This year’s election features 22 well-qualified candidates for 13 positions on the 2024 Board of Directors. The Leadership Development Committee reviews all candidate nominations before submitting a ballot to the membership. The charge of the Leadership Development Committee is to “actively recruit Board candidates who represent all REALTOR® communities in… Read more
On March 30th, the Seattle King County REALTORS® hosted over sixty mayors, council members, city planners, stakeholders, and REALTORS® on a tour of missing middle housing. Traveling across Kirkland and Redmond, attendees walked down two blocks of alleyway lined with ADUs, visited a cottage housing development, and inspected a small… Read more
The Seattle-King County First Citizen Scholarship Foundation is excited to announce that thanks to member generosity, 20 applicants will receive a 2023 scholarship. Scholarships are awarded to high school and college applicants, as well as our REALTOR® members, who demonstrate a commitment to community service. 2023 is the 25th year… Read more
President Sharon O’Mahony has announced a special election on April 17 to fill an available position on the Board of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR). Seattle King County REALTORS is allocated three positions on the NAR Board of Directors. These NAR Directors are elected at the local level and… Read more
BELLEVUE, Washington (March 1, 2023) – Statistics only tell a small part of the remarkable impact of this year’s Seattle-King County First Citizen Award recipient. “She’s a trailblazer in the community as well,” said one admirer. For her extraordinary accomplishments as an athlete, a community volunteer, an advocate for LGBTQ… Read more
We mourn the passing of Dahni Malgarini Logar, the 2023 President-elect of Seattle King County REALTORS®. A broker with REMAX Integrity, Dahni suffered a cardiac episode over the President’s Day weekend and was unable to recover. She passed surrounded by family and friends on February 23. Dahni was a beloved… Read more
“REALTORS® are changing lives every day. That is who we are.” This was the message from 2023 National Association of REALTORS® President-Elect Tracy Kasper as she rallied up REALTORS® at Hill Day. Each year, hundreds of REALTORS® from across Washington State gather for Washington REALTORS® Hill Day to discuss housing… Read more
With Governor Jay Inslee’s budget seeking a $4 billion housing initiative, there is hope that 2023 will be a breakthrough year for housing. The Governor’s proposal requires legislative and voter approval to fund up to 25,000 affordable housing units over the next six years. It remains to be seen, however,… Read more
Join REALTORS® from across the state for Washington REALTORS® Legislative Days on January 18-19, 2023 at the Olympia Hotel. Each year, hundreds of REALTORS® from across the state meet on the “Hill” for Hill Day in Olympia to discuss key issues impacting our industry. This year, Hill Day is back in person for the first… Read more
The Battle of the Barristers, our members’ most valued annual event and the scholarship foundation’s primary fundraising event, drew 692 attendees raising a record-breaking $37,000 for the foundation to fund REALTOR® Scholarships. This year’s virtual event included a limited in-studio audience. Members once again tuned in to an entertaining and informative… Read more