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- Coldwell Banker Bain -- Seattle, WA Coldwell Banker Barbara Sue Seal -- Portland, OR Suzanne Mueller, 206-275-6035 Vice President Marketing or Frause Laura Figueroa, 206-352-6402 Account Supervisor Cell: 206-650-2539 the Coldwell Banker Bain:

What: Each month, the National Association of Realtors issues a report on trends in existing home sales nationwide: www.realtor.org/press_room/news_releases/2008/ehs_down_in_june.

Locally, trends

indicate the housing market may be turning around. Speak to Coldwell Banker Bain (CBBain) to learn about local market conditions.

Who: Ron Sparks, co-managing broker of CBBain's Bellevue Way branch, provides insight into Seattle home-buying trends.

CBBain will also offer localized client stories illustrating market trends. Examples include:

-- Seller who moved into a Ballard studio condo where she can walk to everything. She sold her 410 square foot house to a couple.

-- Sellers who had multiple offers on their condo due to its proximity to Burke-Gilman trail and downtown.

About Coldwell Banker Bain

Since 1906, the Coldwell Banker(R) organization has been the premier provider of full-service real estate. The Coldwell Banker system has more than 3,800 residential and commercial real estate offices with over 120,000 sales associates globally. The company is an industry leader in residential real estate, new homes, and luxury properties. For the past 35 years, this legacy of success has been carried on in the Northwest by Coldwell Banker Bain. Operating as Coldwell Banker Bain in the Greater Puget Sound region and as Coldwell Banker Barbara Sue Seal Properties in the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, the company has had the highest volume of any Coldwell Banker affiliate for five years running. The company consistently ranks among the Top 10 Real Estate Companies in the nation as cited by Realtor Magazine and National Relocation & Real Estate Magazine.

National Association of Realtors' home sales data released today