2nd-Q/1st-Half 2026 Ocean Shores/North Beach Real Estate Newsletter
2nd-Quarter / 1st-Half 2026
Ocean Shores/North Beach NewsletterPresented by April Swenson,
Managing/Designated Broker for
Coldwell Banker Ocean Shores Brokers Real Estate
aswenson25@juno.com 360-589-2777 cell/text www.OceanShoresInfo.com
NOTABLE NEWS and EVENTS
250th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION ~ INDEPENDENCE DAY at the BEACH 2026
Happy 250th Birthday, America! July 4th fell on a Saturday this year. The town was packed. It was a lovely, cool partly sunny day and evening with a beautiful sunset, and the nighttime brought tons of firework displays on the Beach. See my pictures and video on my website by clicking HERE.
5-STAR DEALERSHIP'S SAND & SAWDUST FESTIVAL 2026
The popular and fun Sand and Sawdust Festival was held on the Beach and at the Convention Center. See my pictures and video on my website by clicking HERE.
FLAG DAY PARADE 2026
Celebrating the United States Flag, Old Glory, flying high and celebrating its symbol of our Freedom. Check out my pictures and video on my website by clicking HERE.
APPLY for O/S CAMPING PERMITS ONLINE
Owners of Ocean Shores vacant lots can apply online for their camping permit with the City of Ocean Shores. Click HERE to view the camping information and a link to apply online.
BUYS IN OCEAN SHORES
Click on the following links to view the MLS flyers for some good deals on properties in Ocean Shores and the North Beach:
2nd-Q/1st-Half 2026
MARKET ACTIVITY/UPDATE
(April 1st-June 30th & January 1st-June 30th)
OCEAN SHORES MARKET:
Click on the following links to view the MLS flyers for sold properties (2nd-Quarter of 2026):
1st-Half 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings (as of 8/29/26) | 259 | 223 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 529 |
| Pendings | 30 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
| Solds | 159 | 78 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 257 |
| Sold Volume | $60.5M | $5.81M | $4.2M | $0 | $0 | $70.5M |
Sold Median Price | $360K | $60K | $201,450 | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 111 | 121 | 84 | N/A | N/A |
VS.
1st-Half 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings (as of 6/30/25) | 243 | 216 | 35 | 6 | 7 | 507 |
| Pendings | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 51 |
| Solds | 141 | 84 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 240 |
| Sold Volume | $58.6M | $5.76M | $2.31M | $758K | $1.068M | $68.5M |
Sold Median Price | $399K | $57,750 | $175K | $758K | $534K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 86 | 103 | 202 | 307 | 33 |
VS.
1st-Half 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings (as of 6/30/24) | 179 | 188 | 30 | 9 | 6 | 412 |
| Pendings | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
| Solds | 140 | 94 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 246 |
| Sold Volume | $57.9M | $6.4M | $1.63M | $0 | $6.41M | $72.3M |
Sold Median Price | $397K | $52K | $129,900 | N/A | $500K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 98 | 105 | 61 | N/A | 59 |
VS.
1st-Half 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings (as of 6/30/23) | 153 | 203 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 381 |
| Pendings | 34 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 60 |
| Solds | 149 | 105 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 274 |
| Sold Volume | $63.2M | $7.12M | $3.44M | $480K | $4.27M | $78.5M |
Sold Median Price | $400K | $51,500 | $221K | $480K | $690K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 83 | 111 | 73 | 107 | 29 |
VS.
