Advocacy & Gov. Affairs

The RHAWA Government Affairs Team consistently watches for updates to local housing policy. We track changes proposed by both local city councils,...

If you have been paying attention to what is happening across Washington over the last few decades, you already know the answer to the question...

The King County Regional Homelessness Authority, or KCRHA, received $533.9 million between mid-2021 and July 2025. This has come to light due to a...

There is something that happens when a room full of RHAWA members sit down together. The conversation starts with a question about a notice...

For years, independent housing providers across Washington State have absorbed the financial consequences of aggressive rental legislation; lost...

There is a term in housing policy, Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing, or NOAH, that most rental housing providers have probably never heard,...

The most dangerous policy is one that works exactly as advertised, right up until it doesn’t. The damage from simple solutions applied to...

Now that April has arrived, the 2026 Legislative Session has officially been over for around two weeks. This year’s legislative session had...

RHAWA Members: Take the State Housing Task Force Survey Washington housing providers need to be heard on the proposed Department of Housing

At the time of writing this article, the 2026 Legislative Session is around halfway done and this year is certainly one of the most interesting...

The real estate industry has launched a coordinated legal challenge against the State of Washington, seeking declaratory and injunctive relief...

Think back to 2020. I know it can sometimes be hard to return to an era in our state where so many things were up in the air, everything was...