Following a vote of our members of record, MBAKS is pleased to announce the following elected positions on the MBA 2025 Board of Directors:

• First Vice President, Vitaliy Gutsalo of Greencity Development, LLC
• Second Vice President, Tod Sakai, Sockeye Homes
• Secretary, Brenda Nunes of KW Nunes Group
• Associate at Large, Jordan Thayer, Morgan Stanley
• Builder at Large, John Mirante, D.R. Horton by Pacific Ridge Series
• Builder at Large, Mark Chriest, MainVue Homes 

By Logan Riely, Seattle Times

The 24th Annual Gingerbread Village was unveiled Monday at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel lobby. Creations were inspired by scenes from the wizarding world.

The event came together with more than 1,000 volunteer hours, an estimated 1,200 pounds of dough, 800 pounds of icing, 200 pounds of white chocolate, 250 pounds of almond paste, and hundreds of pounds of candy.

By MBAKS Senior Policy Analyst Allison Butcher

Housing inventory for sale fell between September and October to 1.74 months’ supply in King County and 1.51 months’ supply in Snohomish County. In both counties, this is down from a year ago. Meanwhile single-family and multifamily building permits were down 6% in the Seattle Metro Area (including King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties) in September compared to the same period last year.

The Builder's Bulletin is intended to provide a convenient way to track housing in our market and includes information from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service, State of the Cities Data Systems, Office of Financial Management and the Washington State Employment Security Department.

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