For those that want a more active role in shaping housing policy, there’s no better place to start than with over 500 fellow REALTORS® in Olympia. REALTORS® can feel good knowing that their colleagues and the Association are looking out for their interests with our legislators and in our cities.… 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
Your clients have stories about their arduous home buying process. Now they have a useful place to share them. Non-profit groups, builders, REALTORS® and others have recently teamed up to promote legislative solutions to our statewide housing affordability crisis. The coalition, called Unlock the Door for Affordable Homeownership, is calling… Read more
A bill that would revise the Washington Condominium Act to create opportunities for developers to work with homeowners’ associations on fixing construction defects instead of facing lawsuits did not make it to the House floor last week. Seattle King County REALTORS®, Habitat for Humanity, the East King County Chambers Coalition,… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® President Shane Davies traveled to Olympia this morning to testify in front of the House Judiciary Committee on a new condo law reform bill. “There are zero condominiums under half a million dollars in King County for sale that are less than five years old,” Davies… Read more
Last week, over 70 Seattle King County REALTORS® and Affiliates made the trip to Olympia for the Washington REALTORS® Legislative Hill Day. The day was packed with nearly 55 meetings with legislators, during which REALTORS® had the opportunity to share stories about the how their clients are faring in a… Read more
Pictured: Seattle King County REALTORS® Director Eddie Chang (left) and REALTOR® Jason Gibbons (right) outside the State Capitol with Senator Guy Palumbo. Telling stories of qualified buyers losing out on offer after offer, young buyers moving further and further away from job centers, and expressing the increasing frustrations of housing… Read more
REALTORS® met with legislators this week to support legislation that allows local governments to rely on the Department of Ecology’s permit decisions and regulations to determine legal water availability. In a late hour compromise approved Thursday, the House and Senate passed a fix to the Hirst decision, which allows housing development… Read more