I would compare your home against the recent middle, not the extreme high
If you are deciding where your Seattle, WA home belongs on the price ladder, I would not start with the highest sale I can find. I would start with the recent middle, because a typical closed price of $830,000 tells me more about today's real buying behavior than a one-off top number does.
Over the previous 30 days, the typical closed price in Seattle, WA was $830,000, while the recent closed examples shown here ranged as high as $1,619,000. That top end is real, but I would only use it if your home truly competes at that level on size, condition, and overall appeal.
This is where sellers can lose the plot. One high sale can distort the conversation, especially when the broader typical estimated value is $845,900 and the market still shows a tighter middle than many owners want to believe. I would rather position a home correctly in Seattle, WA than spend weeks defending a number that never had enough support.
Build your range from the middle outward. Test every upward adjustment against a specific feature buyers will actually recognize. Let the exceptions stay exceptional.
