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Back to News Center 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 policymakers to view increased housing supply through zoned…
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Back to News Center 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 King County REALTORS® are making good…
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Back to News Center 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 and add unnecessary expense and delay…
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Back to News Center 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 and technical due…
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Back to News Center 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 reject the Conference Report on EHB 1217. The last-minute…
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Back to News Center Housing activity during March perked up with the arrival of spring, according to the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Listings, sales and prices all outgained the previous month and the same month a year ago. Brokers suggested more favorable conditions await would-be buyers, with…
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Back to News Center The 2025 legislative session is heating up as the end of the 105-day session approaches. Bills still alive within the Washington Legislature have had to make it through six cutoffs-with two more to go. These final 16 days are largely focused on budget and finances, with…
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Back to News Center Have a flooring project coming up? Mark Baldwin is the owner of Floor Coverings International of Seattle, flooring experts with a Mobile Flooring Showroom. Mark and his team generally work with REALTORS® to update their listings, as well as buyers looking to make changes before moving…
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Back to News Center On March 25, at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue, 100 REALTORS® and Affiliates came together to show their support for the REALTOR® Political Action Committee (RPAC). The carnival-themed event featured a live and silent auction, which together raised $65,000 for RPAC, the most ever raised in…
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Back to News Center Seattle King County REALTORS® named Teresa Willard of Tate Real Estate as its Q1 2025 Good Neighbor, honoring the volunteer work and leadership she has provided to the Monroe Historical Society and Museum. Teresa has volunteered for the Historical Society since 2005 when she wandered into…
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