Housing inventory in 27 Northwest counties rose nearly 28% year over year to 13,341 properties, with 19 counties seeing double-digit gains. King County listings increased 35.5%, Snohomish County 50.2%. Median prices fell 1.6% overall but rose 4.2% from January. King County's median price rose 2.4% to $840,000; Snohomish fell 2% to $720,000. Sales declined in both counties. Mortgage rates dropped below 6%, boosting market activity.