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Real estate appraiser fees and charges

All business and professional licensing
- Appraisers
- Real estate

Completed

Current rule(s)

Fees and charges (Chapter 308-125-120 WAC)

Summary

We're proposing an increase to fees for real estate appraisers. Current fees aren't enough to cover program costs. The law requires us to review program budgets and set fees to cover administration costs. The licensing fees we collect are the only source of funds that cover program costs.

We continue to look into ways to reduce budget gaps while minimizing the impact on our licensees. For example, we replaced travel for board meetings and investigations with virtual options, where possible. This reduces travel costs for rental space, lodging, meals, staffing, mileage and more.

Current step

September 19, 2024

Rule change adopted

Preproposal documents

Preproposal statement of inquiry WSR 24-13-120

Proposed rule documents

Adopted rule documents

Public hearing or comments

We held public hearings for this rulemaking activity on August 28, 2024 and September 18, 2024.

Real estate records and responsibilities

All business and professional licensing
- Real estate

Completed

Current rule(s)

Real Estate - Records and Responsibilities (Chapter 308-124C WAC)

Summary

We clarified the required documentation related to broker price opinions.

Current step

June 13, 2024

New rule adopted

Preproposal documents

Preproposal statement of inquiry (WSR 24-04-103)

Proposed rule documents

Adopted rule documents

Public hearing or comments

We held a public hearing on May 23, 2024.

WAC 308-124C-105 public hearing audio (MP3, 6 minutes)
Public hearing audio transcript

Previous public hearings

We held a listening session with stakeholders on March 18, 2024.

Chapter 308-124 WAC listening session audio (MP3, 37 minutes)
Listening session audio transcript

Real estate broker education and license renewals

All business and professional licensing
- Real estate

Completed

Current rule(s)

Broker first active renewal (WAC 308-124A-785); Continuing education clock hour requirements (WAC 308-124A-790); Course titles reserved for prescribed curriculum courses (WAC 308-124H-810); General requirements for course approval (WAC 308-124H-820); Secondary education provider course content approval application (WAC 308-124H-825)

Summary

We're proposing rules requiring new and current real estate licensees to take instructional courses about fair housing and preventing unfair housing practices. We'll be responsible for providing the curriculum. The proposed rules would add the fair housing course to the current rules, edit the rules to be clearer, create new requirements for licensees, and subject licensees to audits.