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Top 20 Unique Home Features
Sometimes, finding the perfect home can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack! If you are looking for the ultimate entertainment space complete with an outdoor TV, or would love to work on cars in your own auto shop, NWMLS brokers have advanced searching tools to help find [..]
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Housing Hotspots: Listing Data & Market Trends
Have you ever wondered which locations in Washington have the most expensive homes, least expensive homes, or the highest number of sales? NWMLS brokers have answers! We’ve checked the NWMLS database (which contains hundreds of thousands of listings dating back to the 1990s) and put together some interesting trends from [..]
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4 Integrations That We LOVE in the Northwest MLS Mobile App
The Northwest MLS Mobile App provides NWMLS brokers and their clients with powerful search tools and valuable property insights to help them buy and sell real estate in the Pacific Northwest. The app is integrated with Matrix, the multiple listing service database that provides access to property details in real-time, [..]
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Finding a Home That Fits Your Needs: NWMLS’s Accessibility Search Features
Searching for a home that meets specific accessibility needs can be challenging, but NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service) makes it easier. In 2018, NWMLS introduced a variety of accessibility search filters, allowing brokers to find properties for their clients with important features that support mobility, hearing, vision, and overall ease [..]
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Going Green in the Pacific Northwest
In 2024, Northwest MLS brokers sold more than 1,000 residential homes and condominiums that were “green certified.” What is “Green Certified”? Green certification is an endorsement given to homes that are built to meet specific environmental sustainability criteria, such as resource efficiency, energy conservation, and waste reduction. When listing or [..]
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Evolution of Real Estate Transaction Forms: 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
As Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) celebrates its 40th Anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look back at how real estate transaction forms have evolved over the past four decades.
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Looking for a Home with Accessibility Features?
To help brokers and consumers find homes that fit the needs of all buyers, NWMLS added a variety of accessibility search fields in 2018. These fields give brokers the ability to highlight and search for homes with special features, assistive devices, and other universal design principles that are important to [..]
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The Evolution of Housing Market Data: 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
As NWMLS celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2024, let’s reflect on how housing market data has transformed over the past four decades. Accurate housing market data is essential for understanding trends, pricing, and buyer preferences. Over the years, NWMLS has continuously improved its data collection and reporting capabilities, offering members [..]
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Properties with Large Lots: Listing Data & Market Trends
Interested in purchasing a home with a large lot? Washington boasts a wide variety of landscapes from mountains to forest to farmland and this variety offers buyers an array of choices. Across Washington, the prices of homes with large lots can vary widely based on location, terrain, zoning and intended [..]
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NWMLS 40th Anniversary: Changes in Median Closed Sale Price
In celebration of NWMLS’s 40th anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look at how the price of homes and condominiums have evolved over the years in a few key counties in the Pacific Northwest. Median Closed Sale Price For many years, NWMLS has been tracking a variety of metrics each [..]