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Lawn Love transforming yard care using technology, adds Washington state to its growing network
Current Services Lawn mowing Lawn aeration Lawn fertilization Lawn seeding Christmas light installation Gardening Gutter cleaning Leaf removal Snow removal Weed Control Yard clean-up Homeowners across Washington state who prefer to outsource the care and grooming of their yards and gardens now have a new resource thanks to young entrepreneur [..]
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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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Puget Sound adding 188 new residents each day
More than 500,000 people have relocated to the four-county Puget Sound region since 2010. In the past year alone, this area welcomed an average of 188 people per day, according to the Washington State Office of Financial Management (OFM). Collectively, the region is home to 4.2 million residents. The past [..]
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News In Brief
Job openings and salaries rose across the country in June, but just like the rest of 2019, it was a slow crawl compared to 2018 numbers. In Seattle however, the increases were a bit more robust, according to a Glassdoor jobs report. Across the city, median pay rose 2.4% to [..]
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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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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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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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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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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 [..]