Northwest MLS brokers report more than 56,000 sales during 2011,  outgaining prior year by 7.4 percent, but total dollar volume shrinks  KIRKLAND, Wash. (Jan. 23, 2012) – Members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service tallied 56,290 closed sales of single family homes and condominiums during 2011, improving on 2010’s volume by 4,290 transactions for a 7.4 [...]

Housing market “healing itself,” numbers are “astoundingly good”  KIRKLAND, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2012) – Pending sales may not appear to be much higher than 2011 (up 13.7 percent in January), but the numbers are “astoundingly good,” considering such factors as harsh weather and the tax credits that boosted sales at this time a year ago, [...]