Mercer Island’s most expensive home sales last month were led by a $5.2 million property built just this year.

In Seattle, buyers who wait until the third full week of October to buy stand to see 31.9% more active listings.

Chad Shriner, president, owner and principal broker of MSIR, will continue to serve as a managing broker and join RSIR’s Steering Committee.

Puget Sound-area sellers are facing the most competitive housing market in years this fall as hesitant buyers hang back, Jeff Tucker shared in his August 2026 Local Look.

Active listings rose to 24,675 homes on the market at month’s end, thanks to 9,546 new listings — a 9.3% year-over-year bump.

Hokanson has led the organization for 20 years and led the merger with the former Kittitas Realtor association.

Compass originally filed its lawsuit against the NWMLS in April 2025, alleging the listing service was a “monopolist” violating “homeowner choice”; NWMLS filed a counterclaim nearly a year later, claiming Compass’ three-phase listing strategy breached state law.

This month, we’re looking at the priciest new listings in Bellevue, led by a $10.3 million condo at the Park Row community.

New features include an AI-powered search, direct broker attribution and an agent/brokerage directory. All NWMLS listings will also be broadcast on Cribio’s national platform.

The Emerald City the place with the smallest apartments in the nation — smaller even, than San Francisco.

The pace of home-price growth rose nationally but with significant regional differences.

Specifically, the order cuts red tape around building permits, launches a new housing production task force and advances active efforts currently underway in Seattle.

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty is exclusively handling sales.

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

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

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