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NWMLS updates members on products, services, rules, and more during spring meeting
Member brokers gathered in late March for the Northwest Multiple Listing Service spring meeting, held virtually, to hear updates on MLS services, products and rules, along with legal and industry updates. Tom Hurdelbrink, NWMLS president and CEO, told attendees the MLS offices are scheduled to be fully opened on May [..]
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News In Brief: April 2022
The median home sales price in the United States rose 7 percent over the four-week period ending March 13, marking the largest month-over-month surge since Redfin began tracking the statistic in 2017. The median sales price was up 17 percent year over year to a record high $376,350 and up [..]
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Champion for families experiencing homelessness named 2022 First Citizen
Few can deny homelessness is a worsening problem, but one organization serving Seattle and King County is making remarkable progress in achieving its goal of “No Child Sleeps Outside.” From modest beginnings in 1999 as a drop-in day center for women experiencing homelessness, Mary’s Place has grown to five 24×7 [..]
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Real Change committee files initiative to form social housing in Seattle
“Social housing,” a concept popular in Europe, is being proposed for Seattle by House Our Neighbors (HON), a political committee of Real Change. The group filed an initiative late last month to create a Seattle Social Housing Developer. In announcing the initiative, HON said signature gathering would “begin soon.” It [..]
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Groups align to close gaps in homeownership among Blacks
Upon hearing the speaker tell the audience Black brokers were banned from membership in the National Association of REALTORS® prior to 1961, one prominent broker and industry leader remarked, “This is the first time I heard NAR did not allow Black people. I am sorry and appalled.” Speaking at a [..]
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Built Green unveils updated resources
Updated handbooks and checklists for Built Green single-family and multifamily homes are available from the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties. The new publications include significant updates in response to code changes, and a new section on Equity and Social Justice. Built Green, established in partnership with King [..]
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Free COVID-19 safety materials available to Washington businesses
As more workers return to their offices and coronavirus restrictions change, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) created new materials to help businesses promote COVID-19 safety at their workplaces. The free materials include WA Notify posters, testing posters, and vaccinated buttons. These items are available in English and Spanish, [..]
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Insights on ways brokers boost their income
4th Annual Real Estate Income Guide Real estate agents with special designations and/or who focus on specific niches tend to have above-average income, according to the latest Real Estate Income Report from McKissock Learning. Their research also showed experience and hours worked correlate with earnings. Findings in the 4th annual [..]
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News In Brief: March 2022
The cost of living for an average U.S. family has gone up an extra $276 a month, according to The Wall Street Journal. As inflation rises, the price of groceries, gasoline and cars is making up all those costs. Overall household debt jumped by $1 trillion, the most since 2007, according [..]