The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
Apparently King County is not planning to have any unpaid County Courthouse furlough days this year to cut costs in their budget. But Pierce and Snohomish County have a few. These can sneak up on you if you are not careful and can cause havoc to transactions that need to be recorded. I try to …
The King County Recorder’s Office has been maintaining records of all real estate transactions, marriage records and other documents submitted for public record since 1853. The method of recording these documents has evolved from a system of manual transcription to digitally scanning and indexing the documents. There are basic requirements dictated by the state legislature …
The City of Seattle has proposed a comprehensive “Backyard Cottage Solution” to an existing problem that has been ignored for too long: The existence and need for regulation of backyard cottages in single family neighborhoods. This would be in the form of a citywide backyard cottage ordinance to address a situation that has been going …
As of July 26, 2009, changes to the Seller Disclosure Act will go into effect and will require the use of new forms. The NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service) is revising and publishing these forms: Form 17 (Seller Disclosure Statement – Improved Property), Form 17C (Seller Disclosure Statement – Unimproved Property), and Form 35 (Inspection …
The Roosevelt Neighborhood in Seattle is struggling with a contentious property owner who wants to make some major zoning changes in order to build 16-story apartment buildings along 65th Street that will have a substantial impact on the neighborhood. With North Link Light Rail coming some tough choices are ahead. Seattle Channel 21 (a service …