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2014 Housing Summit, presented by the Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties on Sept. 23

Master Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties Housing Summit 2014 on Sept. 23

Master Builders
Association of King & Snohomish Counties
(MBA), http://masterbuildersinfo.com,
in conjunction with Puget Sound Energy, presents the 2014 Housing Summit with a
line-up of top housing and real estate professionals sharing

their expertise on the housing market and the shortage of buildable land.
“Accommodating Housing Needs with Less Land” is the theme for the half-day
event, which is free of charge.

The
Housing Summit will explore how best to forge a path forward and meet Growth
Management Act housing targets as the Puget Sound area faces a diminishing
buildable land supply.

Featured speakers include David Crowe, