Affordability, lack of inventory, having enough choices for their clients: those are the business concerns of brokers in our 2019 Membership Survey. Not surprisingly, affordability remains top of mind for King County brokers, as it has for the last several years. Seattle King County REALTOR® members completed the survey in… Read more
“Middle income folks can’t afford to live in our communities. And that’s a problem,” said Mamie Marcuss at a recent Seattle King County REALTORS® meeting. Marcuss is the Director of Programs for Challenge Seattle, a private sector initiative led by many of the Seattle region’s CEOs working to address critical… Read more
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The region has a lot of work to do on housing and homelessness, but if we work together, we can do it. That was the theme of A Compassionate Conversation hosted by Windermere at The Cinerama in Seattle on Monday in the firm’s first company-wide discussion about homelessness in Seattle.… Read more
“REALTORS® need to stand up and tell their stories.” That was the message from Legislator Amy Walen when asked how REALTORS® could support positive actions on housing. Walen, former mayor of Kirkland, made the remarks at the 25th annual Housing Issues Briefing, a yearly event hosted by Seattle King County… Read more
The Seattle Times recently reported that the number of driver’s licenses issued to new King County residents who moved here from out of state declined in 2018 for the second year in a row. That combined with the housing market slowdown at the end of last year might make it… Read more
You might remember that last year was the 50th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act, the landmark housing legislation that we now commemorate each April during Fair Housing Month. This year, fair housing is just as important as ever. Fair housing laws protect the American dream of homeownership for everyone.… Read more
The newest edition of Issues & Impacts has just been posted. You can access the latest edition and read past editions any time at nwrealtor.com/advocacy/issuesimpacts.
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) have been getting a lot of press lately in Washington state. And for good reason – these mother-in-law apartments and backyard cottages provide real, tangible benefits to homeowners, renters and communities. ADUs work as much-needed affordable housing options It’s a… Read more
The Washington state Legislature is considering a new package of bills that would address our crisis-level housing affordability problem. Sightline author Dan Bertolet wrote that the package would address the three main fixes for a housing crisis – more homes, more funding for affordable homes and more tenant protections. The… Read more