1st-Half 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings (as of 6/30/22) | 134 | 188 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 349 |
| Pendings | 48 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| Solds | 237 | 188 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 448 |
| Sold Volume | $99M | $13.6M | $3.7M | $1.54M | $3.64M | $121.5M |
Sold Median Price | $399K | $59K | $240K | $771,500 | $530K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 38 | 68 | 90 | 126 | 218 |
2nd-Quarter 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 87 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 142 |
| Sold Volume | $34M | $3.27M | $2.21M | $0 | $0 | $39.48M |
Sold Median Price | $375K | $62,500 | $290K | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 78 | 102 | 29 | N/A | N/A |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 83 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 139 |
| Sold Volume | $34.9M | $3.1M | $2.1M | $0 | $900K | $41M |
Sold Median Price | $399,500 | $55K | $252,500 | N/A | $900K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 78 | 76 | 132 | N/A | 59 |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 77 | 49 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 134 |
| Sold Volume | $32.2M | $3.4M | $1.14M | $0 | $6.41M | $43.15M |
Sold Median Price | $399,900 | $55K | $208,900 | N/A | $500K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 83 | 99 | 22 | N/A | 59 |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 88 | 68 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 163 |
| Sold Volume | $38.7M | $4.85M | $1.34M | $0 | $3M | $47.89M |
Sold Median Price | $406,500 | $59,500 | $219,950 | N/A | $3M | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 61 | 113 | 80 | N/A | 0 |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 149 | 84 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 246 |
| Sold Volume | $61.9M | $6.77M | $1.27M | $0 | $3.64M | $73.58M |
Sold Median Price | $395K | $60,500 | $200K | N/A | $530K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 35 | 84 | 164 | N/A | 218 |
NORTH BEACH (Ocean City to Moclips) MARKET:
Click on the following links to view the MLS flyers for sold properties (2nd-Quarter of 2026):
1st-Half 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
Current Listings (as of 8/29/26) | 103 | 59 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 170 |
| Pendings | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Solds | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| Sold Volume | $20.6M | $3.68M | $1.94M | $0 | $0 | $26.2M |
Sold Median Price | $600K | $125,450 | $1.94M | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 100 | 186 | 0 | N/A | N/A |
1st-Half 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
Current Listings (as of 6/30/25) | 82 | 55 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 143 |
| Pendings | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Solds | 29 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 |
| Sold Volume | $20.6M | $2.7M | $342,900 | $1.12M | $1.47M | $26.2M |
Sold Median Price | $659,900 | $107,500 | $342,900 | $1.12M | $735K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 71 | 88 | 10 | 116 | 164 |
1st-Half 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
Current Listings (as of 6/30/24) | 62 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 103 |
| Pendings | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Solds | 39 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
| Sold Volume | $24.5M | $3.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $28.2M |
Sold Median Price | $590K | $82,950 | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 50 | 122 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1st-Half 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
Current Listings (as of 6/30/23) | 39 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 97 |
| Pendings | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Solds | 48 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 66 |
| Sold Volume | $34.3M | $1.18M | $0 | $0 | $837,500 | $36.32M |
Sold Median Price | $697,500 | $49K | N/A | N/A | $837,500 | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 42 | 72 | N/A | N/A | 65 |
1st-Half 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
Current Listings (as of 6/30/22) | 23 | 63 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 92 |
| Pendings | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| Solds | 52 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 98 |
| Sold Volume | $37M | $7M | $3.84M | $0 | $1.5M | $49.34M |
Sold Median Price | $680,765 | $75K | $749K | N/A | $400K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 52 | 113 | 10 | N/A | 119 |
2nd-Quarter 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Sold Volume | $13.3M | $2.7M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $16M |
Sold Median Price | $630K | $133K | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 103 | 222 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 |
| Sold Volume | $12.2M | $1.85M | $342,900 | $0 | $1.47M | $15.8M |
Sold Median Price | $785K | $110K | $342,900 | N/A | $735K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 40 | 114 | 10 | N/A | 164 |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
| Sold Volume | $14.3M | $1.29M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15.59M |
Sold Median Price | $512,500 | $120K | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 60 | 150 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 36 |
| Sold Volume | $15.6M | $641,500 | $0 | $0 | $837,500 | $17.08M |
Sold Median Price | $514,950 | $60K | N/A | N/A | $837,500 | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 49 | 51 | N/A | N/A | 65 |
VS.
2nd-Quarter 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Solds | 32 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 |
| Sold Volume | $21.8M | $4.6M | $340K | $0 | $100K | $26.84M |
Sold Median Price | $691,070 | $90K | $340K | N/A | $100K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 11 | 135 | 48 | N/A | 1252 |
SOUTH BEACH (Westport/Grayland/Ocosta) MARKET:
1st-Half 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 61 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 140 |
| Pendings | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Solds | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 |
| Sold Volume | $8.84M | $1.66M | $754K | $367K | $299K | $11.92M |
| Sold Median Price | $310K | $100,500 | $377K | $367K | $299K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 98 | 160 | 299 | 164 | 393 |
VS.
1st-Half 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 44 | 30 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 95 |
| Pendings | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Solds | 43 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
| Sold Volume | $19.5M | $2.3M | $747K | $0 | $640K | $23.2M |
| Sold Median Price | $365K | $90K | $183K | N/A | $640K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 103 | 134 | 133 | N/A | 7 |
VS.
