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Are buyers over the ‘dream home’ sales pitch?

Buyers are reportedly looking for homes that reflect how they actually live, not how they could be living.

The Boardwalk Residences now open at Bellingham Waterfront District

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty is exclusively handling sales.

Kickflip into this skate compound

Calling all skateboarding enthusiasts! This Austin-area home — known as the River Road Skate Compound — has a huge skate bowl in the backyard.

The United States’ ‘K-shaped’ housing market

Active buyers are looking for more expensive homes, while price-constrained buyers are looking at fewer homes altogether.

Seattle is the No. 7 large real estate market in the country

Seattle ranked seventh among large cities — those with over 300,000 residents — behind Charlotte, Irvine, Raleigh, Henderson, Fort Worth and Nashville.

Builder confidence rises in August

The move was an improvement over July, but sentiment still remained in negative territory. 

The 10 most expensive condos sold in greater Seattle in July

This month, we’re looking exclusively at luxury condominium sales across the greater Seattle area.

Pending home sales falling fast in Seattle

Pending sales dropped 15.6% — the largest decline in the country.

Seattle City Council passes legislation to axe ‘rental junk fees’

The legislation, passed in an 8-0 vote, is another win for Mayor Katie Wilson’s ongoing affordability agenda.

Washington agent Jeanie Kendall launches nationwide LGBTQ-friendly real estate referral brokerage

Though licensed in Washington, Common Ground Referrals will serve clients across the United States.

Cotality: Midwest, Northeast markets drive overall US home-price growth in June

Looking ahead, Cotality expects the median price of a home to increase 1.5% through June 2027. 

Is the data center boom affecting residential real estate?

Three years after the opening of a large center, ZIP codes retained 66% of their pre-opening active listings, compared to 43% in similar areas without a data center.

Local Look: ‘Buyers not showing up in a big way’ this summer

Jeff Tucker, principal economist at Windermere Real Estate, shares a Local Look at the unusually slow summer that followed a weak spring selling season across the Northwest MLS region.

Seattle City Council passes amendment to Do-Not-Solicit ordinance

SKCR advocated for an amendment that would target those predatory actors without restricting legitimate real estate communications.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions Compass-MRED partnership over fair housing, antitrust concerns

Just last month, the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform and Antitrust began looking into the relationship between Compass and MRED.

Inventory jumps nearly 20% in northwest Washington

A total of 24,888 homes were on the market across the region during the month, boosted by 11,517 new listings.

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