KIRKLAND, WA, June 4, 2014 – Housing around Western Washington is on an upward trajectory, but inadequate inventory "in the right prices and locations" makes for a "very difficult market for purchasers and brokers," according to an executive with one multi-office real estate Continue Reading
KIRKLAND, Wash. (May 6, 2014) – Brokers report some skittishness among both buyers and sellers, but the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service indicate the housing market is continuing to rebound. Both the number of pending sales and the number of new Continue Reading
KIRKLAND, WA, April 3, 2014 – Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported rising prices on fewer sales during March compared to a year ago, citing inventory shortages as the main reason. Members of the MLS reported 9,183 pending sales (mutually accepted offers) Continue Reading
KIRKLAND, Wash. (March 5, 2014) – Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported 507 fewer pending sales during February than the same month in 2013, but members believe the 6.5 percent decline isn't due to a shortage of buyers. "If we just had enough homes to sell we Continue Reading
NWMLS, Kirkland, February 5, 2014. Home sales during January may not have been as super as the Seahawks' performances, but brokers cite several reasons for optimism during 2014. "We are finally going to be looking at the 'housing crisis' in the rear view mirror," said Mike Continue Reading
~Year-end gains in inventory, sales, prices~ January 6, 2014. Brokers with Northwest Multiple Listing Service ended 2013 with the best year-over-year improvement in inventory (up 8.4 percent) and a similar gain in closed sales to buoy confidence heading into the new year. Continue Reading
NWMLS, KIRKLAND, WA, December 4, 2013 – Improving inventory, stabilizing prices, fewer short sales, and a healthy local economy are credited with keeping the real estate market "chugging along nicely" around western Washington, according to brokers with the Northwest Continue Reading
Kirkland, WA - November 5, 2013. Home sales “paused” during October but prices continued to rise, according to the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Commenting on year-to-date totals for 2013 compared to 2012, one industry expert remarked, “I would Continue Reading
Kirkland, WA - October 4, 2013. September tested the housing market's resilience around Western Washington with fluctuating mortgage rates, record-setting rains, and persistent inventory shortages in some areas. By month's end, however, both pending and closed sales Continue Reading
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