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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 [..]
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Going Green in the Pacific Northwest
In the last three years, Northwest MLS brokers have sold more than 3,300 residential homes and condominiums that were “green certified.” What is “Green Certified”? Green certification is an endorsement given to homes that are built to meet specific environmental sustainability criteria, such as resource efficiency, energy conservation, and waste [..]
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The Growth of NWMLS: 40 Years of Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry
In celebration of NWMLS’s 40th anniversary in 2024, let’s take a look at how our organization has expanded over the years with the merger of 22 MLSs to become the largest member-owned, not-for-profit multiple listing service in the region. 1984 Eastside Brokers Association, North End Brokers Association, South West Multiple [..]
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Homes with Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs): NWMLS 2023 Listing Data & Market Trends
An accessory dwelling unit, also known as an ADU, is a secondary residential living space on the same lot as a single-family home. It can be attached to the primary residence or it can be completely detached, referred to as a DADU in some areas. To be considered an [..]
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Are You Using the Northwest MLS Mobile App?
Have you downloaded the Northwest MLS Mobile App? This app is a powerful tool that provides the most up-to-date listings in your market, and helps real estate brokers and their clients connect.
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The History of Northwest Multiple Listing Service: Powering the Region’s Real Estate Industry for 40 Years
“The multiple listing concept emerged in the late 1940s in the form of cooperative listing exchanges. They originated with brokers sharing information over coffee. Eventually, details on available properties were compiled on a card system, then catalogued in books.” In 1984 Puget Sound Multiple Listing Association (PSMLA) was formed when [..]
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Holiday Staging Tips
Though the holidays are historically one of the slower seasons in real estate, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t any house-hunters out there looking to ring in the New Year in a new home.
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Northwest MLS Mobile App: Getting Started
Have you downloaded the Northwest MLS Mobile App? This app is a powerful tool that provides the most up-to-date listings in your market, and helps real estate brokers and their clients connect. FEATURES: Map Search Enter a city, ZIP code or neighborhood to search for listings. Once you selected a [..]
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4 Integrations That We LOVE in the Northwest MLS Mobile App
The Northwest MLS Mobile App provides NWMLS brokers and their clients with powerful search tools and valuable property insights to help them buy and sell real estate in the Pacific Northwest. The app is integrated with Matrix, the multiple listing service database that provides access to property details in real-time, [..]
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Real Estate Photography 101
Tips & Tricks That Sell You only get one chance to make a first impression and top-notch photography gets more buyers to click on your listing. Whether you’re an aspiring amateur or a seasoned professional, great real estate photography requires a unique balance of style, technique, and technology. Follow the [..]