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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Nov 29, 2017

    December 2017 Builder’s Bulletin

    The Builder's Bulletin aggregates key housing statistics of interest to our industry, such as home price and permit data and supply of housing inventory. See the December 2017 report.
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    • Video
    • Builders Councils
    • Advocacy
    |   Nov 20, 2017

    Membership Minute: Are You Our Next Primary Contact?

    This week, MBAKS Senior Director of Strategy & Policy Nick Harper discusses our Primary Contacts Program; this program is key to passing our 10-point legislative agenda.
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    • Councils
    • Remodelers Council
    • Podcasts & Radio
    |   Nov 15, 2017

    The Dunn Lumber Podcast: How to Evaluate the Health of Your Business

    Howard Chermak, founder of award-winning Chermak Construction, provides us with his incredible insight and discusses the ways to evaluate the overall health of your business in this exclusive podcast recorded live at our September Remodelers Council Dinner.
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    • Industry News
    |   Nov 2, 2017

    Seattle Home Values Are Rising Faster Than San Francisco

    In the everlasting battle between West Coast cities boasting the most eye-popping home prices, Seattle seems to have landed a surprise left uppercut to its sister (cousin?) to the south, the n-o-t-o-r-i-o-u-s San Francisco.
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    • Guest Post
    • Advocacy
    • MBAKS News
    |   Oct 31, 2017

    Editorial: Housing Affordability Crisis Requires Bold Action

    One of the biggest challenges facing our region is a lack of attainable housing, especially near job centers. Continued growth is driving the demand for more housing, and the strong demand is outpacing supply, causing home prices and rents to soar. This is making housing increasingly out of reach for families and workers and threatening our area’s quality of life.
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    • Video
    • Benefits & Incentives
    |   Oct 30, 2017

    Membership Minute: Why Certify Built Green?

    This week, Built Green Program Manager Leah Missik and Greg Lotakis of PHC Construction discuss why it's worth it to certify projects Built Green.
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    • Advocacy
    • MBAKS News
    |   Oct 30, 2017

    Dissecting the MBA's 10-Point Plan on Affordable Housing

    I don’t know if you heard, but urbanists are developer shills. At least that’s the common conception. In reality, many of us quite critical of certain developers and projects, while recognizing that absolute opposition to developers would get us nowhere.
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    • Advocacy
    |   Oct 27, 2017

    MBAKS Workforce: Why Should I Enter the Trades?

    The Puget Sound region is a great place to live and work, as reflected in the fast pace of growth over the past decade. More people coming to the region means we need more people working in skilled trades—to build housing, commercial space, infrastructure, and transportation projects.
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