The city was ranked the hottest housing market for the second consecutive month by Realtor.com with half of all homes selling in under 28 days
Washington was the first U.S. state that saw a confirmed case of the coronavirus. A month and a half later the real estate industry soldiers on amid the chaos
Thad Wong, co-founder of @properties, said during an Inman Town Hall Thursday that there may be short-term 'sheer havoc' in parts of the industry
There were a total of 48,004 properties with foreclosure filings in February 2020, the lowest number since Attom began tracking the data in April 2005
Mortgage application activity increased by 15.3%, and the refinance index increased 26% during the week ending March 27
The US Department of Homeland Security issued guidance to identify essential industries to critical infrastructure. California and Washington are the latest states to deem the profession essential
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that Wells Fargo, Citibank, JP Morgan and U.S. Bank would give homeowners a 90-day grace period
The Washington-based multiple listing service has disabled the open house feature in its tech platform, meaning agents won't be able to input, search or view open houses
Some open houses already saw cancelations and declining attendance last week. That's likely to be a growing trend in the coming weeks
A survey released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors indicates sellers are cancelling open houses and requiring interested buyers to wash their hands and remove shoes
Although Washington real estate agents have noticed palpable differences in day-to-day life, their businesses continue to stay strong despite coronavirus anxiety
Three agents in Washington, Texas and Canada share how they're quelling fears about a possible COVID-19 pandemic by relying on facts and statistics
Atlanta agent Jere Metcalf is returning to Sotheby's after leaving for Compass in 2018. Meanwhile, Washington, D.C., agent Marc Fleisher is leaving Sotheby's for Compass
Place Inc. will handle a variety of business tasks for teams, which will be able to keep their existing branding and remain in their brokerages
In early 2019, Realtors in Washington state got 12 housing bills passed after a coordinated campaign. Here's how the association did it