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Jun 16, 2015
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But contingency plans being worked on in case an agreement is not reached...
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Jun 04, 2015
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Yesterday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) made an announcement...
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May 26, 2015
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Washington REALTORS® would like to extend our appreciation to Lennox Scott for achieving a new milestone as the first individual in Washington State to invest at the Platinum R® level of $10,000 to the REALTOR® PAC.
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May 13, 2015
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After the State Legislature could not reach agreement on the state's 2015-17 Operating Budget by the April 26 end of the regular session, Governor Inslee called a 30-day Special Session that started April 29.
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Apr 30, 2015
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So far, the 2015 session has been a good session for REALTORS® and their clients.
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Apr 07, 2015
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The House and the Senate have each released their initial budget offers. Like all budgets there are aspects we like and aspects we don’t like in both. The House Budget is much worse for the real estate community however.
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Mar 27, 2015
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In Olympia today, the House of Representatives released a proposed new budget and tax plan that includes significant new taxes on both REALTORS® and real estate.
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Mar 17, 2015
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This week marks the halfway point for policy bill review. House and Senate committees are working quickly to hear and move bills out of committee prior to the House releasing its budget next week.
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Mar 12, 2015
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Yesterday we passed a major cutoff in the state legislature. All bills had to be out of their originating house by 5:00pm, so we spent the last 3 days doing everything we could to get bills pulled from rules and on the floor calendar and then voted on in their respective chambers.
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Mar 10, 2015
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This Wednesday, March 11, is the house of origin cutoff deadline. This means that all bills must be passed out of their house of origin by this date- House bills out of the House, and Senate bills out of the Senate - to remain alive.