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RE/MAX agent Tina McDonough awarded with “Good Neighbor” designation

Seattle King County REALTORS® has named Realtor Tina McDonough its Q3 “Good Neighbor” for her tireless efforts in fighting for a cure for cancer and assisting patients and their families

Seattle makes top 10 most neighborly cities

What do you think put Seattle up so high on the list?

DepositLink unveils platform to eliminate paper-check payments to broker and title companies

The new program, DepositLink Pay, allows a broker, agent or title company to direct buyers and renters to a customized URL or a “Pay” button online to make digital earnest-money deposits and rental payments with no cost to brokers, agents or companies. 

MooveGuru opens proptech franchise YourHomeHub

The user of the app can monitor information about their home and local market conditions, store important documents, generate estimates for home repairs and find a local contractor for more than 1,000 different home-service categories. 

Mortgage rates spike at the end of September

Mortgage rates rose quickly last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate hit 3.01%, up 0.13% from the week prior.

Here’s the church, here’s the steeple…

Open the doors, and there are all the prospective buyers! This enchanting Westernville, NY home was restored and rebuilt to pay historic homage to the church it once was.

Housing inventory supply shortage beginning to ease

Expect a stable housing market over the next five years — despite the expiration of COVID-era protections — says a new Zillow report.

Seattle ranks as 14th most-expensive city to rent an apartment

Seattle ranks as the 14th most-expensive city (among 100) to rent a one- or two-bedroom apartment.

Fly direct to this Pennsylvania mountain home

Atop Murray’s Mountain in Emporium, PA is a pilot’s fantasy: a fly-in ranch featuring a 1,700-foot airport runway! The unusual property type has an official right of way to the nearby airstrip.

NAR: Pending home sales rebound in August

All four geographic regions saw increases, led by the Midwest, which clocked a 10.4% rise from July, and the South, where sales rose 8.6%. Pending transactions rose 7.2% in the West and 4.6% in the North.

How much can you save by downsizing? It depends on where you live.

Property values continue to rise and those looking to downsize can make the most of the current market highs, but how much you can save by downsizing can vary significantly depending on where you live.

ShowingTime: Seattle leads nation in home showings

A new report shows the market cooled in August, at least in terms of the number of prospective buyers looking at homes.

Save the date! Battle of the Barristers (online event) set for Oct. 7

Mark your calendars. The annual Battle of the Barristers on Oct. 7, promises to be fun and informative.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller: Home-price gains set fourth record in a row

The 10-city composite index rose 1.4% on a monthly basis and 19.1% on a yearly basis, while the 20-city composite gained 1.5% monthly and 19.9% annually. 

Historic mansion lists for $1.5 million in Port Townsend

Like something out of a storybook, the Victorian mansion with 11 bedrooms, painted in vibrant colors, a parlor, a sitting room and a library is listed for $1.5 million.

Democratic senators propose 20-year mortgage for low-income, first-time homebuyers

The Low-Income First Time Homebuyers Act (LIFT) establishes a program to sponsor 20-year mortgages that would build equity at twice the rate of a conventional 30-year mortgage.

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