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Northwest Green Building Slam
Real estate professionals are invited to join architects, builders, energy efficiency experts, homeowners, interior designers, and others at this year’s Northwest Green Building Slam presented by Northwest EcoBuilding Guild. Scheduled for Saturday, October 14, the event features a slam-style program with 10 speakers. Each presenter is allowed 10 minutes and [..]
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Built Green Conference 2023
Register for the Built Green Conference today! Your ticket provides full access to all tracks, sessions, and keynote presentations scheduled during the Built Green Conference. Ticket includes networking opportunities, snacks, a full lunch, and reception.
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Builders say size of new homes trending lower
Single-family homes being built this year are the smallest since the end of 2010, according to a report from the National Association of Home Builders. NAHB analyzed second quarter 2023 data from the Census Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Design. Their research found the median single-family square floor [..]
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Northwest MLS CEO Tom Hurdelbrink announces retirement
Tom Hurdelbrink, president and CEO at Northwest Multiple Listing Service, plans to retire at year end. Justin Haag, NWMLS general counsel, will succeed Hurdelbrink, effective January 1, 2024. His appointment followed a succession planning process led by the board of directors. Since joining Northwest MLS in 2008, Hurdelbrink has led [..]
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Seattle among top destinations for tech and finance talent
Seattle remains a top destination for tech and finance talent, registering positive net migration from both 2021-2022 and from 2022-2023. The rankings from CBRE’s “Scoring Tech Talent” report come despite a recent budget report from the city of Seattle warning of “stronger economic headwinds” compared to the rest of the [..]
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Airbnb co-founder launches fully integrated ADU company
Fifteen years after launching San Francisco-based Airbnb, which now offers more than 6 million vacation rental listings in over 100,000 cities around the world, that company’s co-founder has started a company to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). In a “Bizjournals” interview, Joe Gebbia said he started Samara to apply a [..]
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One of every 3 active listings in U.S. is new construction, boosting builders’ confidence
Nearly one-third of single-family homes on the market during the second quarter of this year were newly built, according to an analysis by Redfin. Researchers said that is the highest share of any second quarter on record. A review of Northwest Multiple Listing Service data for July indicates a smaller [..]
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Bascomb-Green named chair of state Housing Finance Commission
Nicole Bascomb-Green, a leader in real estate and banking, has been named chair of the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. She assumed the role at the Commission’s August 24 meeting following her appointment by Governor Jay Inslee. She has been a commissioner since 2021. Bascomb-Green brings 30 years of experience [..]
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Market for middle-income buyers has shortage of 300,000 homes
Home buyers with “middle incomes” are finding sparse inventory, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® and Realtor.com®. Their analysis found middle-income buyers face the most severe shortages of homes in their price range. The nation’s housing market is missing about 320,000 home listings valued up [..]
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Developers say Seattle’s strict energy code contributes to housing shortage
Escalating rents for apartments in Seattle are anticipated as developers seek fewer permits, and shift their focus to other jurisdictions, according to a report last month in the Puget Sound Business Journal. Seattle’s strict energy code is cited as a reason for a steep drop in permits. The Seattle Energy [..]