3 top agents from Realogics Sotheby’s move to The Agency

As agents continue to reevaluate their brokerage affiliations heading into the new year, Seattle-based Sandra Hines, Blake Waggoner and Dave Janssens have all left Realogics Sotheby’s International Realty for The Agency. Continue reading

The Agency enters Idaho with new Boise franchise

Operations at the office, which marks the brokerage’s 81st location globally, will be a family affair led by managing partners and couple Mike and Robyn Moir, alongside their daughter and partner Rachel Moir. Continue reading

John L. Scott acquires Bellevue, Washington-based Fresh Look

With the acquisition, Fresh Look’s 28 broker associates and five brokers-in-training will join John L. Scott’s Kent North office. Fresh Look’s founder, Tony Lopez, will step into a sales manager role. Continue reading

The Agency sails into Seattle with new franchise

The office marks the firms 35th franchise to date, and its fourth location in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading

Inventory insanity: When will this supply shortage end?

Today’s extremes won’t last forever, but there’s no silver bullet to end the crisis, and it’s likely shortages in some form will drag on for years. Continue reading

Foreign real estate ‘ground to a halt’ amid virus outbreak: DelPrete

Analyst Mike DelPrete said in the latest episode of the Daily Dispatch podcast that the data indicates “there’s going to be a very dramatic drop off in real estate volumes.” Continue reading

Ben Kinney, Chris Suarez launch new brand-agnostic platform

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. Continue reading

Ben Kinney Companies acquires 7th Keller Williams franchise

The purchase of Keller Williams Marysville brings Ben Kinney Companies’ total agent count to more than 1,450 and further extend’s the firm’s reach in the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading

Vacasa raises $319M for expansion, tech enhancements

Fast-growing vacation rental startup Vacasa announced this morning that it has raised $319 million in its latest funding round, helping drive its total valuation to more than $1 billion. Continue reading

Brokerages vow to display buyer’s broker commissions as new rule goes into effect in Washington

Redfin, Windermere and Coldwell Banker Bain have all confirmed they will display buyer broker commissions on their own listings. Continue reading