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Windermere was the only real estate company on the list, which ranked the top 30 corporate philanthropists in the Puget Sound region and included giants like Microsoft, Amazon and Costco.

Nationally, home sales slid 1.4% year over year but increased 11.3% month over month, RE/MAX said.

A $12.5 million home on Hunts Point tops the list of the most expensive Seattle-area home sales last month.

Space constraints are, of course, part of the reason for micro-housing’s meteoric rise in Seattle and many other West Coast hubs, where land for new development is limited and affordability is low.

New CFO Tim Dieffenbecher previously served with CEO Chris Czarnecki at Broadstone Net Lease and Broadstone Real Estate.

Building a luxury real estate brand starts with a luxurious website, says Malte Kramer, founder and CEO of Luxury Presence.

The cleaning brand analyzed factors like population density, the prevalence of pests like rodents and cockroaches, vandalism, litter, air quality and water quality.

Many of the priciest new listings this month are waterfront properties, including a $5.7 million home floating in Lake Union and a $4.3 million condo houseboat at Roanoke Reef.

Topics on the docket include House Bill 1110, “Trumponomics” and artificial intelligence’s impact on the regional economy and housing.

The brokerage announced its pursuit in a press release on April 25.

“This next chapter at Crescent Ridge brings so much to be excited about,” Jacques said in a press release.

Northwest MLS reinstated the data license to Compass on April 17th, the group said in a statement.

The Seattle suburbs are home to all 10 of the most expensive properties sold last month, led by a $13.1 million estate on Mercer Island.

A new website encourages home sellers in Washington state to join a potential class-action lawsuit against NWMLS.

NWMLS’s statement, penned by President and CEO Justin Haag, comes just days after NAR’s recent decision to keep its Clear Cooperation Policy, but introduce a new listing option that allows sellers to delay broader marketing of their properties.

The program also makes NWMLS listings available to brokers from participating MLSs, including partners in California, Colorado, the Midwest and the East Coast.