The short answer: It's taking longer in 2026 to sell a home in the Tri-Cities than it has in years.
Here's new data hot off the presses about how long it's taking homes to sell so far in 2026.
Tri-Cities Home Sales 2026
So far this year, 1,354 homes have sold in the immediate Tri-Cities area*. Those homes spent an average of 63 days on market and a median of 32 days on market.
Compare that to Jan 1 thru May 28, 2025: We had 1,279 sales and those homes spent an average of 54 days on market and a median of 29 days on market.
A difference of 9 days average or 3 days median may not seem like a lot on the surface, but from a mathematical perspective, when you have a set of ~1300 items (homes, in this case), it takes a good amount of change to move the needle on averages and medians.
This visual maybe shows it better, it's month-to-month median days on market from 2020 to today.
Pretty striking, huh? (And jeez...look how crazy it was during the pandemic. Still can't believe what the Tri-Cities market was like back then.)
This is good news for local home buyers, who typically don't need to rush into writing offers on homes that aren't quite right.
It's also a warning for homeowners: Your home must be priced right and move-in ready if you want to sell on your desired timeline.
-Cari
(Reminder: Our "Tri-Cities" includes only Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, and Burbank -- i.e., the immediate area. Most agents get their data from our local Realtors' Assn., which also includes further away towns like Basin City, Connell, Eltopia, Kahlotus, Mesa, and others.)
