We stand up and speak out for the rights of homeowners and the livelihood of REALTORS®. A few of our recent successes include proposing county policies to increase housing inventory and preventing point-of-sale mandates.
The newest edition of Issues and Impacts has just been posted. You can access the latest edition and read past editions any time on our Issues and Impacts page. 4th Quarter 2020 Edition of Issues and Impacts In this issue: Housing Inventory Public Safety Issues Seattle Budget Property Taxes Issaquah Real… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® invites members to attend the free virtual Washington REALTORS® committee meetings starting on January 18 through January 21. Take advantage of this opportunity to hear from guest speakers, attend WR Association meetings, and learn about our priority legislative issues during this legislative session. “This year, attending… Read more
WASHINGTON (December 22, 2020) – The National Association of REALTORS® secured key victories in COVID-19 relief legislation that cleared the U.S. Senate & House of Representatives overnight, including various key tax extenders, additional support for the Paycheck Protection Program and funding for rental assistance. Roughly 38% of NAR’s 1.4 million… Read more
“Don’t be surprised by the unexpected”. That was the theme of remarks by Tommy Choi, 2021 NAR VP of Association Affairs and special guest speaker at the Awards and Installation ceremony of Seattle King County REALTORS®. Choi thanked a Latin phrase he learned in high school for a lesson that… Read more
WASHINGTON – The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on December 2nd the agency’s new schedule of loan limits for calendar year 2021 for its Single Family Title II forward and Home Equity Conversion (reverse) Mortgage insurance programs. Loan limits for most of the country will increase in the coming year… Read more
The Seattle King County REALTORS® 2020 Annual Report is now published. Our 2020 major achievements and highlights include: Association response to COVID-19 and transition to virtual education First ever virtual Battle of the Barristers reached record-attendance Tomio Moriguchi named 2020 First Citizen New record amount raised for RPAC through the RPAC… Read more
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) announced their release of a free interactive training platform, Fairhaven, designed to help combat discrimination in the real estate market. This new online training is available to all REALTOR® members. Once the training is launched, agents will find themselves in a simulation where they work against the clock to… Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered behaviors and preferences of home buyers and sellers throughout the nation. In 2020, buyers have been seeking bigger homes and sellers are looking to sell at a faster pace compared to pre-pandemic. These behaviors and preferences are findings from a NAR survey of buyers and… Read more
The housing market in the Greater Seattle Area is continuing to see a rise in demand and home prices even as our economy is still recovering from COVID-19 impacts that peaked in April. This trend is expected to continue into 2021 according to Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner’s 2021 economic… Read more
Battle of the Barristers, a popular legal seminar and our Associations largest event, reached new records this year with over 600 members in attendance and $35,000 raised for the Seattle King County First Citizen Scholarship Foundation. The amount raised will fund REALTOR® and Affiliate member scholarships in 2021. Applications are… Read more