Brokers from Seattle King County REALTORS® responded to this month’s Broker Bulletin poll, answering the question, What percent of your submitted offers and listings this year have involved multiple offer situations? Nineteen percent of respondents each said 0-25 percent and 26-50 percent, while nearly a quarter said that 51-75 percent… Read more
The Women’s Council of REALTORS® (WCR) South King County kicked off the year with over 100 WCR members and guests for the installation of their 2018 leadership at their recent meeting. The meeting featured a presentation from Lennox Scott on the 2018 Puget Sound real estate forecast. Scott, chairman and… Read more
KIRKLAND, Washington (July 6, 2017) – For frustrated house hunters, there’s hope: the volume of new listings added to inventory during June (13,658) was the highest total for any single month since May 2008 (14,176 new listings), according to the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. “This time of… Read more
The City of Medina recently adopted updates to the city’s sign code that preserve the reasonable use of real estate signs to market homes for sale. “The brokerage community worked together for a good result,” said Tere Foster, principal at Avenue Properties. “We committed to help members of the real… Read more
KIRKLAND, Washington (June 6, 2017) – Would-be buyers who have been shut out of the real estate market should test the “real estate waters” during the summer months suggests one industry leader. “Summer might provide some competitive relief for weary buyers,” said Gary O’Leyar, owner of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Signature… Read more
KIRKLAND, Washington (May 4, 2017) – “Frustrating” is how brokers are summarizing the mood of buyers, brokers – and industry professionals – during the current housing market frenzy. New statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service show declines in inventory and sales, while prices continue their upward trajectory, but those numbers… Read more
KIRKLAND, Washington (April 6, 2017) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers expected an uptick in the number of new listings during March, and that expectation was met with a significant gain – up more than 50 percent from February. Members added 10,321 new listings last month, but they also reported… Read more
The Seattle King County REALTORS® annual Battle of the Barristers legal seminar is equal measures of legal debate, important case law and practical dos and don’t for real estate brokers. At this year’s event, held today in Bellevue, top attorneys Mike Spence, Chris Osborn, Annie Fitzsimmons, Lars Neste and Doug Tingvall, covered… Read more
More than 470 REALTORS® and Affiliates showed up today for the annual “Battle of the Barristers” legal education program which raised close to $19,00 for the First Citizen Scholarship Foundation. You can find out more about the scholarship program here. Known as “the most informative and entertaining real estate legal event… Read more
KIRKLAND (March 6, 2017) – Home buyers are in a spring mood, but sellers are still hibernating, suggested one broker while commenting about the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Figures for February and feedback from brokers indicate record-low inventory is spurring multiple offers, rising prices, fewer sales, and… Read more