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Property Pulse

What’s Happening Around the Tri-Cities

Oct 21, 2025
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If you’ve been following local government agendas lately, you know it’s that time of year when every city is talking budgets, comprehensive plans, and updates to ordinances most folks never read. Still, there are a few bright spots (and a few dry but important ones) worth knowing about. Here’s your quick neighborhood snapshot to keep…
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How Washington Is Matching National Momentum on Housing Reform

Oct 21, 2025
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This fall, Congress passed the bipartisan Renewing Opportunity in the American Dream (ROAD) to Housing Act of 2025, which aims to help communities build more homes, faster, and clear barriers to financing, land use, and permitting. Nationally, the act directs federal agencies like HUD and USDA to coordinate housing policy, give priority to projects in…
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How TCAR’s Government Affairs Committee Weighed In on 2025 Local Elections

Oct 21, 2025
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This fall’s local elections have been some of the most active and complex in recent memory, and your TCAR Government Affairs Committee has been hard at work making sure housing issues and property rights stay front and center. This year, interviews were offered to every candidate running for city-council or mayoral seats in Pasco, Kennewick,…
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When Equal Is Not Always Equal: What Richland’s district debate means for representation

Oct 21, 2025
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As Director of Government Affairs for the Tri-City Association of REALTORS®, my role has never been to persuade but to inform. The Association itself has taken no position on whether Richland should adopt districts or remain at large. That decision rightly belongs to the residents who will vote on November 4. Within my purview, I…
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Future Boundaries: Why Eastern Washington Isn’t as Limitless as It Looks

Jun 16, 2025
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At first glance, the Tri-Cities region looks wide open. We’re surrounded by rolling hills and big skies. The Columbia, Snake, and Yakima Rivers run right through our communities. From the outside, it feels like we have endless space to grow and all the water we could ever need. But that perception masks a more complicated…
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Fees, Fire Stations, and Future Costs: A Look at Impact Fees in the Tri-Cities

Jun 16, 2025
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Two Tri-Cities jurisdictions have made headlines this quarter with major moves on development impact fees: one decision finalized, the other still unfolding. In Kennewick, a fire impact fee was narrowly approved by the City Council on April 15 after a 5–2 vote on the ordinance and a tight 4–3 vote on the fee schedule. The…
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Well-Intentioned Quagmire, Confirmed

Jun 16, 2025
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Follow-Up to last quarter's article: “Rent Control – A Well-Intentioned Quagmire or a Trojan Horse?” Earlier this year, we raised concerns about the potential long-term impacts of rent control in Washington. At the time, it was just a proposal. Now, it’s law. With the passage of HB 1217, rent increases in Washington are now capped…
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Housing Advocacy Isn’t a Spectator Sport

Jun 16, 2025
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As July 4th nears, Americans pause to honor those who serve our country in uniform. But freedom takes many forms. And some of the fiercest defenders of local prosperity are quietly showing up in city council chambers, planning meetings, and policy interviews. They’re armed not with weapons, but with data, conviction, and a REALTOR® pin.…
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