As the housing market has slowed dramatically from the heady boom years of 2005 and 2006, the number of discount real estate brokers has been on the rise. While Redfin made a big splash in 2004, and continues to be the discount market leader, as the market tumbles other competitors continue to crop up. As…
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October Reporting Roundup
Let’s take some time to check out the local press’ reaction to the undeniably slow NWMLS housing market statistics for October. Here’s a blurb from the NWMLS press release that accompanied yesterday’s numbers: Housing Activity in Western Washington during October Described as "Disappointing, but Not Unexpected" Housing activity for Northwest Multiple Listing Service members was…
NWMLS: Home Prices Rewound to Late 2005
Time for October market statistics from the NWMLS. Here’s a snippet from the NWMLS press release: Housing Activity in Western Washington during October Described as "Disappointing, but Not Unexpected" Housing activity for Northwest Multiple Listing Service members was disappointing last month, but not surprising, according to one industry executive. He and other representatives of the…
Cool New Features on Redfin
For those of you that have been waiting for Redfin to add the NWMLS Cumulative Days on Market to the information displayed on listings, your wait is over. Redfin unveiled a bunch of new features today. Here’s a list of what I’ve noticed so far: Cumulative Days on Market displayed property type now broken down…