Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) today joined eight builder/developers and property owners in filing an appeal before the Growth Management Hearings Board regarding Kirkland’s recently adopted tree protection ordinance.

Ordinance 22-014 related to residential development in Business Park zones was unanimously adopted by the Snohomish County Council this week.

The Snohomish County Council unanimously voted to pass MBAKS promoted missing middle housing legislation.

This week Federal Way City Council unanimously adopted a batch of amendments aimed to clean-up the Code and improve the permitting process.

Data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service show King and Snohomish counties had less than two weeks of supply of homes for sale in March, while home prices continued to escalate.