John L. Scott Real Estate opens luxury office in Lake Oswego
John L. Scott Real Estate announces the opening of a luxury office in Lake Oswego, Oregon. After nearly three decades of servicing the Lake Oswego...
Month : July 2021
Bathrooms over countertops: how COVID-19 changed home listings
The Business Journals | Andy Medici Move over granite countertops — Covid-19 changed the top selling points in home listings. In 2019, the most popular...
Suburbs grew faster than Seattle in 2021
Seattle Times | Gene Balk Will the 2020s be the decade of suburban revival? […] Seattle was among a number of U.S. cities that suddenly...
Lawrence Yun: “We’ve never seen price appreciation of this magnitude.”
REALTOR Magazine Just how wild is the real estate market right now? You don’t hear National Association of REALTORS® Chief Economist Lawrence Yun say this...
How to manage your online reputation
This is a guest post from our partners at Old Republic Home Protection. There was an inspirational bumper sticker back in the ‘80s that read:...
Vote today: HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt 2021
This year, two John L. Scott listings have been selected as finalists in HGTV’s Ultimate House Hunt, a national contest from HGTV and LeadingRE. We...
Home mortgage rate forecast for 2021-2022
Money | Brenda Richardson Homeowners and eager buyers have embraced low mortgage rates, as is evident in strong refinance and purchase activity in the past...
10 scenarios that can get new agents ethics violations, lawsuits or worse
Inman | Lillian Dickerson Even the most earnest real estate agents can accidentally make a false step that could end in an ethics violation, a lawsuit...
Report: Seattle ranks among nation’s top hubs for tech talent
Puget Sound Business Journal | Alex Halverson Jobs, wages and talent in Seattle’s technology sector grew faster than in almost every U.S. city from 2016...
FHFA moves to lower consumer cost of refinancing
RISMedia | Liz Dominguez The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) just gave homeowners and lenders a savings opportunity by eliminating the Adverse Market Refinance Fee....