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The Evolution of Real Estate Photography: 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
As Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) celebrates our 40th Anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look back at how real estate photography has evolved over the last four decades. 1980s – Black & White Print Photos During the 80s, printed catalogs of listed properties within specific areas (known as “The [..]
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View Homes: Listing Data & Market Trends
In the Pacific Northwest, there’s no shortage of homes with amazing views. Views are considered by many buyers to be highly desirable and often increase the value of a property. Whether you are selling or looking for a view home, NWMLS brokers have the ability to list and search for [..]
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Joyce Vanderpol: Celebrating 100 Years
NWMLS member Joyce Vanderpol, at 100 years young, is the “eldest” Managing Broker in Washington and most likely the United States as well! She’s been a Blaine resident for 51 years and a real estate professional for 37 years. She was born alongside her twin sister in the then small town of Kirkland [..]
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Housing Hotspots: Listing Data & Market Trends
Have you ever wondered which locations have the most expensive homes, least expensive homes, or the highest number of sales? NWMLS brokers have answers! We’ve put together some interesting trends found by searching in the NWMLS database (which contains hundreds of thousands of listings dating back to the 1990s). Most [..]
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The History of Comparative Market Analysis (CMA): 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
As NWMLS celebrates our 40th Anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look back at how comparative market analysis (CMA) has evolved over the last four decades. Did You Know? A comparative market analysis (CMA) estimates a home’s price based on recently sold, similar properties in the immediate area. Brokers create [..]
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Powerful Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) Tools Available to NWMLS Brokers
NWMLS provides our member real estate brokers with a variety of advanced tools to help them in their day-to-day business. These tools make it easy for NWMLS brokers to quickly find comparable properties and create professional market analysis presentations to show their real estate expertise. Matrix, the NWMLS listing database, [..]
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Introducing the OneHome Portal
OneHome™ is a secure communications portal that allows you to view the most current and accurate property details, browse listing photos, and check out both street and satellite views. OneHome always displays the most accurate and current listing information, as the data comes directly from Northwest MLS. The robust, intuitive [..]
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Top 20 Unique Home Features
Sometimes, finding the perfect home can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack! If you are a budding musician looking for a home with a recording studio, or would love a heated driveway so you never have to shovel snow again, NWMLS brokers have advanced searching tools to [..]
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A 40 Year Evolution of NWMLS Keys & Keyboxes
Since its inception in 1984, NWMLS has provided our membership with the most advanced technology to safely and securely access listed properties. Let’s take a walk through the last four decades to reminisce about the evolution of NWMLS’s real estate keys and keybox technology. Fun Fact: The first real estate [..]
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The History of Searching for Listings: 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
As NWMLS celebrates our 40th Anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look back at the evolution of how brokers advertised and searched for listings for their clients over the last four decades. Prior to the 1980s Before a database was available, MLS staff gathered paper copies of listing input sheets [..]