• What Washington state agents are seeing with new ‘millionaires tax’,Jonathan Delozier

    What Washington state agents are seeing with new ‘millionaires tax’

    Washington state is entering a new policy era with its “millionaires tax” — targeting high-income earners who shape the luxury real estate market. The law imposes a 9.9% tax on annual income above $1 million, with implementation expected in 2028 pending legal challenges. For real estate professional

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  • Lower launches Movoto Advantage for solo real estate agents,Brooklee Han, HousingWire Automation

    Lower launches Movoto Advantage for solo real estate agents

    Lower has launched Movoto Advantage, a limited-access, subscription-based program that connects high-performing solo real estate agents with motivated home buyers and sellers through real-time live transfers, the company announced Thursday. The program, which Lower began rolling out in late 2025, op

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  • D.C. pushes single-stair apartments higher with added safety rules,Richard Lawson

    D.C. pushes single-stair apartments higher with added safety rules

    Washington, D.C., council members are leaning into a growing national trend by relaxing single-stairway rules to cut the cost of building small and mid-rise housing. On Tuesday, the D.C. Council unanimously advanced the One Front Door Act. If it passes on second reading, the maximum height for resid

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