Coopers Home Buyers releases Kitsap housing update citing 26% inventory rise

Coopers Home Buyers has released its October 2026 Kitsap housing update, citing 795 active listings in the county, up from 631 a year earlier. The company’s figures imply a 26.0% increase in listings, while its reported median time on market fell to 53 days from 58 days a year before.

The Olalla, Washington-based residential property buyer calculated the inventory change as 164 additional listings divided by the October 2025 total of 631. Its update also put the county’s median time on market at 51 days in September 2026 and compared October’s 53 days with a statewide median of 61 days.

Why do Kitsap County housing figures differ across reports?

Active listings measure homes available for sale at a given point, while median days on market measures the midpoint of listing times in a dataset. The figures are not necessarily interchangeable when providers use different listing sources, coverage periods or definitions of market time.

Realtor.com reported 1,683 active listings in Kitsap County for October 2026, up 7.86% year on year, with a median 51 days on market. Its figures differ materially from those in Coopers’ update. A separate Beyond Real Estate report, which cites Northwest Multiple Listing Service data and lists sales through October with listings as of November 9, recorded 855 active listings and 24 median days active.

The available reports do not provide enough methodological detail to reconcile those totals. In particular, “days active” and “days on market” may capture different stages or rules within the respective datasets. Readers comparing local housing conditions should therefore treat each series according to its stated source and timing rather than combine their counts or durations.

What does Coopers say sellers should compare?

Coopers describes its business as purchasing homes directly from owners across Washington, including Kitsap County communities such as Bremerton and Port Orchard. The company’s Kitsap County as-is home-buying service is aimed at owners considering a sale without completing repairs or using a conventional listing process.

In its framing, sellers assessing a conventional listing alongside a direct offer should compare expected proceeds after expenses, conditions attached to an offer and the proposed closing date. The company also says owners can consider written repair estimates, the time needed to complete work, and potential inspection, financing and closing-date conditions.

That comparison reflects Coopers’ account of its offering rather than a countywide assessment. The October data nevertheless show why listing counts and selling-time measures need to be read alongside the methods used to generate them.