Advocacy
Members in Action: REALTORS® Testify at Seattle City Council
Members in Action: REALTORS® Testify at Seattle City Council Back to News Center May 19, 2025 Watch the Public Hearing Hear Craig Walker (31:00), Sol Villarreal (35:00), Cheyenne Gillooly (39:00), and Garrett Nelson (46:00) testify at Seattle’s Select Committee for the Comprehensive Plan. The Issue Washington continues to face a housing crisis. There are not…
Read MoreREALTORS® Secure Key Victory in Bothell Sign Code Update
REALTORS® Secure Key Victory in Bothell Sign Code Update Back to News Center May 15, 2025 Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR) has successfully collaborated with the Bothell City Council to modernize the city’s sign regulations, ensuring alignment with recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings. This important update removes content-based distinctions in signage laws, strengthening compliance. Previously,…
Read MoreREALTORS® Attend Claudia Balducci’s Campaign Kickoff Event
REALTORS® Attend Claudia Balducci’s Campaign Kickoff Event Back to News Center May 2, 2025 On April 25, representatives from Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR) attended the campaign kick-off breakfast for Claudia Balducci, whom SKCR has endorsed for King County Executive in this year’s election. Balducci, a long-time REALTOR® Champion, currently serves on the King County…
Read MoreIssues & Impacts Q1 2025
Issues & Impacts Q1 2025 Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by Seattle King County REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes within the Government Affairs Department. IN THIS ISSUE: REALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability REALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory…
Read MoreREALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability
REALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Background During the last 5 years, the Legislature has tried several different approaches to address our state’s housing crisis: Incentives Beginning in 2019, with support from REALTORS®, the Legislature provided financial incentives to cities if they made specific modifications to…
Read MoreREALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory Environment for Middle Housing
REALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory Environment for Middle Housing Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR) continues to work throughout the region to encourage cities to adopt flexible and bold comprehensive plan policies and related development regulations to encourage ADUs and middle housing in their cities. REALTORS® are encouraging…
Read MoreRenton: Reform of Development Regulations for Land-Use Appeals
Renton: Reform of Development Regulations for Land-Use Appeals Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Currently, Renton’s city code provides that decisions on land-use–related development applications are made by a professional Hearing Examiner. Once the Examiner’s decision is made, the City Council acts as a “quasi-judicial” appellate body for appeals of most land-use decisions. Seattle…
Read MoreTukwila: Process Reform for Binding Site Improvement Plans
Tukwila: Process Reform for Binding Site Improvement Plans Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Currently, when a property owner wants to utilize the city of Tukwila’s Binding Site Improvement Plan (BSIP) process to develop their property, the property owner must also enter into a Development Agreement with the city. The two processes are redundant…
Read MoreQ1 2025 Sign Codes Updates
Q1 2025 Sign Codes Updates Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Sign code updates are in play in Bellevue, Bothell, Lake Forest Park, and Duvall. We seek to maintain members’ ability to post on-premises “For Sale” signs and off-premises “Open House” A-boards, placed in the right-of-way during open-house hours. Sign code updates are complicated…
Read MoreWashington state proposes most restrictive rent control law in last-minute reversal
Washington state proposes most restrictive rent control law in last-minute reversal Back to News Center April 25, 2025 In the eleventh hour of the legislative session, EHB 1217—the rent stabilization bill—underwent significant changes behind closed doors in a conference committee process. WR has issued a statewide Call For Action to members to urge representatives to…
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