In its final October meeting, the Auburn Council approved new fee schedules for land use permit applications, clearing and grading permits, building permit fees, engineering review, and fire and transportation impact fees.

MBAKS Housing Solutions Breakfast emphasizes the importance of timely and predictable permit review processes with Senator Mullet and a panel of local elected and public officials.

Each election cycle, our Affordable Housing Council (AHC) interviews candidates at the city, county, and state levels to determine their degree of support for our industry. The following candidates have received an AHC endorsement for the 2023 election cycle.

In the Seattle Metro Area, the building permit data for the year-to-date period ending on August 31, 2023, paints a distinctive picture of the region's construction activity. The statistics show a notable slowdown in both single-family and multifamily construction projects.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), recently announced a new policy which allows lenders to count income from small units of housing built inside, attached to, or on the same property as a primary residence (Accessory Dwelling Units) when underwriting a mortgage.