Washington State has instituted significant changes in the law governing rental housing. Many of those changes comport with the existing Seattle laws, but Seattle has undergone its own changes in laws governing rental housing. Below are a few of the recent changes in light of COVID recovery measures.

Demand for housing has never been higher in metro Seattle, making this the perfect time to discuss challenges and opportunities for multifamily investors.

As the COVID related eviction moratoriums are evolving to an eventual conclusion, Washington State is facing an overall change in rental laws, as well as the recovery from delayed or unpaid rental payments during this public health emergency.

Pending the final end to the moratoriums, Governor Inslee has issued Proclamation 21-09 in order to “bridge” the time gap between the end of the moratoriums and the effectiveness of transitioning through this recovery.

As the COVID recovery rolls on, lenders are returning to the market after last year’s historic retreat.

Drew Heitstuman, capital markets director of JLL Seattle, joined us for our June webinar to look at commercial real estate financing and what to expect for the second half of the year.

For our 13th webinar, we are going to feature Imants Holmquist, H&G Partner, and guest speaker, Drew Heitstuman, JLL Capital Markets Director.

According to recent headlines, investment in retail real estate is dead…again. But a quick check of the data shows that’s not the real story, at least here in the Pacific Northwest.