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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Sep 26, 2025

    September Builders Bulletin

    Permit activity continues to trend downward across the Seattle metro area.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Aug 22, 2025

    August Builders Bulletin

    Builder confidence in the housing market slipped to 32 nationally in August, an 18% decline from last year, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Jul 30, 2025

    July Builders Bulletin

    As of April 2025, the Puget Sound region added 50,400 new residents—driven largely by Seattle and King County—highlighting ongoing urban and transit-oriented population growth amid a broader statewide slowdown.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Jun 26, 2025

    June Builders Bulletin

    Builder confidence continues to falter, with the national Housing Market Index (HMI) falling to 32, a 29% drop year over year.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   May 23, 2025

    May Builders Bulletin

    New permit data show a 33% decline in permits in the Seattle metro area in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the same period last year.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Apr 29, 2025

    April Builders Bulletin

    Housing inventory in King and Snohomish counties has improved slightly but remains below healthy market levels, with King County at 1.9 months' supply and Snohomish County at 1.4.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Feb 21, 2025

    February Builders Bulletin

    Housing inventory in King County stood at 1.6 months’ supply, a slight increase from 1.4 months in December 2023. Similarly, Snohomish County experienced a rise in housing inventory, reaching 1.1 months’ supply, up from .9 months the previous year.
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    • Builders Bulletin
    |   Jan 22, 2025

    January Builders Bulletin

    Housing inventory in King County stood at 1.6 months’ supply, a slight increase from 1.4 months in December 2023. Similarly, Snohomish County experienced a rise in housing inventory, reaching 1.1 months’ supply, up from .9 months the previous year.
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