NEWS & BLOG

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  • Builders Blog - Housing Solutions Recap

    Posted on Oct 20, 2025 in:
    • Builders
    MBAKS hosted our annual Housing Solutions Breakfast on October 14 at the Meydenbauer Center in Bellevue.
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  • September Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Sep 26, 2025 in:
    • Builders Bulletin
    Permit activity continues to trend downward across the Seattle metro area.
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  • General Membership Networking and Blueprints Launch

    Posted on Sep 22, 2025 in:
    • Events
    MBAKS members showed up in record numbers for our September 18 General Membership Networking (GMN), making it our largest GMN yet!
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  • Press Release - NEW REPORTS SHOW LOCAL POLICIES UNDERMINE HOUSING GOALS

    Posted on Aug 28, 2025 in:
    • Press Releases
    The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) released two new reports showing how certain local policies are falling short as an effective affordable housing strategy. The reports provide technical information for local policymakers to support successful implementation of state laws aimed at lowering barriers for construction of more homes of all types.
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  • August Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Aug 22, 2025 in:
    • Builders Bulletin
    Builder confidence in the housing market slipped to 32 nationally in August, an 18% decline from last year, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
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