NEWS & INSIGHTS
What’s Happening
Monthly Market Update
Prices and number of sales increased despite reduced inventory
Real estate market activity has remained slow in accordance with typical seasonal patterns.
Press Release
NWMLS Announces Officers for its Board of Directors
Officers are elected from current members of the NWMLS board Frank Leach, designated broker and owner of RE/MAX Platinum Services in Silverdale and team leader of the Frank Leach Group, was elected as the 2024 chairperson of the board. He served as vice chairperson of the NWMLS board in 2023. [..]
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Homes with Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): NWMLS 2023 Listing Data & Market Trends
An accessory dwelling unit, also known as an ADU, is a secondary residential living space on the same lot as a single-family home. It can be attached to the primary residence or it can be completely detached, referred to as a DADU in some areas. To be considered an [..]
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Are You Using the Northwest MLS Mobile App?
Have you downloaded the Northwest MLS Mobile App? This app is a powerful tool that provides the most up-to-date listings in your market, and helps real estate brokers and their clients connect.
Press Release
NWMLS brokers log 64,208 sales during 2023
Transactions are valued at nearly $48 billion Northwest MLS, the source for the most current, accurate market listing data in Washington state, today released its Annual Report on sales and listing activity for 2023. The activity in the report reflects the work of its more than 32,000 brokers in over [..]
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The History of Northwest Multiple Listing Service: Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry for 40 Years
“The multiple listing concept emerged in the late 1940s in the form of cooperative listing exchanges. They originated with brokers sharing information over coffee. Eventually, details on available properties were compiled on a card system, then catalogued in books.” In 1984 Puget Sound Multiple Listing Association (PSMLA) was formed when [..]
Monthly Market Update
Signs of optimism despite reduced inventory
The new year kicks off with some hopeful signs for buyers within the real estate market.
Press Release
NWMLS Incoming President & CEO Elected to Council of Multiple Listing Services Board of Directors
Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) incoming President & CEO Justin Haag was elected to the board of directors of the Council of Multiple Listing Services (CMLS), the professional trade organization serving the multiple listing service industry. His three-year term on the CMLS board will begin January 1, 2024. CMLS consists [..]
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Holiday Staging Tips
Though the holidays are historically one of the slower seasons in real estate, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any house-hunters out there looking to ring in the New Year in a new home.