February 27, 2014--Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate is pleased to announce the launch of local real estate market videos on their website, http://www.bhhsnw.com. The Portland-based real estate company is now providing 60-second videos created from MLS metrics to deliver summaries of activity and trends in the company's most popular service areas in Oregon and Washington.

These hyper-local Housing Report videos combine accurate market statistics and animated infographics to explain real estate market trends in a simplified manner. Every video is automatically updated as soon as the latest Multiple Listing Service statistics are released each month.

"Our market videos are designed to deliver timely and accurate information to help consumers make informed real estate decisions," said Jason Waugh, President & CEO of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate. "We are the first company in our market area to provide this kind of information in a short video format and we've gotten many appreciative comments from our brokers and their clients."

The market videos complement the company's popular Market Watch reports, which provide interactive maps showing current and sold listings, price changes and trends in micro-market areas upon entering an address, city or zip code. Information includes Google maps, days on market, demographics and local school information, and users can easily view property details, schedule showings, save favorites and share them with social networks.

These consumer-focused resources, combined with the company's new simplified search options, further distinguish Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate and their brokers as leaders in providing localized, accurate real estate information. Please visit http://www.bhhsnw.com to learn more.

About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate

Founded in 1948, Portland-based Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate provides residential and commercial real estate services and in-house mortgage lending throughout the greater Portland/Vancouver metro area through Central Oregon, the Yamhill County wine region, Oregon coast and Southwest Washington. The company is a recognized resource for accurate real estate data and market trend information. It has earned a reputation for service excellence, been named one of The Oregonian's Top Workplaces, and received The Business Journal's Corporate Philanthropy Award. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Northwest Real Estate is an independently operated subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, and joined the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network in 2013. To learn more, please visit http://www.bhhsnw.com.

About Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, based in Irvine, CA, is a real estate brokerage network built for a new era in residential real estate. The network, among the few organizations entrusted to use the world-renowned Berkshire Hathaway name, brings to the real estate market a definitive mark of trust, integrity, stability and longevity. Irvine, CA-based HSF Affiliates LLC operates Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, Prudential Real Estate and Real Living Real Estate franchise networks. The company is a joint venture of which HomeServices of America, Inc., the nation's second-largest, full-service residential brokerage firm, is a majority owner. HomeServices of America is an affiliate of world-renowned Berkshire Hathaway Inc.