4 Bedrooms Single Family Detached

Our Heritage

C. Verne Tomlinson was a Washington farmer.  When the Great Depression sent crop
prices plummeting in the economic gloom of 1938, he saw the opportunity to sell
the farm and open a real estate company selling farms and ranch property. 

In 1948 Verne’s son William R. (Bill) Tomlinson joined the company and soon
became a leading farm and ranch specialist.  In 1968 Bill’s son, Robert H.
(Bob) Tomlinson joined the company.  Bob perceived that the highest and best use
of much of the farmland was no longer in growing crops, but
in providing housing.  He took the reins in 1971 and set a course for increasing
the region’s housing stock.  The company’s first branch opened in Clarkston, WA
in 1972.  In 1976, Tomlinson merged with Alvin J. Wolff companies, leading to
its position as the number one real estate company in the Spokane market. 

 

The early 1980s brought significant economic challenges, particularly for the
real estate industry.  Even in challenging times, Tomlinson saw opportunities
for expansion through a series of mergers with Spokane companies like Coldwell
Banker Feldman Person and the William Main Company.   

Throughout the early 1990s, Tomlinson expanded into North Idaho with the
acquisition of several independent companies with four offices in Coeur d’Alene
and Sandpoint, Idaho and surrounding communities.  In the
mid-1990s Tomlinson merged with James S. Black to become Tomlinson Black.   

In the mid-2000s, Tomlinson merged with Coldwell Banker Aspen and Holland Realty
in Boise, Idaho, and acquired a company in Kennewick, Washington.  Tomlinson
partnered with Realogy in 2007, which provided access to powerful national
brands including Coldwell Banker in Eastern Washington. 

Currently we are serving Eastern Washington, Moses Lake, Tri-Cities, Moscow,
Pullman, Lewiston, Clarkston, The Greater Boise area, and the Greater Idaho
Falls area. 

We look forward to serving our communities and making them a better place year
after year.