The REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) protects your clients and the real estate industry. RPAC raises voluntary funds to support endorsed candidates at the local, state, and national levels who share our values for a strong real estate market. So far this year, there are 41 major investors (invested $1,000… Read more
The U.S. homeownership rate saw a rebound from 62.9% in Q2 of 2016 to 65.1% in Q4 of 2019. While the increase in the overall homeownership rate is encouraging, there continues to be a significant racial homeownership gap in America. In February, the National Association of REALTORS ® released a… Read more
REALTORS® are encouraged to keep safety top-of-mind every day to avoid job-related risks. The National Association of REALTORS® is dedicating September as REALTOR® Safety Month. Seattle King County REALTORS® is joining NAR to bring awareness of potential dangers and to encourage REALTORS® to take precautions to stay safe on the… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® Affiliates held a successful food drive on Wednesday, August 26 at the Association to benefit Northwest Harvest. REALTORS® and Affiliates showed their support for their community by donating nonperishable items and monetary funds. The total weight of nonperishable donations came out to a total of 1,236… Read more
To determine the best local real-estate markets in the United States, WalletHub compared 300 cities of varying sizes across 24 key indicators of housing-market attractiveness and economic strength. Each metric was graded on a 100-point scale, with a score of 100 representing the healthiest housing market. Each city’s weighted average… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® offers a variety of live online courses for REALTOR® members. Due to COVID meeting restrictions, the Association promptly shifted to classes via Zoom. This allows members to continue learning new skills and fulfilling their clock-hour requirements. The Association has held 17 classes via Zoom since May,… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® mourns the loss of former U.S. Senator Slade Gorton, who has passed away at the age of 92. Gorton, who was honored as Seattle King County First Citizen in 2010 by the Association, had a public career spanning nearly 40 years, including terms in the state… Read more
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) is providing FREE fair housing digital downloads from their REALTOR® Store for all REALTOR® members. This is a part of NAR’s partnership with the 2020 Right Tools Right Now Program. We encourage members to download and share these comprehensive fair housing guides. Free Fair… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® Affiliates are sponsoring a food drive that will be held on August 26 at the SKCR Association building from 10 AM to 3 PM. All donations will be benefiting Northwest Harvest. All REALTOR® members, affiliates, and friends are welcome to drop off non-perishable items. Everyone will… Read more
Georgia Stevens, 2020 President of Seattle King County REALTORS®, has been appointed 2021 Chair of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) Young Professionals Network (YPN). Georgia is a Managing Broker at Compass and is currently the Vice-Chair of the NAR YPN. As part of the YPN Advisory Board, she has… Read more