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  • How tech layoffs and new taxes are reshaping Eastside home prices

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• Seattle home prices drop 9% as inventory hits 15-year high (seattlered.com) — Kirkland readers are seeing the ripple effects of tech layoffs and new state taxes as Eastside home prices tumble, with high-end buyers pulling back. Seattle's median home price dropped about $100,000 in August, while Eastside prices fell even more sharply amid 15-year-high inventory, shifting bargaining power toward buyers and pressuring sellers to cut expectations.
   

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