1st-Half 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 44 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 85 |
| Pendings | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Solds | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 55 |
| Sold Volume | $12.57M | $2.2M | $2.22M | $0 | $2.03M | $19.02M |
| Sold Median Price | $345,750 | $152,500 | $350K | N/A | $500K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 75 | 61 | 83 | N/A | 28 |
VS.
1st-Half 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 25 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 60 |
| Pendings | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Solds | 39 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 71 |
| Sold Volume | $15.94M | $6.56M | $2.12M | $845K | $2M | $27.46M |
| Sold Median Price | $360K | $103K | $349,500 | $422,500 | $2M | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 79 | 135 | 32 | 14 | 223 |
VS.
1st-Half 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 25 | 16 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 57 |
| Pendings | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Solds | 30 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 66 |
| Sold Volume | $11.8M | $3M | $3.97M | $0 | $1.43M | $20.2M |
| Sold Median Price | $352,750 | $105K | $395K | N/A | $180,250 | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 16 | 106 | 46 | N/A | 54 |
LONG BEACH PENINSULA (Ilwaco to Surfside Estates) MARKET:
1st-Half 2026 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 217 | 155 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 411 |
| Pendings | 41 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 |
| Solds | 130 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 201 |
| Sold Volume | $51.8M | $6.07M | $5.04M | $1.66M | $1.07M | $65.64M |
| Sold Median Price | $357K | $125K | $239,500 | $831K | $538,750 | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 107 | 83 | 104 | 174 | 159 |
VS.
1st-Half 2025 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 211 | 147 | 29 | 4 | 15 | 406 |
| Pendings | 38 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| Solds | 125 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 196 |
| Sold Volume | $56.9M | $6.1M | $3.26M | $770K | $1.35M | $68.38M |
| Sold Median Price | $377K | $95K | $219K | $385K | $1.35M | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 102 | 116 | 114 | 50 | 0 |
VS.
1st-Half 2024 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 167 | 120 | 28 | 2 | 12 | 329 |
| Pendings | 26 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 49 |
| Solds | 137 | 65 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 222 |
| Sold Volume | $55.9M | $8.3M | $4.3M | $1.51M | $924K | $70.9M |
| Sold Median Price | $340K | $115K | $250K | $525K | $260K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 72 | 104 | 36 | 63 | 101 |
VS.
1st-Half 2023 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 133 | 101 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 264 |
| Pendings | 41 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
| Solds | 146 | 81 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 245 |
| Sold Volume | $57.2M | $9.5M | $3.46M | $1.36M | $2.15M | $73.67M |
| Sold Median Price | $350K | $100K | $260K | $308,500 | $285K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 69 | 70 | 34 | 94 | 37 |
VS.
1st-Half 2022 | Homes | Land | Condos | Multi- Family | Commercial | Total |
| Current Listings | 96 | 112 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 222 |
| Pendings | 37 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| Solds | 173 | 99 | 19 | 1 | 7 | 299 |
| Sold Volume | $62.5M | $11.65M | $5.63M | $589K | $4.33M | $84.67M |
| Sold Median Price | $344,100 | $110K | $269K | $589K | $530K | |
Avg. Days on Market (solds) | 36 | 72 | 30 | 0 | 72 |
NOTE: All of the above data was pulled from the NWMLS and is not guaranteed.
MORTGAGE NEWS
Interest rates are currently at around 7% with 0 points (depending on credit and down payment). Funding is available through FHA, VA, USDA and Conventional Loans to buy primary and secondary/vacation homes in Ocean Shores and the North Beach. There are investment and construction loans available as well.
For more help on getting pre-approved/qualified, I suggest contacting Desi Goodwin of Highlands Mortgage at 425-232-8028, or e-mail her at dgoodwin@highlandsmortgage.com. You can also contact Saul Schiffner at Granite Bank at 425-422-6333, or e-mail him at saul.schiffner@granitebank.com. Or, contact Steph Thomasson at Guild Mortgage in Tumwater at 360-236-9777 or e-mail her at steph.thomasson@guildmortgage.net.
If you ever have any questions about Area Information and Real Estate in Ocean Shores and the North Beach, please do not hesitate to call or e-mail me.
~ April Swenson
aswenson25@juno.com
360-589-2777 (cell/text)
~ April Swenson
aswenson25@juno.com
360-589-2777 (cell/text)
Your Beach Destination Awaits You at the #1 Washington Coast Town!
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