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  • December Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Dec 11, 2025 in:
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    Building activity across the Seattle metro has cooled this year.
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  • November Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Nov 5, 2025 in:
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    Building activity across the Seattle metro has cooled this year.
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  • September Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Sep 26, 2025 in:
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    Permit activity continues to trend downward across the Seattle metro area.
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  • August Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Aug 22, 2025 in:
    • 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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  • July Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Jul 30, 2025 in:
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    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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  • June Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Jun 26, 2025 in:
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    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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  • May Builders Bulletin

    Posted on May 23, 2025 in:
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    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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  • April Builders Bulletin

    Posted on Apr 29, 2025 in:
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    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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