Your Property Matters by WBPA: Recent Episodes

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The interests to preserve property rights and encourage housing development in the State of Washington is a top priority. With an alarming housing shortage in the State, we hear from Peter’s conversation with Washington State Representative, Strom Peterson how the Democratic Party addressed these concerns during the last legislative session. Our guest today shares his thoughts on the virtual nature of the last short Legislative Session, changes to building code and regulation, and rent control. Rep. Peterson also gives his insight on upcoming legislation impacting housing in WA State and the upcoming election cycle.

• 1:41 How would you sum up the last legislative session from a policy and political perspective?
• Pros & Cons of a virtual Session
• 4:27 Rep. Peterson’s take on the Governor’s Moratoriums
• 6:24 Any particular legislation that you were keen on to help make housing more affordable?
• Rep. Bateman’s Bill on creating more zoning to allow duplexes & triplexes
• 9:42 Any effort in the legislature to try and make housing more affordable by reducing the impact of building code and regulations?
• Growth Management Act
• 11:21 Eliminating Natural Gas: where did that come from and what was the rational behind that?
• 16:38 Condominium developer liability - any thoughts on that?
• 20:35 The effect of the eviction moratoriums & county efficiencies in distributing state funding for rent payment.
• 25:23 Rent increases
• Notification of Proposed Rent Increase
• 28:29 Thoughts for the House of Representatives in the upcoming election cycle?

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“Today, single family homes are out of reach for most folks early in their career.”



In the conversation with Washington State Senator, John Braun discusses the issues at the State level that can be addressed to improve the record-low housing inventory and record-high home costs. John recaps the recent legislative session, and shares his thoughts on the harmful impact of the Governor’s use of executive emergency powers, the hopeful outlook for the upcoming election cycle, and how a Republican majority in the Senate could benefit people of Washington State by the legislation that would be prioritized.

• 1:36 Did we make progress increasing affordable housing inventory?
• Regulation & building costs
• Rent control
• Impact of reduced housing construction on the affordability of housing
• Condominium shortage
• 11:55 Your thoughts on the Governor’s use of the moratorium and how that might get changed in the future?
• 17:53 This election cycle, what do you see of the Republican party’s chance of success in the Senate this time around?
• 23:21 If the Senate majority becomes Republican, what would be one or two pieces of legislation that you would think might be prominent in the Senate’s agenda in the state of Washington?

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“...we’re short 250,000 housing units, that means that there’s 250,000 families that don’t have a home, why then instead of making it easier and less expensive to build housing are we making it harder and more expensive to build housing?”

Today, we are joined by Washington State Representative J.T. Wilcox for conversation about the state of the House and many of the vital aspects impacting property rights and access to affordable housing in Washington State. Peter and Representative Wilcox discuss the current election cycle, resistance to a bipartisan approach in the last session, the governor’s use of executive emergency powers, and most importantly, factors that threaten access to affordable housing in the state of Washington.

• 2:14 Can you describe the makeup of the House currently and what your role is as the minority leader?
• 5:07 What are some of the key races coming up for the Republican party?
• Overview of current election cycle & republican candidates
• 9:15 If I told you that I thought there wasn’t a bipartisan approach to this last session, what would you say?
• Summary of challenges to a bipartisan approach during the past legislative session
• Public Safety “reform”
• The role of minority parties in the legislative process
• 14:25 What steps did the Republican Caucus take in the House to try and block legislation diminishing opportunity for affordable housing for everyone?
• Governor’s use of executive emergency powers
• Rent control
• 18:09 Do you see the Republican Caucus continuing to support affordable housing?
• Shortage of housing units & impinging regulation
• Attempts to eliminate natural gas
• 21:05 What interactions did you have with the Governor’s office to collaborate on the use of the Emergency Powers to effect good policy?
• History, purpose, & uses of the emergency powers
• History, purpose, & uses of the emergency powers
• Possible solutions to improve the governor’s executive emergency powers

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Do you know what happened in Olympia between January 6th and March 10th? Are you aware of the major threats to your property rights in Washington State? If you are interested in the legislation that will impact your real property assets or have family affected by the housing crisis this episode is for you! Join us in listening to the conversation today with Chet Baldwin, one of the foremost champions of property rights in Washington State. Chet offers his expertise and opinion on threats to The American Dream, The Washington Business Property Association’s mission, important events in the recent legislative session, key issues impacting property rights in Washington, and many other powerful insights.

• 1:25 Why is The WBPA so important right now?
• Home ownership affordability
• 4:32 What happened at the 2021 Legislative Session? What did the WBPA oppose?
• Rent Control
• Impact of Rent Moratorium in Seattle
• Dem. push to ban Natural Gas (House Bills 1766,1767,1770) & collateral economic impact
• 11:37 What bills did The WBPA support?
• House bill 2020
• 13:00 What is your opinion of the house and the senate right now?
• Balance in the State / Upcoming elections
• Grassroots efforts: get to know your lawmakers
• Local efforts to impact Property Rights
• Real estate & State Capital Gains Tax