The recent tax reform package, in effect for your 2018 taxes, could give you a new break. The qualified business income (QBI) deduction allows those eligible to deduct an extra 20% of certain business income from their taxable income. Sole proprietors and pass-through business owners below the taxable income thresholds… Read more
The Superbowl is widely considered the start of the spring housing market – so even a game as boring as this year’s may indicate an exciting spring start. After a slight cooldown at the end of last year, members of the Seattle King County REALTORS® Young Professionals Network see signs… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® is excited to offer our members a 30-clock hour video license renewal package for just $159. If you’re in your first renewal, the package covers 30 elective hours of your required 90 hours total. For those in their second renewal, the video package is your one-stop… Read more
Pictured: Instructor Amit Baruch, right, pulls class participant Wolf Puls for a quick demonstration. Your job as a real estate professional means that you often break common-sense safety rules. You get into cars with strangers, you meet people you don’t know at vacant houses, you’re often working alone. Real Estate… Read more
Your REALTOR® membership gives you access to tools and resources that can help you in your business. Why not maximize your investment by taking advantage of these benefits? Seattle King County REALTORS® staff and leadership are available to come to your office and explain how you and your colleagues can… Read more
What makes a smart home “smart”? Do you have the knowledge to help your clients find the teched-out home of their dreams? What smart home security and legal risks should you convey to your clients? How can you market a smart home to get the best deal for your client?… Read more
“If you’re silent, legislators don’t hear from you. And if they don’t hear from you, you don’t make a difference.” That was the opening message from Secretary of State Kim Wyman at Washington REALTORS® annual Legislative Hill Day this morning. Making a difference is exactly why over 70 Seattle King… Read more
Pictured: Seattle King County REALTORS® meet with Sen. Manka Dhingra. Our state’s housing crisis has reached emergency levels. The lack of affordable housing opportunities is displacing families and hard-working folks and impacting our quality of life. Despite recent market changes that are bringing inventory up and median home prices down,… Read more
Seattle ranks fifth in the nation for job growth, up from seventh last year. In Seattle and across Washington state in 2019, experts are predicting that job growth will remain strong across industries. The two career fields that will see the largest gains this year are tech and online retail… Read more
The Seattle Times reported this week that in dozens of Seattle neighborhoods, property deeds still contain discriminatory language that limit property ownership to white people. Though covenants restricting property ownership by race have been legally unenforceable for over 70 years, University of Washington researchers have found that racist language persists… Read more