National Association of REALTORS® unveils resources related to walkability
Living in a walkable community is important to many homebuyers today. Following results from the NAR’s 2020 Community Preference Survey, the association created a range...
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Study: living near public transit boosts home values
NAR recently conducted a study examining seven metropolitan areas with heavy access to public transit – Seattle being one of them. REALTOR Magazine Neighborhoods located...
Changing trends in first-time home buyers
CityLab | Linda Poon This story examines statistics related to today’s first-time home buyers. Now, first-time buyers are increasingly unmarried, Asian or Hispanic. It used...
Washington and Oregon make list of top states millennial buyers are moving
Washington tops a recent list of states millennial home buyers are moving to, and Oregon comes in at number six. When looking at the same...
Census data: King County getting younger as nation ages
Seattle Times | Gene Balk King County is bucking the national trend and getting younger in large part due to a large infusion of millennials...
Suburbs swell as a new generation escapes the city
REALTOR Magazine Following census results, experts are noting that many suburbs are the place to be, especially for millennials. A shortage of affordable housing options...
John L. Scott is ranked 3rd largest residential real estate firm in Seattle metro area
John L. Scott Real Estate came in third in Puget Sound Business Journal’s annual Largest Residential Real Estate Firms in the Puget Sound metro area...
Report: Hispanics are fueling U.S. homeownership growth
Curbed | Patrick Sisson Hispanics are fueling homeownership growth in the U.S., and by 2030, they are set to comprise 56 percent of new homebuyers...
Seattle popular destination for millennials to move and stay
Seattle is one of five cities identified by a recent NAR report as places millennials move and stay. This article notes Seattle made the list...