Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), the Mid-Atlantic Multiple Listing Service (MLS) that facilitated $33.6 billion in real estate sales in 2011, has selected Imprev, Inc., a leading real estate marketing technology firm to power MRIS’s new “My Marketing Center.” Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on…
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Western Washington housing market “energized” and showing signs of “definite turnaround”
Northwest Multiple Listing Service brokers reported double-digit gains in both pending and closed sales during April compared to a year ago, but the most eye-catching number may pertain to prices. For the first time in more than four years (since January 2008) the year-over-year change in selling prices was positive. The price gain was a…
Alison Dudziak and Realty Executives Brio is the Business of the Day!
Alison Dudziak and Realty Executives Brio is the Eastside Business Directory Business of the Day! Here is the information from their listing in the Eastside Business Directory: Realty Executives Brio I have been a Real Estate broker for 15 years 12 of the years were In Victoria British Columbia, and the last 3 Blog this!…
Realtor Nationwide Open House set for April 28-29; several hundred homes will be showcased in King County
Several hundred homes currently offered for sale around King County will be open for previewing on Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29 as part of a REALTOR Nationwide Open House event. House hunters – including first-time buyers and investors — will be able to learn more about home ownership from experts who are hosting the…
Joe Spencer, Former John L. Scott President and COO Joins Keller Williams as Area Director
The Northwest Region of Keller Williams Realty, Inc., the second largest real estate franchise in the United States is pleased to announce that Joe Spencer has been appointed Area Director for the Northwest Region. Spencer will be part of the team that leads the 28 Keller Williams Market Centers and over 3,000 associates in Oregon,…
Berkshire’s HomeServices Acquires Seattle-based Prudential Northwest Realty Associates
HomeServices of America, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, announced today the acquisition of Seattle-based Prudential Northwest Realty Associates. Originally established in 1942, Prudential Northwest Realty joined the Prudential Real Estate affiliate network in 1990 and is their largest affiliate in the state of Washington, with more than 350 sales associates in six offices. In 2011, the…
BBJ spreecast with Katie Lance of Inman News, Discusses Agent Reboot Seattle March 28 in Bellevue
This morning I had the opportunity to do a live spreecast with Katie Lance, who is the Social Media Director for Inman News (and wears a lot of other hats as well). You can watch the record version here, attend the Reboot Tweetup tomorrow night at Blue Martini at The Bravern in Bellevue and the…
Washington homebuyers realizing “market may have reached bottom of cycle”
Here is the latest media release from the NWMLS: With spring on the horizon and consumer confidence on the rise, members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service are reporting positive gains in activity. Pending sales for February increased more than 27 percent from a year ago, more sellers are listing their homes, and brokers are reporting…
Diedre Haines Elected Chair of Northwest MLS
Diedre Haines, managing broker at Coldwell Banker Bain in Lynnwood, has been elected 2012 chair of the board of directors for Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Northwest MLS, based in Kirkland, is the largest full-service multiple listing service in the Northwest. Other new officers of the MLS governing body include Bobbie Petrone Chipman, vice chair; Darin…
Northwest Real Estate Brokers Describe Local Market as “Healing Itself”, Are Encouraged by the Numbers
Comparing recent local real estate sales figures to those a year ago, one might not see a huge difference in the number of pending sales, but local brokers are considering the numbers very good – and pointing to reasons such as the weather this past January and the tax credits that boosted sales a year…
