Realtors Represent Private Property Interests

February 20, 2011 was Hill Day in Olympia and Realtors from across Washington State descended on the Capitol to talk with every Legislator and Senator in every district. Obviously, our mission was to discuss relevant issues pertaining to the interests of our organization. But, just as importantly, private property rights impacting every home or commercial property owner throughout the state was a major concern. In our general meeting Dr. Raha, the state’s economist and chief forecaster, spoke about what he saw in terms of the overall state economy. Although Microsoft, Boeing and new car sales had improved significantly, home sales were still lagging and he expected that would be the case throughout much of 2011. He also said that he didn’t expect interest rates to remain as low as they currently are beyond the end of this year. However, they could realistically change at almost any time. Obviously I was honored to be included in the group that attended from my office.