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Airbnb co-founder launches fully integrated ADU company
Fifteen years after launching San Francisco-based Airbnb, which now offers more than 6 million vacation rental listings in over 100,000 cities around the world, that company’s co-founder has started a company to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). In a “Bizjournals” interview, Joe Gebbia said he started Samara to apply a [..]
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One of every 3 active listings in U.S. is new construction, boosting builders’ confidence
Nearly one-third of single-family homes on the market during the second quarter of this year were newly built, according to an analysis by Redfin. Researchers said that is the highest share of any second quarter on record. A review of Northwest Multiple Listing Service data for July indicates a smaller [..]
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Northwest MLS housing market “still lacks direction”
A downturn in the housing market was inevitable given higher mortgage rates, acknowledged broker Dick Beeson, but he and others who commented on the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service noted some positives for both buyers and sellers.
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Bascomb-Green named chair of state Housing Finance Commission
Nicole Bascomb-Green, a leader in real estate and banking, has been named chair of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. She assumed the role at the Commission’s August 24 meeting following her appointment by Governor Jay Inslee. She has been a commissioner since 2021. Bascomb-Green brings 30 years of experience [..]
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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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Northwest Multiple Listing Service President & CEO Announces Retirement
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Northwest MLS President & CEO Announces Retirement
Tom Hurdelbrink, president and chief executive officer of Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), has announced his plan to retire at the end of 2023.
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