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The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) is the nation’s oldest and largest local homebuilders association. The MBA serves every area of the residential homebuilding industry and the EDC was able to get the inside scoop from Shannon Affholter, Executive Director on the organization's services and long-term goals.

Members of Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Professional Women in Building Council, and AAA KARTAK on Sept. 30 volunteered to rake, measure, dig, and plant around the future homes of low-income families at Housing Hope’s Main Street project in Monroe.

The third annual MBAKS Housing Summit, featuring Governor Jay Inslee as the keynote speaker, drew a large crowd as we addressed our region's housing affordability crisis. The MBA has identified a number of areas where we plan to focus our advocacy efforts with the hope of improving housing affordability for all of our region’s residents.

Between Bennett Homes and BDR, Todd Bennett has been a member of the Master Builders Association for 34 years (once serving as President) and the MBA Health Trust for 21 years.

No question about it: Seattle’s housing market is “hot” and median home prices are rising. But this “hot” housing market isn’t all bad - builders can take advantage of Seattle's Priority Green Expedited program and shortens the time it takes to get a new construction permit if they’re building green.

Founded in 1999, the Built Green™ Program has grown a lot in the past 17 years. To date, Built Green has certified over 16,618 projects, representing almost 30,000 units. At Built Green, we’ve focused on growing in many different ways, but there are three core growth dimensions Built Green is especially proud to see on the rise.

Chermak Construction is going to be showing off one of its remodeled homes in Edmonds this Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 8 and 9, as part of the 2016 Remodeled Homes Tour.

Darylene Dennon, CEO of Solid Energy Inc. and MBA member since 1999, shares some of the surprising professional and personal benefits of being an active MBA member.