An enthusiastic crowd of REALTORS® and Affiliates gathered at the Bellevue Club yesterday for the annual REALTOR® Wine & Spirits Auction. The event, organized by RPAC Chair Dahni Malgarini-Logar, set a new record, raising $29,832 for RPAC. The REALTORS® Political Action Committee (RPAC) uses voluntary investments from REALTORS® to support… Read more
The Seattle First Citizen Scholarship Foundation Board of Directors is excited to announce that thanks to member generosity, all 36 applicants this year will receive scholarship funding. Scholarships are awarded to high school and college applicants who demonstrate a commitment to community service. This is the first time the Foundation… Read more
BELLEVUE, Washington (April 10, 2019) – A capital projects levy that would help ease overcrowding in the fast-growing Lake Washington School District earned overwhelming endorsement from Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR). The measure will appear on the April 23 Special Election ballot. The Prop. 1 Capital Projects Levy seeks $20… 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
Spring has sprung, and so have open houses! If you do business in Kirkland, make sure your open house and other real estate signs aren’t violating the city’s sign code. Kirkland Signs for Properties for Sale or Rent Maximum number: one (1) per dwelling unit or property for sale or… 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.
Photo: Claudia Crowell, with past and present Vice Presidents of Business Practices Trish Englund (L) and Jenn Mueller (R) This month marks Claudia Crowell’s 30th anniversary at Seattle King County REALTORS®! As the Director of Business Practices and Education, Claudia has built an ever-evolving professional development program that provides our… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® is excited to offer our members a new benefit: free REALTOR® Code of Ethics courses, with three clock hours! REALTORS® are required to complete the Code of Ethics training once every two years. Before, there were two options: take the ethics course for free, but receive… Read more
This year’s REALTOR® Wine & Spirits Auction on April 18 is the one night of the year you can make your investment in RPAC “double dip.” Not only will dollars you bid make you the proud new owner of amazing wine, spirits, gift baskets and more – 100 percent of… Read more