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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Feb 21, 2025

    February Builders Bulletin

    Housing inventory in King County stood at 1.6 months’ supply, a slight increase from 1.4 months in December 2023. Similarly, Snohomish County experienced a rise in housing inventory, reaching 1.1 months’ supply, up from .9 months the previous year.
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    • Press Releases
    • MBAKS News
    |   Jan 28, 2025

    Press Release: INITIATIVE 24-03 CHALLENGED

    Today the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, along with additional local businesses operating in Everett and Snohomish County, filed a complaint in Snohomish County Superior Court challenging the constitutionality of Initiative 24-03.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Jan 22, 2025

    January Builders Bulletin

    Housing inventory in King County stood at 1.6 months’ supply, a slight increase from 1.4 months in December 2023. Similarly, Snohomish County experienced a rise in housing inventory, reaching 1.1 months’ supply, up from .9 months the previous year.
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    • Built Green
    • Built Green News
    |   Jan 14, 2025

    2024 Single-Family & Multifamily Checklists Summary of Changes

    The Built Green team was hard at work last year meeting with numerous stakeholders to update the Single-Family/Townhome New Construction checklist (SF checklist) and the Multifamily New Construction checklist (MF checklist). The Summary of Changes will go over the major updates you can expect to see in the new 2024 Checklists.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Dec 20, 2024

    December Builders Bulletin

    The median price of single-family homes and condos reached $837,350 in King County and $760,000 in Snohomish County in November 2024.
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    • MBAKS News
    • Builders
    |   Nov 21, 2024

    30th Annual Gingerbread Village Now Open

    MBKAS has partnered with Gelotte Hommas Drivdahl Architecture (GHDA) to produce a project for Gingerbread Village—on display now through January 1, 2025 at the Sheraton Grand Seattle.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    • Builders
    |   Nov 15, 2024

    November Builders Bulletin

    The Puget Sound region's population grew by 46,800 to reach 4,483,900 residents by April 2024, with King County leading the growth at 30,300 new residents, intensifying the need for expanded housing options.
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    • Builders
    |   Oct 28, 2024

    Highlights from the MBAKS Board and Staff Leadership Retreat at Salish Lodge

    Twenty members of the MBAKS Board of Directors and staff leadership team convened late last week for a two-day retreat at the beautiful Salish Lodge & Spa near Snoqualmie Falls.
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