{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-18.85.471","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 18.85.471","heading":"Real estate research center—Purpose. (Expires September 30, 2035.)","body":"(1) The purpose of a real estate research center in Washington state is to provide credible research, value-added information, education services, and project-oriented research to real estate licensees, real estate consumers, real estate service providers, institutional customers, public agencies, and communities in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest region. The center may:\n(a) Conduct studies and research on affordable housing and strategies to meet the affordable housing needs of the state;\n(b) Conduct studies in all areas directly or indirectly related to real estate and urban or rural economics and economically isolated communities;\n(c) Disseminate findings and results of real estate research conducted at or by the center or elsewhere, using a variety of dissemination media;\n(d) Supply research results and educational expertise to the Washington state real estate commission to support its regulatory functions, as requested;\n(e) Prepare information of interest to real estate consumers and make the information available to the general public, universities, or colleges, and appropriate state agencies;\n(f) Encourage economic growth and development within the state of Washington;\n(g) Support the professional development and continuing education of real estate licensees in Washington;\n(h) Study and recommend changes in state statutes relating to real estate; and\n(i) Develop a vacancy rate standard for low-income housing in the state.\n(2) The director shall establish a memorandum of understanding with an institution of higher learning that establishes a real estate research center for the purposes under subsection (1) of this section.\n(3) This section expires September 30, 2035.","path":["Title 18","Chapter 18.85"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=18.85.471","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:19:25Z","sha256":"e633a92c2e4c5067cf667e482d8849e33b9c4940409bfcd839e9f5286f0833c8","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-18.85.461","next":"us-wa/rcw-18.85.481"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}