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These small Seattle-area cities are some of the best in the country

Nearly one-third of Americans say they’d prefer to live in the suburbs — but which small towns offer the best options for homeowners and buyers?

Redfin to cut ties with NAR, citing recent sex harassment claims

Redfin said it will require many of its agents to leave NAR and the association has “forced an all-or-nothing choice on us,” and it would therefore “choose nothing.”

The most expensive home for sale in Washington

Point2Homes analyzed listings in every U.S. state and Washington, D.C. to determine the most expensive home for sale in each.

NAR: Pending-home sales fall 7.1% on high interest rates

Regionally, pending sales were down across the board on both a monthly and an annual basis, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

NAR: Existing-home price rises again as sales continue to slide

Total housing inventory at the end of August was 1.11 million units, up 3.7% from July but down 14.6% on a year-over-year basis, the National Association of REALTORS® said. 

Seattle agent recognized in third annual LGBTQ+ Real Estate Top Producers list

The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance announced the rankings for its third annual LGBTQ+ Real Estate Top Producers list.

Amazon pledges $40 million for affordable housing

Three nonprofit organizations in the Seattle area will receive financial assistance through Amazon’s grants.

CoreLogic: Home-price growth picks up speed in July

CoreLogic expects prices to continue to grow through next year, albeit at a more traditional pace than in the height of the pandemic. 

Luxury Presence launches Presence Copilot with Dawn McKenna

“I started building this app to give my team a competitive advantage,” McKenna said. But now, she is excited to share the app with the public.

NAR: Pending-home sales post second monthly increase in a row

Pending transactions were in negative territory for most of this year, so the recent increases could bode well for future activity. 

Case-Shiller: Home-price index just 0.02% off 2022 peak; Seattle sees 0.9% decline

A fifth consecutive month of increases in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index suggests the housing market recovery that began earlier this year is likely to continue. 

‘Collapse’ of housing inventory drives price rebound

Two weeks after housing inventory turned negative, home prices posted a healthy increase, MarketNsight said. 

Seattle ranks as one of 2023’s top real estate markets

A new report from WalletHub shows that Seattle’s real estate market is actually among the healthiest in the country.

NAR: Existing-home sales decline as median price remains above $400,000

High mortgage rates and limited inventory continued to weigh on sales activity, National Association of REALTORS®Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said. 

Fulton Grace Realty expands into Arizona

Chicago-based brokerage Fulton Grace Realty is expanding into Arizona with its first franchise partner.

NAR: Pending-home sales rise for the first time in four months

The industry group issued its housing-market forecast along with its monthly Pending Home Sales Index for June. 

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