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Fully vaccinated? Don’t toss the mask and start partying yet
For the fortunate number of people who have had their last dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, AARP’s health experts and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (COD) have published 10 specific guidelines to follow, keeping in mind the majority of Americans have yet to be vaccinated. “Precautions continue [..]
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Issues & Impacts: April 2021
Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by the SEATTLE KingCounty REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes within your Governmental Affairs Department. SEATTLE KingCounty REALTORS® (SKCR) is ensuring that public policies support homeownership and your business’s bottom line. View the full publication
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News In Brief: April 2021
Longview and the Anacortes-Mount Vernon area are two of 144 cities that the federal government is proposing to downgrade from the metropolitan statistical area designation, and it could be more than just a matter of semantics. Officials in some of the affected cities worry that the change could have adverse [..]
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Second homes account for 15% of new home sales
Second homes are disproportionately represented in new single-family sales compared to their share in the existing housing stock, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). An analysis by the builders’ group found an estimated 15% of new home sales are classified as second homes. The findings were based [..]
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NWMLS spring meeting covers service, system and legal updates
In opening comments at the spring general membership meeting of member-brokers (held virtually), Northwest Multiple Listing Service President and CEO Tom Hurdelbrink noted the date coincided with the one-year anniversary of Governor Inslee’s first stay-home directives to curb the spread of COVID-19. Those mandates led to a series of frequently [..]
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Risk fund manager explains why US housing “is smashing every record in the books”
Stephen McBride Calling it one of the greatest comebacks in American history, professional fund manager Stephen McBride contrasted the current booming housing market with the downturn from 2006 to 2009. The crisis was devastating to millionaires and millennials alike who could not get mortgages. The housing bust of 2006-2009 “shattered [..]
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Walla Walla Realtors join Northwest MLS to further enhance tools and services
The Walla Walla Association of Realtors® voted to merge its multiple listing service with Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), based in Kirkland. With the addition of Walla Walla and Columbia counties, NWMLS expands its service area to 26 counties across Washington and adds a service center within the Realtor office [..]
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Four colors top designers’ list for 2021
Four colors will dominate homes in 2021, according to five industry experts. Shades that will “soothe and invigorate” will be well received, according to these trend spotters. They can be classified as warm neutrals, dramatic black, natural greens, and serene blues. With shelter-in-place mandates still in effect in many areas [..]