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Northwest MLS brokers tally 84,037 sales during 2022 valued at almost $64 billion
Northwest Multiple Listing Service members reported 84,037 sales of single family homes and condominiums during 2022. Last year’s closings were valued at more than $63.8 billion, with single family homes accounting for about 90% of the total. The activity in the Northwest MLS report reflects the work of nearly 34,000 [..]
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Northwest Multiple Listing Service again updates rules and forms to enhance transparency and flexibility for brokers and consumers
Northwest Multiple Listing Service (“NWMLS”), building on updates implemented in 2019, announced additional revisions to its rules and forms. These member-driven revisions further enhance transparency regarding broker compensation and create additional opportunities for consumers and brokers to discuss and negotiate compensation. The changes, effective October 3, 2022, provide greater flexibility [..]
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Northwest Multiple Listing Service transitions to OneHome platform to enhance home searching, buying, and selling process
Listings in the Northwest Multiple Listing Service database attracted more than 3.7 million online views during March. The activity reflects views by around 109,000 unique visitors who used the recently launched OneHome™ platform. Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), the leading resource for the region’s residential real estate industry, selected CoreLogic’s [..]
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Bellevue broker tapped to chair Northwest MLS Board
Stuart Heath, owner of Bellmark Real Estate in Bellevue, was selected 2022 chairperson of the board of directors at Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Other new officers include Chris Millsap from Chelan, vice chairperson; Jeff Pust from Olympia, treasurer; Frank Leach from Silverdale, secretary, and Randall Fisher from Oak Harbor, immediate [..]
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Northwest MLS brokers tally 107,354 sales during 2021 valued at more than $75 billion
Northwest Multiple Listing Service member-brokers reported 107,354 closed sales during 2021. That marked the first time the annual sales volume surpassed 100,000 transactions. Last year’s completed sales were valued at more than $75 billion, eclipsing 2020’s figure by nearly $18.9 billion for a year-over-year (YOY) gain of almost 33.6%. Sales [..]
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Oak Harbor broker tapped to chair Northwest MLS Board
Randall (Randy) Fischer, managing broker at Coldwell Banker 360 Team in Oak Harbor, has been elected chairman of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) board of directors. Other new officers for 2021 include Stuart Heath, vice chairman, Chris Millsap, treasurer, and Jeff Pust, secretary. Brokers Keith Bruce, David Maider, and [..]
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Walla Walla Realtors join Northwest MLS to further enhance tools and services
The Walla Walla Association of Realtors® voted to merge its multiple listing service with Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), based in Kirkland. With the addition of Walla Walla and Columbia counties, NWMLS expands its service area to 26 counties across Washington and adds a service center within the Walla Walla [..]
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Northwest MLS brokers tally more than $56 billion in home sales during 2020
Northwest Multiple Listing Service member-brokers reported 95,760 closed sales during 2020 valued at more than $56 billion. Both the number of transactions and dollar value eclipsed the totals for 2019. Last year’s sales of residential (single family) homes and condominiums outgained 2019 by 3,257 transactions for a 3.5% increase. Of [..]
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Northwest Multiple Listing Service Expands Use of Meridian LMS to Provide a Fully Virtual Training Program to Its Membership
Meridian Knowledge Solutions today announced that Northwest Multiple Listing Service (“NWMLS”) has upgraded their Meridian LMS™ and increased the number of learners on the platform, which serves more than 30,000 real estate brokers across 2,400 member offices in Washington state. Education is a core service for NWMLS, as it supports [..]
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Despite prohibition on open houses, brokers, buyers and sellers employ array of virtual tools to stay safe and fulfill housing needs
KIRKLAND, Washington (November 18, 2020) – Even though in-person open houses are not currently allowed under new and reinstated pandemic-related restrictions, broker-members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) continue to provide services to home buyers and sellers using several contactless and virtual tools. Feedback from NWMLS representatives include reports of [..]