Get Plugged-In to Your Local Housing Movement If you are not plugged-in to your local, regional, or national housing information centers, you need to be! In other words, where do you get your information to give to your clients about what is happening in real estate, nationally and regionally? For example, here in Washington State, we recently passed legislation that increased access for building more middle housing. This is creating a big shift in our housing markets. It matters because our market here has become overpriced - our kids can't afford to buy homes because home prices are so ridiculous - making this one space where it is important to be aware of legislation that is changing your housing market. I am fortunate, I get to represent both our local and Washington State builders... 06/06/2025

Seattle Real Estate May MarketThe Northwest Multiple Listing Service, in which Seattle trends closely, is seeing a noticeable shift with more homes hitting the market than we've seen in recent years. In May, total active listings surpassed 18,000 for the first time since 2018. The good news is this gives homebuyers more choices and potentially less competitive pressure. Home prices are essential even from a year ago, with a decline of less than 1% from last year. The NWMLS median sale's price in May was $654,995 compared to $660,000 last May.  In addition, King County, where Seattle real estate is located, the median sales price was $865,000 versus $875,000 the previous year. The amount of NWMLS sales dipped 3.3% compared to last year, but increased 9.9% over April. Nevertheless, the sa... 06/11/2025