The Seattle King County REALTORS® annual Battle of the Barristers legal seminar is equal measures of legal debate, important case law and practical dos and don’t for real estate brokers. At this year’s event, held today in Bellevue, top attorneys Mike Spence, Chris Osborn, Annie Fitzsimmons, Lars Neste and Doug Tingvall, covered… Read more
More than 470 REALTORS® and Affiliates showed up today for the annual “Battle of the Barristers” legal education program which raised close to $19,00 for the First Citizen Scholarship Foundation. You can find out more about the scholarship program here. Known as “the most informative and entertaining real estate legal event… Read more
Nominations are now open for elected positions on the Seattle King County REALTORS® Board of Directors. The election is held in June for positions that take office in January of 2018. The Board is composed of 21 members elected by the general membership through electronic ballot. Ten positions are open… Read more
KIRKLAND (March 6, 2017) – Home buyers are in a spring mood, but sellers are still hibernating, suggested one broker while commenting about the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Figures for February and feedback from brokers indicate record-low inventory is spurring multiple offers, rising prices, fewer sales, and… Read more
Brokers filled the Associations training room today, to learn how to use the new Transaction Desk program. The NWMLS system will automatically transition to this new version on Tuesday, March 14th. Roxanne Faryar, Training Supervisor for NWMLS walked attendees through the steps required to create and track a listing transaction. Brokers were… Read more
BELLEVUE, Washington (March 6, 2017) – As activists, administrators and advisors, the newly-named 2017 Seattle-King County First Citizens are known for their dedication to causes, community, and country, along with their devotion to family and friends. Medina residents Bill and Jill Ruckelshaus are the 79th recipients of the prestigious award… Read more
A coalition of businesses from throughout Washington is working with the legislature to resolve the uncertainty about housing development issues as a result of the State Supreme Courts Hirst decision. Questions about the requirements of property development in each County can be found at FixHirst.com. In addition, Washington REALTORS® has issued… Read more
Addressing over 50 industry and association leaders from five states, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) president-elect, Elizabeth Mendenhall, delivered an uninhibited presentation about the future priorities of the country’s largest professional trade association. Those gathered for the presentation were part of NAR’s Region 12 Annual Meeting which took place… Read more
The Seattle City Council took an important step to provide more housing options in the City’s university district. The Council passed a planned up-zone that is consistent with goals set out in the Mayor’s Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda – HALA. The rezone will direct growth to the blocks near… Read more
On February 13th the Shoreline City Council unanimously passed a package of code amendments, which included Unit Lot Development (ULD). ULD divides land for the purpose of selling smaller scale housing units, but it does not create separate legal building sites. Seattle King County REALTORS® encouraged the council to adopt the… Read more