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Issues & Impacts Q1 2025
Issues & Impacts Q1 2025 Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by Seattle King County REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes within the Government Affairs Department. IN THIS ISSUE: REALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability REALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory…
Read MoreREALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability
REALTOR® Support for Increasing Housing Supply and Affordability Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Background During the last 5 years, the Legislature has tried several different approaches to address our state’s housing crisis: Incentives Beginning in 2019, with support from REALTORS®, the Legislature provided financial incentives to cities if they made specific modifications to…
Read MoreREALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory Environment for Middle Housing
REALTORS® Advocate for a Positive Regulatory Environment for Middle Housing Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Seattle King County REALTORS® (SKCR) continues to work throughout the region to encourage cities to adopt flexible and bold comprehensive plan policies and related development regulations to encourage ADUs and middle housing in their cities. REALTORS® are encouraging…
Read MoreRenton: Reform of Development Regulations for Land-Use Appeals
Renton: Reform of Development Regulations for Land-Use Appeals Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Currently, Renton’s city code provides that decisions on land-use–related development applications are made by a professional Hearing Examiner. Once the Examiner’s decision is made, the City Council acts as a “quasi-judicial” appellate body for appeals of most land-use decisions. Seattle…
Read MoreTukwila: Process Reform for Binding Site Improvement Plans
Tukwila: Process Reform for Binding Site Improvement Plans Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Currently, when a property owner wants to utilize the city of Tukwila’s Binding Site Improvement Plan (BSIP) process to develop their property, the property owner must also enter into a Development Agreement with the city. The two processes are redundant…
Read MoreQ1 2025 Sign Codes Updates
Q1 2025 Sign Codes Updates Back to News Center April 28, 2025 Sign code updates are in play in Bellevue, Bothell, Lake Forest Park, and Duvall. We seek to maintain members’ ability to post on-premises “For Sale” signs and off-premises “Open House” A-boards, placed in the right-of-way during open-house hours. Sign code updates are complicated…
Read MoreWashington state proposes most restrictive rent control law in last-minute reversal
Washington state proposes most restrictive rent control law in last-minute reversal Back to News Center April 25, 2025 In the eleventh hour of the legislative session, EHB 1217—the rent stabilization bill—underwent significant changes behind closed doors in a conference committee process. WR has issued a statewide Call For Action to members to urge representatives to…
Read MoreHousing Activity Uptick in March
Housing Activity Uptick in March Back to News Center April 23, 2025 Housing activity during March perked up with the arrival of spring, according to the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Listings, sales and prices all outgained the previous month and the same month a year ago. Brokers suggested more favorable conditions await…
Read MoreLegislative Update: Making a Bad Bill Better
Legislative Update: Making a Bad Bill Better Back to News Center April 11, 2025 The 2025 legislative session is heating up as the end of the 105-day session approaches. Bills still alive within the Washington Legislature have had to make it through six cutoffs—with two more to go. These final 16 days are largely focused…
Read MoreAffiliate Spotlight: Mark Baldwin, Floor Coverings International
Affiliate Spotlight: Mark Baldwin, Floor Coverings International Back to News Center April 1, 2025 Have a flooring project coming up? Mark Baldwin is the owner of Floor Coverings International of Seattle, flooring experts with a Mobile Flooring Showroom. Mark and his team generally work with REALTORS® to update their listings, as well as buyers looking…
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