Builders Bulletin: Year-on-Year Comparison Shows Drop in Permit Totals

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Builders Bulletin: Year-on-Year Comparison Shows Drop in Permit Totals

Builders Bulletin: Year-on-Year Comparison Shows Drop in Permit Totals

03/16/2023

The latest data for permit amounts in King, Snohomish, and Pierce County for the month of January has been released, and it reveals a significant decline in multifamily permit activity in King County. In January 2022, there were 1,544 multifamily permits taken out, whereas this January, only 293 were recorded, resulting in an 81% drop year-on-year. Pierce County is also trending downwards; however, Snohomish County has recorded similar numbers to the previous year.

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Volunteers gave their time and expertise to build a ramp for an 11-year-old Auburn boy last Saturday.

Trenton Heuring Smart was born with cerebral palsy and has seizures. He can’t walk or speak. The ramp will help caregivers transport him in and out of his home for safely.

The ramp was made possible through the efforts of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, Dunn Lumber, Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau, and volunteers.

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06/29/2020

2020 Primary Endorsements

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 2020 election cycle.

Ballots will be mailed out Wednesday, July 15 and are due Tuesday, August 4. Your vote in support of AHC-endorsed candidates will go a long way toward affecting the outcome of these critical races.

2020 Affordable Housing Council Endorsements
August 4 Primary Election
Jurisdiction	Position	Candidate
1st LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Davina Duerr (D)
1st LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Shelley Kloba (D)
5th LD	Senator	Mark Mullet (D)
5th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Bill Ramos (D)
5th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Lisa Callan (D)
11th LD	Senator	Bob Hasegawa (D)
11th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Steve Bergquist (D)
21st LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Strom Peterson (D)
21st LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Lillian Ortiz-Self (D)
30th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Martin Moore (R)
30th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Jesse Johnson (D)
31st LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Drew Stokesbary (R)
31st LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Eric Robertson (R)
32nd LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Cindy Ryu (D)
32nd LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Lauren Davis (D)
33rd LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Tina Orwall (D)
33rd LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Mia Gregerson (D)
34th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Joe Fitzgibbon (D)
36th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Noel Frame (D)
37th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Sharon Tomiko Santos (D)
38th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Emily Wicks (D)
38th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Mike Sells (D)
39th LD	Senator	Keith Wagoner (R)
39th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Robert Sutherland (R)
39th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Carolyn Eslick (R)
41st LD	Rep. Pos. 2	My-Linh Thai (D)
43rd LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Nicole Macri (D)
43rd LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Frank Chopp (D)
44th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	John Lovick (D)
45th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Roger Goodman (D)
45th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Larry Springer (D)
46th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Javier Valdez (D)
47th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Debra Entenman (D)
47th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Pat Sullivan (D)
48th LD	Rep. Pos. 1	Vandana Slatter (D)
48th LD	Rep. Pos. 2	Amy Walen (D)
Snohomish County	Council Dist. 4	Jared Mead (D)
Snohomish PUD	Commissioner Dist. 1	Sid Logan

For dropbox locations, ballot questions, and more, visit King County Elections or Snohomish County Elections.

No candidate authorized this ad. It is paid for by Master Builders Assc of King & Sno Counties – Affordable Housing Council, 335 116th Ave SE, Bellevue, WA 98004. Top Five Contributors: Village Life Inc., Blackwood Builders Group, Martin Robinett, Master Builders Assoc., Ashworth Homes

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Builders

10/28/2022

Builders Bulletin: Builder Confidence Continues to Fall

Contact: data@mbaks.com

This month's Builders Bulletin features a new data point, the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). This is a national and regional indicator that tracks builder perception of current single-family home sales and expectations. It has decreased every month in 2022, reflecting a general bearish outlook towards the housing market amid rising construction costs and high interest rates.

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