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Snowmobile Parks in Washington State
The sport of snowmobiling is growing every year and it easy to see why. Snowmobiling offers a wonderful family and friends experience as opens up opportunities to see Washington’s back country scenery. If you are like me, you can’t get [...]
Home Buyer & Seller Information
Purchasing Short Sales & Bank Owned: Deals or Headaches?
Bank owned and short sales properties dominate the Snohomish County real estate market and it’s no surprise that many buyers are actively searching for these types of properties. But are these properties the bargain of the century or are they [...]
Snohomish County Market Updates
Snohomish County Lot Sales 4th Quarter 2009
The lot sales in the 4th quarter of 2009 Snohomish County has increased by 36% over 3rd Quarter 2009, a significant gain since it’s not typical for banks to be lending to builders. More impressively, the prices on vacant land [...]
Snohomish County Sale Tax increases to 9.5% in 2009
At the first of the year and at the beginning of April 2009, Snohomish County residents may have or may not have noticed the local sales increase, depending on the city, from 8.6% to 9.5%. The sales tax increase is aimed at improving local services; transportation, chemical dependency and mental health.
After reviewing the affected areas it looks that the cities with higher population and/or greater demand for services received the tax increase, Bothell/Snohomish, Everett, Lynnwood, Mill Creek, Mountlake Terrace and Woodway. But with the lack of information on Washington State’s website I am unable to determine how these services will be impacted.
I have email the Department of Revenue and received the following response: “The .005 sales tax increase for King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties was from the RTA going from .004 to .009. This was voted on by the public in last November’s general election”. Not much of an explanation. In the mean time the chart below has the break down for the Snohomish County sales tax.