Washington RealEstateRama
Seattle City Council approves rental housing inspection legislation
Seattle - October 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Seattle City Council voted today (5-0) to approve rental housing inspection legislation, improving living conditions for Seattle's more than approximately 269,000 renters occupying 147,000 rental unit...
Seattle City Council to vote on rental housing inspection legislation
Seattle - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, October 1, the Seattle City Council will cast the final vote on Council Bill 117569, rental housing registration and inspection legislation, a program that has been discussed since early 2010.
Mayor announces new funding for child care and homeless families
SEATTLE, WA - September 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor McGinn today announced new investments in human services as part of his 2013-14 Proposed Budget, including an expansion of a City program providing child care to low- and moderate-income fami...
Seattle Simplifies Compliance, Extends Deadline for Mid-Size Buildings to Report Energy Use
SEATTLE, WA - September 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Seattle City Council passed legislation yesterday to revise the reporting requirements for buildings covered under the City’s pioneering Energy Benchmarking and Reporting Ordinance in order t...
Second Half Property Tax Statements have been mailed
September 12, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that second-half 2012 property tax statements have been mailed. Property tax statements include property tax levy amounts, special assessments, and certain fees. Th...
Seattle City Light Seeks Proposals for Renewable Energy
SEATTLE, WA - September 11, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle City Light issued a request for proposals today for up to 150,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy or renewable energy credits per year, beginning in 2020.
Confusing, inaccurate phone calls target older property owners, state, county officials warn of reverse...
Vancouver, WA - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Clark County Assessor’s Office is warning county residents of a telephone marketing campaign that seeks personal information from older residents, implying they could receive property tax refu...
Landmarks Preservation Board to consider landmark nomination for Anhalt Apartment Building
Seattle, WA - August 21, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Landmarks Preservation Board will consider landmark nomination for the Anhalt Apartment Building located at 1600 E. John Street in Seattle. The meeting will be on Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at 3...
State awards $6.7 million for affordable housing projects
OLYMPIA, WA - August 16, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Washington State Department of Commerce Housing Trust Fund awarded $6.7 million to six affordable housing projects in four Washington counties. The projects will support an estimated 122 jobs.
Murray, Franken, Kerry Introduce New Legislation to Help Homeless Families Access Child Care
(Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), and John Kerry (D-MA) announced the introduction of the Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012, new legislat...
Seattle proposal caps fees for involuntary tows from private property
Seattle - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Nick Licata today announced plans to cap fees for involuntary tows from private property. The proposed legislation, which goes to the City Council tomorrow, protects cons...
Hearing to consider flood hazard zones, shoreline property guidelines
Vancouver, WA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two public hearings, set for 10 a.m. July 24, could mark final steps in updating a flood hazard ordinance and shoreline master plan for properties near waterways in Clark County.
HOMELESS VETERANS: Senator Murray Announces Funding for Homeless Prevention Across Washington State
Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that six state non-profit community agencies wil...
Seattle releases report on South Lake Union evolution, public-private investment
SEATTLE, WA - July 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Today Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin released a report Public & Private Investments in South Lake Union that examines the relationship between pub...
Assessor’s Office updates property values more quickly in 2012
Vancouver, WA - July 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Notice of Value statements are being sent this week to all property owners in Clark County. The notices reflect market values as of January 1, 2012, as required by Washington state law.
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata’s response to draft plan to support stable housing for...
Seattle, WA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Councilmember Nick Licata, Chair of the Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee, released the following statement in response to the draft Communities Supporting Safe and Stable Housin...
