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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.

Seattle builders and developers win big at 2026 Gold Nugget Awards

Eastrail Flats was among the big winners at the annual Gold Nugget Awards, presented at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference on July 29.

Why new homes are no longer always more expensive than existing-homes

New builds are about the same price as existing homes on the market, but that is not due to rising regulatory costs builders have to pay.

Puget Sound prices are correcting, but homes are still moving: Matthew Gardner’s Q2 2026 housing market update

Economist Matthew Gardner joins Seattle Agent to discuss factors making waves in the national real estate climate, like the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, plus local themes like the importance of proper pricing.

Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty surpasses $1B in year-to-date sales volume

So far this year, RSIR boasts an average listing sale price of $1.877 million, an average listing-side closed price of $1.405 million and an average buyer-side closed price of $1.310 million.

Case-Shiller: Seattle home-price growth rises in May

Nationally, home-price growth topped 1% for the first time in 2026.

Chugga-chugga-choose this converted railcar

This converted train car in Ocean City, Washington, isn’t leaving the station any time soon, but it’s ready to welcome passengers for a one-time fare of $649,000.

New-home sales post upside surprise in June

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of 628,000 homes topped Wall Street’s estimates. 

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