Lack of housing supply was the top business concern identified by King County REALTORS® in a recent survey. When asked to rank the level of importance certain marketplace issues will have on their business in the next year, ‘inadequate housing inventory to meet buyer demand’ was ranked as important to… Read more
Recent action by the Kent City Council to override the Mayor’s veto will help to protect your commission income from higher taxes. Kent adopted a B&O tax in 2012, and began collecting the tax in 2013. The City said the funds were needed ASAP to pay for critically important transportation… Read more
Last September, Mayor Suzette Cooke sent the City Council a 2015 budget for the City of Kent that included a proposal to increase the B&O tax, and to use those dollars to increase the general fund, instead of retaining B&O taxes for transportation capital projects. The proposal would have increased… Read more
Analysis by SEATTLE KingCounty REALTORS® staff In the McCleary decision, the State Supreme Court found that our state government is not meeting its duty to provide basic education for the children in our State. A large portion of the Supreme Court’s decision concerned the Legislature’s failure to provide ample funding for… Read more