Idylwood Homes for Sale

Idylwood sits on the Redmond side of Lake Sammamish, where the ground slopes down toward the shoreline and the parcels closest to the water end at the water itself. That is the shape of the place, and it is also the shape of the decision. Every buyer here works out the same thing early: whether you want the water in front of the house, with the frontage and the structures that come attached to it, or whether you would rather own here without it. Homes Northwest works this pocket of Redmond closely, and the homes for sale here are best understood once you have settled that question for yourself. Everything after it follows more easily.

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Idylwood at a Glance

ZIP codes in these listings

98052

Typical asking price

$917,000 (median of 26 active listings)

Typical sold price

$1,430,000 (median of 65 home sales, excluding 1 land and other non-dwelling sales, past 12 months)

Typical home

1,586 sq ft (n=26) · 2.5 bed / 2 bath (medians, n=26)

Typical days to sell

12 days (median of 65 closed home sales, past 12 months)

Months of supply

4.7 (balanced)

Sold-to-list

98.4% of asking (median per home sale, n=65)

Data current as of

August 2026

What you are really shopping for in Idylwood

Strip away the usual filters and one option defines this search: waterfront homes. That is what buyers come to Idylwood for, and it is what the listings here are built around. So the shortlist is less about bedroom counts and more about the edge of the lot, what the shoreline is made of, what sits at the bottom of the lawn, and how much of that becomes yours on closing day. Come in knowing whether you want that boundary in your name, and the rest of the search narrows quickly.

Waterfront homes in Idylwood

Owning the frontage gives you something a fence never does: the water in front of the house is open ground that stays open, though the far shore and the docks on either side of you belong to other people. That changes how the house gets used. The back of the property becomes the front, rooms orient toward the lake, and the lawn stops at an edge you are responsible for rather than at a neighbor's line. Median sale price on this stock sits around $640,000 across 37 sales, with homes typically built in 1974 and around 26 days between listing and sale. What you live with day to day is a house whose lakeside face takes weather from one direction, so gutters, decking and the shoreline edge stay on your maintenance calendar year after year.

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What ownership asks of you here

The typical home dates to 1974, which means the major systems have almost certainly been replaced once already. The useful questions are when, by whom, and what is still original: a furnace swapped out fifteen years ago and a panel never touched are very different inheritances. The most common layout to trade hands is the four-bedroom, at a median of around $1.64 million across 24 closed sales. Establish early whether a listing sits inside an association with rules and documents or in no subdivision at all, because the answer sets what you may do to the exterior and what comes due each year. Idylwood Park is in the neighborhood, worth knowing if you would rather look at listings a little back from the shore. Either way, the roof, the drive and the grounds are on your own schedule.

What to verify before you commit

• Proximity to Lake Sammamish and lake access rights.
• Shoreline management regulations and lake buffer setbacks on Lake Sammamish.
• Private dock, boat lift, and moorage permitting and condition.
• Check which fire district serves the property and get a homeowners quote early, since availability varies by location.
• Tree removal and view/canopy regulations.

Buying in Idylwood with Homes Northwest

Homes Northwest has spent years in Idylwood and knows how these houses are put together, which means someone walks a property with you and points out what is worth a second look before you write anything. That is the practical value of local knowledge: fewer surprises, and a clearer sense of what a given house will ask of you. The choice this page keeps coming back to is waterfront, and it is a choice worth taking your time over. Weighed properly, it ends with a home that suits how you actually live and a decision you feel settled about long after the paperwork is done.