BELLEVUE, Wash—September 6, 2017—The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) has announced the resignation of Shannon Affholter, the executive director since 2013. A recognized and effective regional leader for the MBA, Affholter leaves a successful and flourishing organization in place. Affholter's last day will be October 6.

The September Builder's Bulletin shows signs that our region's housing supply and demand continues to be out of balance, with housing inventory for sale hovering around one-month's supply in King and Snohomish counties and home prices still on the rise.

This week, Shannon talks to Leah Missik, Built Green Program Manager, about our exciting upcoming Built Green Conference. There's something for everybody! Register now—the price goes up September 1 at midnight!

This week, Shannon and Brad Faber of Ferguson are at the MBA Golf Tournament, talking about the benefits of sponsorship.

Is 2017 leaving you black and blue? You’re in luck! And slightly ahead of the curve, too. It so happens that black (in many iterations) and blue are the colors predicted to trend in 2018, according to various paint entities as part of the companies’ prestigious color of the year predictions.