Will Springer Realtor

MAY 9, 2022

just as Google opens another office building in Kirkland and Microsoft expands its 120-structure Redmond campus with plans for 17 new office buildings. All this tech construction gives new meaning to IT architecture! “A BY THE NUMBERS. >> The average size of a newly constructed single-family home is now 2524 sq.

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Will Springer Realtor

APRIL 8, 2021

. >> Counting both the demand for single-family and multi-family housing needed to meet current needs (plus factoring in demolished or lost housing), NAR projects we have a backlog in construction of 3.2 million new homes as of the start of this year. STATE CAPITAL UPDATE. MARCH HOUSING UPDATE.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2022

The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Don’t get me started about Seattle’s design review exercise!) . The number of new homes for sale fell 19% (4009) across the county from June to July and 9.5% CONDO NEWS.

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Will Springer Realtor

MAY 12, 2021

Now, home builders would need to construct as many as 1.2 This was the fastest pace for combined single-family and multi-family construction since June 2006. million more home listings across the U.S. >> NAHB reported an estimated 15% of all new-construction home sales in the U.S. We are on the right track.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 8, 2022

They include shortages caused by restrictive zoning that limit the number and type of housing units built on a given parcel, a “not in my backyard” resistance to new construction in traditionally single-family-home neighborhoods, and layers of regulations, processes and fees that dissuade developers from building in certain areas.

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Will Springer Realtor

JUNE 9, 2021

Even if a household faced the prospect of foreclosure, buyers would be happy to take the home off an owner’s hands – likely at a profit for sellers – while providing needed inventory. million people work in residential construction, or about 2.8% The average King County single-family listing sold in May 9.5% >> About 4.4

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Will Springer Realtor

DECEMBER 12, 2023

That, in turn, will finally move the market forward with additional sellers and buyers. >> A survey of the largest 50 cities determined Redmond is the 10 th -most active for new apartment construction. Only 1513 listings hit the market in the month for all home types, a devastating 30% decline in one month.

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Will Springer Realtor

AUGUST 9, 2021

And, Seattle’s attempt to force building developers to incorporate more affordable homes within their new residential endeavors yielded only 21 units in 2020 out of a swell of 224 construction projects. Developers opted to pay fees to the city totaling $68M instead, funds that help construct affordable homes in other parts of the city.

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Will Springer Realtor

JULY 9, 2021

In calling for rezoning laws to accommodate this concept, Gladney identified five keys that communities should keep in mind when designing their 15-minute neighborhood: Think in terms of mixed-use development, such as a blend of housing, commercial usage and small-scale manufacturing. On to new listings, and we start far away.

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