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Market Report · May 2026

ZIP 98023 — Federal Way South

📍 Seattle Metro · Washington
71
🟡 WARM
Balanced market · 23 avg days on market
Property tax ~0.919%/yr
$450K
Median Price
23
Days on Market
$2,858
Est. Monthly PITI

Mortgage Breakdown — 98023

Median Home Price$450,000
20% Down Payment$90,000
Loan Amount$360,000
P&I at 6.7%$2,323/mo
Property Tax Est.$348/mo
Total PITI$2,858/mo
Income Needed (36% DTI)$95,266/yr
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24.4%
of FHA applications denied in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA, 2025 · national 22.1%
MOVEMENT MORTGAGE, LLC
6.4%
United Wholesale Mortgage
26.2%
ROCKET MORTGAGE
33.0%

A 26.6-point spread between the busiest FHA lenders in this metro.

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CFPB HMDA 2025, computed by FinanceRateCalc. Covers the highest-volume lenders published for this market, not all lenders. Rates reflect applicant mix as well as lender practice — historical observations, not predictions. CC BY 4.0, not independently reproduced.

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