Governmental Affairs

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Spokane REALTORS® Endorsed Candidates Advance to the Nov 7th General Election

In response to Spokane’s housing crisis, the Spokane REALTORS® Governmental Affairs committee has formally endorsed a full slate of candidates for the City of Spokane 2023 Elections.

Housing took center stage in this year's 2023 Washington Legislature

Spokane Council rolls back passes devastating impact fees for housing construction

REALTOR® testimony a key factor

In response to a call from Spokane REALTORS® and the housing construction community, the Spokane City Council has rolled back it’s devastating water and sewer connection fees. A poll showed builders say they will be shutting down more than 2,000 construction projects across the region in response to City Council 10-fold increase in Impact Fees. Instead, the city has now reset the connection fees to $6,000 until March 4th, 2024. The fees passed two weeks ago would have added an additional $19,000 to $27,000 per new house to for water/sewer hookups.

Spokane Renters and Homebuyers to bear the brunt of huge building fee increases

In the face of our largest housing crisis, the Spokane City Council to vote on increase the cost of a new home by adding an additional $38,000 per new house for water and sewer hookups, and transportation impact fees.

The plan, which was unveiled with a few days notice will be voted on Monday, March 13th as an Emergency Measure, so that there is no time for analysis, debate or consideration. Spokane City staff members say plans like this often take 6 months to a year to put together. Instead, they were asked to come up with a plan in just a matter of weeks.

Spokane Council passes potentially harmful legislation for renters/landlords