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Your Association has created a new report called Builder's Bulletin that aggregates key housing statistics of interest to our industry, such as home price and permit data and supply of housing inventory. See the December 2016 report.

This week, Shannon talks to Eric Drivdahl with Gelotte Hommas Architecture about this year's Gingerbread Village, an annual event held at the Sheraton to benefit Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Northwest Chapter.

The 24th Annual Gingerbread Village was unveiled Monday at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel lobby. Creations were inspired by scenes from the wizarding world. The event came together with more than 1,000 volunteer hours, an estimated 1,200 pounds of dough, 800 pounds of icing, 200 pounds of white chocolate, 250 pounds of almond paste, and hundreds of pounds of candy.

Workers from Shoreline's Irons Brothers Construction joined local businesses and the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties in partnership with Kindering, the largest and most comprehensive therapy program in the Northwest for children who are disabled, medically fragile, or at risk.

Last Friday, Shannon spoke with Alison Morton, Director of Development at Kindering, about the great work their organization does and how the MBA's Painting a Better Tomorrow program helps their mission.

Everett, Wash.—A united Snohomish County Council passed a budget Monday that staves off most public safety cuts with help from a modest property tax increase.

Shannon talks to new member Vikram Deol of the Deol Group about MBA events and other member benefits.

Bellevue, Wash.—November 14, 2016—Seattle was recently named the “crane capital of America," with 58 cranes currently in operation, an increase of 38 percent in the past year. With more cranes, more possibilities exist for accidents. That is why, beginning in February 2017, the MBA and Buildsafe Solutions will be offering free two-day Qualified Signal Person Certification for Mobile Cranes classes, made available in thanks to a grant from State of Washington Department of Labor and Industries’ Safe and Health Investment Projects (SHIP) program.