“John, Sean, Andy, Lesley and Gabby are builders and operators with a track record of turning opportunity into results,” said CEO and President Chris Czarnecki. “Now, we’re putting that experience to work at greater scale.”

Curb appeal is important to today’s homeowners — that is, they want the exteriors of their homes to appeal to their own preferences and sensibilities rather than those of potential buyers.

The findings come as Redfin partnered with The Weather Company on all for-sale listings to provide ZIP Code-level metrics to buyers.

Wall has been a major player in the national real estate community for nearly 30 years, previously having held leadership roles with Anywhere Real Estate, REMAX and Douglas Elliman.

The triennial survey of 2,000 American residents from the 50 largest metropolitan areas, the National Association of REALTORS® Community and Transportation Preference Survey, found buyers and residents prefer more housing options and communities designed for easy access.

You won’t have to room with aliens, but this property represents a rare opportunity to own a condominium inside an Earthside spaceship.

Nationally, home sales in the 51 metro areas surveyed by REMAX showed measured growth of 8.9% month over month and 7.8% year over year, REMAX said. 

The annual and monthly declines of 0.3% and 5.4%, respectively, do not fully capture the geographic variability of market performance. 

Last month, greater Seattle’s priciest home sale was a Mercer Island mansion with 101 feet of Lake Washington water frontage.

The city boasted a median income of $93,717 for graduates — higher than nearly any other large city in the country — plus 477 leisure establishments and 9 coworking spaces for every 100,000 residents.

With more than 1,200 affiliated agents, JMG reportedly generated nearly $5.9 billion in sales volume across more than 12,300 transaction sides in 2025.  

The median sales price of a home hit an all-time high of $440,600. 

Buyers in Northwest Washington had more homes to choose from than in any previous month of the year, according to the latest data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Looking ahead, Cotality expects home prices to rise 4.8% between May 2026 and May 2027. 

The hearing will determine whether Zillow can continue enforcing its ban on MRED’s listing feed while its lawsuit against Compass and MRED proceeds toward trial. 

Nationally, the median list price slipped 2.4%, marking the eighth month in a row of declines.