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    • Master Builder magazine
    |   Oct 20, 2022

    Closing the Homeownership Gap

    The Black Homeownership Initiative is working to close the homeownership gap.
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    • Built Green News
    |   Oct 4, 2022

    2022 Built Green Hammer Award Winners

    As per tradition, at the 2022 Built Green Conference we recognized Built Green’s outstanding builders and advocates during our annual Built Green Hammer Award ceremony. The best projects from the past year were highlighted and Built Green supporters were recognized for their contributions to the program.
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    • Built Green News
    |   Oct 4, 2022

    Change Makers Inspire the Built Green Conference

    The 2022 Built Green Conference, presented by DTG, was held on September 15 at South Seattle College.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Sep 30, 2022

    Builders Bulletin: Home Prices Leveling Off, Still See Annual Gain

    King County’s August median home price of $815,000 stayed relatively flat compared to the previous month, which was $810,000. Snohomish County saw a month-over-month dip in its median home price of single-family homes and condos—from $737,500 in July to $700,000 in August. Year-over-year prices were up 5.6% in King County and 4.9% in Snohomish County.
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    • Built Green News
    |   Sep 26, 2022

    Madison Plaza Grand-Opening Event

    GIS International Group, Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Other Project Partners Celebrate Grand Opening, Built Green-Certification of Madison Plaza in Downtown Kent
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    • Master Builder magazine
    |   Sep 21, 2022

    Sticker Shock: Why Is Housing So Expensive?

    What’s driving up home prices? Supply and Demand.
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    • Built Green News
    |   Aug 29, 2022

    2022 Built Green Conference Preview

    The annual Built Green Conference, presented by DTG Recycling, is just around the corner and we are thrilled to be hosting this live, in-person event to South Seattle College on September 15.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Aug 25, 2022

    Builders Bulletin: Single Family Permits, Builder Confidence Fall Sharply

    Data in the latest Builders Bulletin show a mixed bag for building permit activity in the first half of 2022. Separately, the NAHB/Wells-Fargo Housing Market Index, which measures the confidence of single-family builders nationwide, has been falling amid higher interest rates and ongoing supply chain problems.
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