California-based homebuilder New Home Co. is expanding further into the Pacific Northwest with the opening of a new Washington division.

The hire follows the December 2022 firing of the homebuilder’s senior vice president for field operations, who had been tapped to become COO on Jan. 1. 

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the city will award $147 million to affordable housing providers this year.

Boulevard Park, with a population just over 5,000, has a median price per square foot of $222, a 61% difference compared to Seattle.

Seattle’s April average home value and pending sales rose from March as new inventory fell.

The brokerage says the “business communities” — KW Operations, KW Wellness and KW Clarity — provide agents with specialized training, technology, coaching and referral opportunities. 

Seattle came in at No. 6 overall, largely in part to the high number of U-Pick Farms available in the area.

The Madrona Group acquired John L. Scott brokerages in Bothell and Mukilteo, bringing its Seattle-area office count to four.

The average monthly HOA fee in Washington is $388. 

With bipartisan support in both the Senate and the House, the legislation is likely to end up on the governor’s desk in one form or another.

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“The new office demonstrates that Coldwell Banker Bain is growing in this region,” said Emma Nolan, principal managing broker of the new branch office. “We look forward to being the Snohomish hub.”

eXp Realty’s rank as the top brokerage by sides is up two spots from last year’s ranking. The brokerage also ranked fourth in the country for sales volume.

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In Seattle, home prices fell 5.1% on a yearly basis and 1.4% on a monthly one.