home price.

The significant drop in the Anacortes market, with only 19 homes selling, at a median price of $585,000, down $178,500 from October, when 26 homes closed. The much...