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SKCR Events Calendar
Date Event Time Where Phone 8/6/19 Gov’t Affairs Committee 10:30 am-1:30 pm SKCR 425-974-1011 8/14/19 AREAA Board Meeting 10:00 am – 12:00 pm SKCR 425-974-1011 9/2/19 Holiday – Office Closed 9/10/19 Special Gov’t Affairs Meeting 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm SKCR 425-974-1011 9/11/19 Board of Directors 9:30 am-12:30 pm SKCR [..]
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iOi Summit returns to Seattle
Real estate brokers and industry leaders will join global tech vendors and venture capitalists in August for a two-day event focused on Innovation, Opportunity & Investment (“iOi”). The iOi Summit, a production of the National Association of REALTORS®, is set for August 21-22 at the Hyatt Regency Seattle. The second [..]
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Buyers getting “some relief” as key indicators point to strong summer for housing market
KIRKLAND, Washington (July 8, 2019) – Inventory, pending sales and prices all increased during June compared to a year ago, according to the latest report from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. The same report, which covers 23 counties in Washington state, shows year-over-year drops area-wide in both the volume of new [..]
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Northwest MLS revises 28 forms
Northwest MLS member-brokers and subscribers can now access revised forms, which were published for use on Xpress Forms and Transaction Desk on July 1. The changes, made primarily for clarification purposes, were outlined in the 5-page Legal Bulletin 21 issued in early June. The revised forms include: Listing Agreements (Form [..]
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News In Brief
Washington was recently named the Best State Economy in the nation by WalletHub, and it had a healthy lead over second-place Utah. The agency compared all 50 states plus D.C. in 28 metrics across three general categories: Economic Activity, Economic Health, and Innovation Potential. As you might imagine, Washington scored [..]
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SKCR Events Calendar
Date Event Time Where Phone 7/10/19 Board of Directors 9:30 am-12:30 pm SKCR 425-974-1011 7/22/19 Golf Tournament Fairwood Golf Course 425-974-1011 7/31/19 New Directors Meeting 10:00 am-11:30 am SKCR 425-974-1011 8/6/19 Gov’t Affairs Committee 10:30 am-1:30 pm SKCR 425-974-1011 For updates visit: www.nwrealtor.com and look under “Events”
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Bankrate offers guide for financing age-in-place renovations
Knowing an overwhelming number of people age 65 and older (95 percent) prefer to stay in their own homes as they age, Bankrate created a guide that compares financing options for various age-in-place renovations. The fully accessible guide considers various living situations, including pre-retirees who own a home and are [..]
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Voters urged to check, update their status as state implements new elections system
Brokers who have helped clients with a recent move may want to remind them to check or update their voter information before the August 6 primary election. State and King County elections officials are encouraging voters to check their status due to “glitches” that have been uncovered in connection with [..]
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Sustainability thought-leaders will keynote 2019 Built Green Conference
A planetary futurist and two architects known for their expertise in passive, sustainable, zero energy, and carbon neutral building are keynoters for the 2019 Built Green Conference. This year’s annual gathering of the “brightest and best in green building” is scheduled for September 12 at the Lynnwood Convention Center. Organizers [..]
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“Regular people” can invest in new fund for affordable housing
Seattle’s largest nonprofit provider of affordable housing became the first such group in the country to raise money through federal crowdfunding regulations for affordable housing when it unveiled its Building Opportunity Fund last month. Bellwether Housing’s effort, launched in collaboration with Tech 4 Housing, aims to raise $4.5 million in [..]