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Category: Market Update
Market Update
Brokers detect good news for home buyers, citing gains in listings and moderating prices
KIRKLAND, Washington (May 5, 2021) – Finally, some good news for home buyers! Sizeable increases in new listings compared to a year ag...
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Northwest MLS brokers say bidding wars, escalating prices, and buyer fatigue are widespread
KIRKLAND, Washington (April 7, 2021) – Brokers with Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) added 10,562 new listings to inventory ...
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Housing market stays hot despite some “lousy” February weather
KIRKLAND, Washington (March 4, 2021) – Housing activity during February remained hot around much of Washington state despite significa...
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Pandemic presents new option for home buyers as market “kept foot firmly on the accelerator”
KIRKLAND, Washington (February 4, 2021) – Home buyers who have been precluded from entering Puget Sound’s competitive market may...
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“Extraordinary market conditions” sustain strong home sales around Washington state during holidays
KIRKLAND, Washington (January 6, 2021) – “Insatiable buyer demand” is keeping inventory scarce as house hunters try to out...
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Northwest MLS brokers say real estate activity across Washington remains strong
KIRKLAND, Washington (December 7, 2020) – Some real estate brokers expect the competition for homes to ease somewhat over the holidays...
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Anxiety among home buyers “incredibly high” as they vie for unprecedented shortage of homes across much of Washington state
KIRKLAND, Washington (November 5, 2020) – “Finding and buying a home today is more difficult than at any time in the past 40 yea...
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Northwest MLS brokers say September’s home sales reached highest level since June 2018
KIRKLAND, Washington (October 7, 2020) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers completed 10,175 sales transactions during Septemb...
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Would-be homebuyers have more buying power, but also more competition for meager inventory
KIRKLAND, Washington (September 4, 2020) – Extremely low interest rates mean would-be home buyers have more buying power, but sparse i...
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Opportunities abound for home buyers and sellers, but brokers say “don’t delay”
KIRKLAND, Washington (August 6, 2020) – Brokers added the largest monthly number of new listings during July since May 2019, but pent-...