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    • Remodel
    • Build
    • Homeowners
    |   Jul 21, 2016

    Checklist for Finding and Hiring a Builder or Remodeler

    Doing your homework will help you have a more successful experience. Use this checklist to help you select a homebuilder or remodeler to work on or build your home.
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    • Video
    • Membership
    • Events
    |   Jul 18, 2016

    Shannon's 60: 2016 Membership Appreciation Picnic

    This weekend, Shannon took a moment to talk to our president, Joseph Irons of Irons Brothers Construction, at the Membership Appreciation Picnic at Remlinger Farms.
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    • Buy
    • Homeowners
    |   Jul 14, 2016

    Buying a Home? Don't Forget To Ask These Questions

    Most of us know that it’s a good idea to shore up our credit a few months before starting to house hunt and that it is smart to use a professional agent and get pre-approved for a loan. But there are questions many homebuyers don’t think of asking, questions that often go unanswered during the exciting process of purchasing a new home. Here are a few of them.
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    • Remodel
    • Build
    • Homeowners
    |   Jul 7, 2016

    Building Codes: What You Should Know

    If you are shopping for a new home, how can you be sure that it was built so that it does not cause health or safety problems for you or the members of your household? Two words: building codes.
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    • Benefits & Incentives
    • Video
    |   Jul 5, 2016

    Shannon's 60: Benefits of Built Green

    This week, Shannon discusses the benefits of the Built Green® program with Leah Missik, Built Green program manager.
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    • Homeowners
    • Buy
    |   Jun 30, 2016

    All the Home's a Stage!

    These tried-and-true techniques from professional home stagers can help you sell your home quickly and bring in top dollar.
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    • Video
    • Built Green News
    • Community Stewardship
    |   Jun 27, 2016

    Shannon's 60: Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Day

    Shannon, on-site at last weekend's team build in Renton, talks with Andy from Habitat for Humanity on affordable housing and the importance of being Built Green.
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    • Built Green News
    • Community Stewardship
    • Press Releases
    • MBAKS News
    |   Jun 22, 2016

    Master Builders Association & Regence Blue Shield to Add Finishing Touches to 3-Star Built Green Townhome for Habitat for Humanity

    Bellevue, Wash—June 22, 2016—The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties and Regence BlueShield will volunteer for Habitat for Humanity Seattle-King County’s “La Fortuna” townhome community in Renton, a 3-Star Built Green property. Volunteers will focus on unmasking floors, installing appliances, painting and cleaning, in preparation for the homeowner dedication on July 16, 2016. At that time, eight low-income families will receive the keys to their new homes, and a better future.
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