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  • King County King Street Customer Service Center Opens

    Posted on Apr 28, 2023 in:
    • Permitting
    • Builders Councils
    • Industry Issues
    • RBC
    • Advocacy
    The new King County Customer Service Center is finally open on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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  • Legislative Session Concludes with Big Wins for Housing

    Posted on Apr 28, 2023 in:
    • Advocacy
    The 105-day state legislative session has come to an end. It was a such a landmark session for pro-housing legislation that some are dubbing 2023 “The Year of Housing.”
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  • Seattle Style: A Field Guide to Classic Seattle Single-Family Homes

    Posted on Apr 26, 2023 in:
    • Master Builder magazine
    With so many unique and storied residential neighborhoods, Seattle and its surrounding communities are jam-packed with classic single-family houses, representing over a century of West Coast design trends.
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  • Seattle Delays Construction Codes

    Posted on Apr 14, 2023 in:
    • Builders Councils
    • Building Codes
    • Advocacy
    • SBC
    • Industry Issues
    The 2021 Seattle Construction Codes effective date of July 1, 2023 is delayed to no sooner than Monday, October 2, 2023.
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  • Builders Bulletin: First Decline in King County Home Prices Since May 2020

    Posted on Apr 13, 2023 in:
    • Builders Bulletin
    King County is now joining nearby counties, such as Snohomish and Pierce, that have seen home prices dropping for months. Reflective in the latest data from The Northwest Multiple Listing Service showing cooling prices, it is now apparent that homebuying and listing for homes and condos has decreased. The median price of single-family homes and condos was $760,000 in King County and $680,000 in Snohomish County.
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