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Commercial landlords and tenants have dramatically different considerations from residential landlords and tenants. Commercial landlords, for example, must deal with longer lease terms, complex code regulations, and significant financial consequences stemming from the success or failure of their tenants’ businesses. These do not generally come into play for residential landlords, who deal with shorter term… Read More

Back in April, I published a piece here regarding the status of Western Washington Real Estate inventory. It outlined the large jump in residential listings across King and Snohomish Counties in March of 2025, compared to March of 2024, reflecting a noticeable increase in the availability of real estate. This post serves as a brief follow up… Read More

In Washington State, many mechanisms exist to enforce a debt. One of the most powerful mechanisms is the claim of lien. At its most basic definition, a lien is a claim to the personal or real property of another who owes the creditor money. With respect to real property, a lien creates an encumbrance that… Read More

In Washington State, most home sales involve publicly disclosed and advertised transactions. They often start with listings on the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS) and end up with buyers and sellers entering into purchase and sale agreements with the assistance of their respective real estate brokers. Although rife with risks, some of which we have… Read More

Washington State, like many other states, generally prevents non-medical professionals from having ownership interests in businesses providing medical services. Washington State utilizes the Corporate Practice of Medicine (CPOM) doctrine, which in its simplest form, generally provides that a business entity may not employ medical professionals to practice their licensed professions. The CPOM doctrine ostensibly protects… Read More

The world is full of insurance – health insurance, residential property insurance, liability insurance, car insurance, and more. One type of insurance often gets ignored – title insurance. When a homeowner purchases a home, the homeowner often obtains an owner’s policy of title insurance. If that homeowner has a lender with a security interest in… Read More

The Clear Cooperation Policy (CCP) saga continues. Just recently, I wrote a blog post here about the push for private real estate listings in Washington State, spearheaded by Compass Real Estate and some other brokerages. As mentioned, this has been part of an ongoing argument about the merits of requiring new listings to become immediately available to… Read More

In March of 2025, King County added over 3,500 new residential listings to the market, a jump of over 20% from the same time last year. Edmonds itself added almost 20 new listings in March of 2025, compared to the same time the prior year, an increase of almost 36%. Meanwhile, average listing prices have… Read More

For decades, Washington State real estate brokerage firms have operated under agreement to share all real property listings with the public and the rest of the brokerage community. They have traditionally done this through the multiple listing service. These same properties will typically also show up on popular websites like Redfin, Zillow, and Trulia, where… Read More