The Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties (MBAKS) recently hosted a roundtable discussion, exploring barriers and solutions to successful implementation of the new middle housing state law, HB 1110.

Kenmore City Council decided to postpone the enactment of their planned tree code revisions during their meeting on Monday, 12月4日.

今年秋天, the City of Bellevue completed its 2021 Urban Tree Canopy Assessment showing how the city's tree canopy has changed since the last Assessments in 2019 and 2011.

On December 13 the City of Bothell amendments to its Comprehensive Plan to support middle housing went into effect, having been adopted by council two weeks prior.

The City of Mountlake Terrace is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan to cover the twenty-year period ending in 2044.

This week the City of Shoreline hosted a Comprehensive Plan Open House to allow an opportunity for the public to comment and engage with city staff on the topic.

美国.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, through the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), recently announced a new policy which allows lenders to count income from small units of housing built inside, 附加到, or on the same property as a primary residence (Accessory Dwelling Units) when underwriting a mortgage.

Snohomish County has embarked on a new pilot project to improve the review process for townhomes.

MBAKS Housing Solutions Breakfast emphasizes the importance of timely and predictable permit review processes with Senator Mullet and a panel of local elected and public officials.

周二, 10月10日, Seattle City Councilmember Alex Pederson introduced a motion to send a public hearing for transportation impact fees (TIF) to full council.

In its final October meeting, the Auburn Council approved new fee schedules for land use permit applications, clearing and grading permits, building permit fees, engineering review, and fire and transportation impact fees.