The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) released a plan today at its annual Housing Summit to promote the creation of more housing options for Puget Sound consumers. The ten-point plan suggests both regulatory and legislative changes to increase housing attainability that could be implemented by state… Read more
The Washington Mortgage Bankers Association (WMBA) hosted a panel discussion last night at the Woodmark Hotel in Kirkland. Four representatives from Seattle King County REALTORS® answered questions submitted by WMBA, moderated by Jillayne Schlicke of CE Forward. The panel included REALTORS® Rachel Adler, Windermere East, Michael Ford, Realogics Sotheby’s International… Read more
The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBA) hosted their 2016 Housing Summit at the Meydenbauer Center this morning. The objectives of the summit “are multi-fold, but all serve a singular goal: to increase the supply of affordable housing for all of our region’s residents,” said Shannon Affholter,… Read more
How can lenders and REALTORS® with different levels of experience and areas of expertise come together in this competitive market to provide the best services to homebuyers? That was the focus for the panel discussion hosted by the Washington Mortgage Bankers Association (WMBA) on March 15. Four representatives from Seattle… Read more
REALTORS® meet periodically with the Masterbuilders and cities, including cities in South King County, on issues important for the future supply of housing and the cost of construction. The following are representative issues the REALTORS® and Masterbuilders are pursing together: Covington: Side yard setbacks (to reduce the current setback regulation… Read more
Driven by an ethic that appeared to be focused on “What’s easiest for the District” instead of “How can we best serve our customers,” the Covington Water District developed a well-earned reputation as an expensive purveyor of water that was hard to work with, and excessively demanding. But in the… Read more
REALTORS® are supporting efforts being led by the Masterbuilders of King and Snohomish County to work with top staff members of the City of Kent – including Kent’s new City Administrator Derek Matheson. The efforts are intended to result in amendments to the City’s development codes and guidelines in order to… Read more
Auburn officials have been meeting on a quarterly basis with representatives of Seattle King County REALTORS® and the Masterbuilders in connection with a bundle of potential development code updates that could make it easier to bring new housing inventory to the market in a way that is consistent with the… Read more
Smarter planning is needed in the King County area to improve housing inventory. Concerned that growth planning throughout King County has repressed housing supply through insufficient zoning, SKCR, in collaboration with the Master Builders Association, has called upon the King County to improve the quality of data and the process… Read more
Seattle King County REALTORS® Worked to Ensure Victory of Kent Levee Design The King County Council – sitting as the King County Flood Control District Board of Supervisors – voted 8 to 0 on February 26, 2013 to approve the City of Kent’s design for the Briscoe and Desimone flood… Read more