Help us prevent liability on sellers and risks to buyers by opposing HB 1951. On Thursday, January 27th, the Legislature will hear House Bill 1951. This bill will add huge new liability to all home sellers and overturn decades of precedent in real estate transactional law. HB 1951 will remove… Read more
BELLEVUE, Wash. — On November 10th, 190 guests gathered in Bellevue Club’s banquet room for the 6th annual Get the Edge event hosted by the Young Professionals Network. Get the Edge provides an economic forecast for the coming year and the opportunity to hear market insights from industry peers. Matthew… Read more
The newest edition of Issues and Impacts has just been posted. You can access the latest edition and read past editions any time on our Issues and Impacts page. Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by the Seattle King County REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes… Read more
The housing market in the Greater Seattle Area is continuing to see a rise in demand and home prices even as our economy is still recovering from COVID-19 impacts that peaked in April. This trend is expected to continue into 2021 according to Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner’s 2021 economic… 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® has hosted its Housing Issues Briefing for 26 years to educate public officials and candidates running for public office on REALTOR® legislative issues. More than 80 individuals from across King County and the state joined in on this special, complimentary event held as a webinar this… Read more
The spring market for residential real estate was just ramping up with home prices “rising robustly” prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Home prices are still looking to hold steady as the housing industry adapts to the “new reality” to list and close deals. Business activity can be expected to be “markedly… Read more
Washington REALTORS® and the NWMLS have developed a handout that brokers are encouraged to share with clients. The brochure advises what is permissible for the safe conduct of business under the Governor’s order. You can download and/or view the handout below. Download Handout
A consensus economic forecast points to a healthy housing market due to low mortgage rates, a low unemployment rate, consistent building activity, and a continually competitive first-time buyers’ market. Earlier this month, the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) surveyed economists for its Real Estate Forecast Summit. Their 2020 projections are consistent with Windermere’s Chief Economist Matthew… Read more
The demand for housing should remain steady largely because of a hot job market and first-time home buyers in the Greater Seattle Area*. That is the biggest takeaway from the 2020 economic forecast presented by Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner at the sold-out 4th Annual YPN The Edge Breakfast. The… Read more