Seattle’s ‘wary’ home shoppers leave housing market in limbo

As more for-sale signs sprouted in front yards this summer, homes across the region sat on the market awaiting home-shoppers willing to make a leap despite high prices and stubborn mortgage rates.

At current demand, it would take more than three months to sell all the single-family homes listed in King County, according to a measure known as months of inventory released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service on Tuesday.

And it’s more than just a typical seasonal slowdown in the market: That’s the largest amount of supply here in at least a decade…

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