On Monday, the Auburn City Council voted unanimously to be the first local jurisdiction to make the final plat process on long subdivisions administrative, effective July 23, 2017. This change was enabled by MBA-supported legislation.

At its most recent city council meeting, the city of Bothell deferred consideration of its proposed tree code changes until September at the earliest.

A new report from Zillow says the amount of homes for sale dropped at the fastest speed in almost four years. According to the report, there were about 9 percent fewer homes to choose from nationally this May compared to a year ago. That's one reason home prices continue to climb. "With fewer homes for sale, competition becomes so fierce that people snatch them up quickly, and homes spend less and less time on the market," the report said.