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 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. View Third Quarter Issues & Impacts In this issue: Kenmore Works on Amendments to ADU Regulations – Added Flexibility SeaTac: New Affordable… Read more
On July 6, the Seattle City Council passed Jump Start Seattle, Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda’s payroll tax legislation, by a vote of 7-2. Councilmember Debora Juarez voted no and urged a public vote; Councilmember Alex Pedersen voted no and raised concerns about lost jobs. As amended, the tax will raise $214… 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. View Second Quarter Issues & Impacts
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
Citing a previously undiscussed restriction of Washington’s Stay at Home order, the Seattle City Council has stopped consideration of the recently resurrected large employer business tax. Read our previous story on the large employer business tax According to published reports, Seattle City Council President M. Lorena Gonzalez has determined that… Read more
In a new version of the employer “head tax” hastily revoked by the Seattle City Council in 2018, Councilmembers Kshama Sawant and Tammy Morales have reintroduced a payroll surcharge that would tax Amazon and approximately 800 other businesses. The City Council heard initial testimony on the proposal on April 22.… Read more
Individual residential and commercial taxpayers who pay property taxes themselves, rather than through their mortgage lender, can delay payment until June 1, 2020 due to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. Banks and other financial institutions that pay property taxes on behalf of their lending customers will still need to meet the… 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. View First Quarter Issues & Impacts
