If you own rental property located in Seattle, you need to be aware of fairly new requirements, created by the Seattle City Council, to register your investment property. This city ordinance, the Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance (RRIO) impacts landlords and property managers who have multiple units to those who have just one rental home. There are some exceptions, check the ordinance for more information.
Seattle & Washington Real Estate
Real estate is local — and understanding the Washington housing market requires more than national headlines.
In this section, you’ll find:
- Seattle-area housing insights
- Sunday Drive neighborhood features
- Local market commentary
- Washington housing programs
- Community highlights
Whether you’re buying in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellevue, or surrounding communities, local expertise matters when structuring your financing strategy.
I’ve been helping clients throughout Washington State for over 25 years, and this section highlights insights specific to our region.
Do you own a rental property in Seattle? Read this!
May 21, 2015 by 3 Comments
Affordable Homes in Seattle?
March 22, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This month, Seattle Magazine released their annual edition that covers the best neighborhoods in the greater Seattle area. This year, they featured the “most affordable neighborhoods” near Seattle. It’s no secret that home prices and rents in Seattle have been climbing due to lack of inventory. However, there are neighborhoods that are not located too far from Seattle where home buyers can get more for their money.
My first time at a foreclosure auction
February 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
I recently attended my first trustee sale on the King County courthouse steps. The house next door to us, that has been vacant for a couple years was scheduled to be auctioned. My husband and I were curious as to who might be purchasing the property and I’ve always wanted to see what happens at a foreclosure auction.
Seattle Real Estate Chat featuring Houseline’s Bob Stewart [Video]
December 13, 2014 by Leave a Comment
In this episode of Seattle RE Chat, Jim Reppond and I have a special guest, Bob Stewart. Many in the real estate community know Bob Stewart as one of the founders of Active Rain. He has recently been involved with launching a new mobile application to created for home buyers and real estate agents called Houseline.
Houseline is currently available in the Seattle market for iPhones and should be available soon for androids.
Here’s the video from this week’s “chat”.
Stay tuned for future episodes of Seattle Real Estate Chat.
Congratulations to the Washington State Housing Finance Commission!
September 14, 2014 by Leave a Comment
I’ve just learned that last month, the Washington State Housing Finance Commission did their 50,000 closing! In other words, WSHFC has helped over 50,000 families buy a home in Washington state using one of their first mortgage and down payment assistance programs. The 50,000th home buyers are from Federal Way and represent a typical Home Advantage home buyer:
