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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

The recent decision, Vision Landscapes v. Amundson, concerns a landscaping company (“Vision”), and a married couple, the Amundsons. The Amundsons hired Vision for landscaping services but disputed Vision’s final invoice. The dispute arose when the Amundsons refused to pay Vision, which then filed a lien and filed a lawsuit. Following extensive motion practice, the Amundsons… Read More

While watching countless hours of March Madness over the past few weeks, you may have heard an announcer or commentator say, “the best offense is a good defense.”  The same can be said for civil litigation. This article explains how a person or entity can avoid some of the common pitfalls that often arise in… Read More

March 27th, 2025 Beresford Booth Attorney Emily Y. Tyson-Shu discusses Is Probate Necessary? Circumstances When Probate Is Not Required. Read More

After all the back and forth, finally, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) ping pong match is over. On March 26, 2025, the US Department of Treasury, along with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), published their interim rule solidifying CTA compliance obligations on the Federal Register (found here) (the “Interim Rule”). The Interim Rule provides… Read More

Many people ask me how to keep the divorce amicable early in the process. While an amicable separation or divorce is not always something you can control, there are things you can do to try to keep the process reasonable. Make Clear Goals, Both Financially and Personally Going into this process with many unknowns can… Read More

Parents seeking to craft a parenting plan often focus on a relatively short window of time in their lives, without proper and due consideration to how the plan may change in the future.  A final parenting plan, once entered, is expected to remain in place until the last child turns 18—subject only to substantial changes… Read More

When a spouse files a Petition for Dissolution or Legal Separation, Courts often issue an ‘Automatic Temporary Order Setting Financial Restraints.’ This is intended to prohibit either party from spending funds beyond those in the ‘usual course of business’ or for the ‘basic necessities of life.’  The point of the Court entering such an order… Read More