Industries
Commercial real estate and property
Excise tax, capital gains, energy performance standards, permitting and land use: the cost side of owning commercial property in Washington.
Washington has the second-highest office vacancy rate among major US markets, and the state lost 11,300 construction jobs in a single year. Every additional cost layered onto commercial property lands in that environment. Our job is to keep the layers off, and to open the tools that make projects work.
Real estate excise tax
We have opposed every REET increase brought forward since 2023, including HB 1628, which would have created the highest state REET in America on properties over $5 million.
Capital gains
We exempted all real estate from the state capital gains tax, gathering 57 companies onto a single letter of support.
Energy and buildings
Clean building standards, Tier 1 and Tier 2 incentives, and the defeat of the Governor's natural gas ban legislation.
Financing tools
C-PACER (HB 2405 and the SB 5862 fix), Tax Increment Financing (HB 1189 and the HB 1527 technical fix), and the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (SB 5287).
Land use and permitting
Permit streamlining, minimum parking requirements, transit-oriented development, condominium liability reform and middle housing.
Selected results
What we have done in this sector
- SB 6347 2026 Estate tax top rate returned from 35% to 20%
- SB 5184, SB 5148, HB 1491 2025 Parking reform, housing accountability, transit-oriented development
- SB 5290, SB 5258, SB 5058 2023 Permit streamlining and condominium reform
- HB 2405 2020 C-PACER financing enabled
Who we represent here
Clients
- Building Owners and Managers' Association (BOMA)
- Government Building Owners and Lessors Association (GBOLA)
- International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)
- Washington State Self-Storage Association (WA-SSA)
- Marcus & Millichap
Let's talk about your legislative priorities.
Whether you are heading into session with a bill to pass, a rule to change, or a threat to head off, we will tell you plainly what is achievable and what it will take.
Start a conversation