Legislation to give cities and counties the option to spend real estate excise taxes on affordable housing projects is close to final approval. “It is one in many tools that we can use to address ...

What Is a Transfer Tax? A transfer tax is a duty collected on the transfer of property from one individual or entity to another. Transfer taxes can be applied to a wide range of properties, from real ...

Gov. Jay Inslee is suggesting a new way of assessing the state’s share of the real estate excise tax. An old idea for boosting tax receipts is getting revived and repurposed for 2019. Gov. Jay Inslee ...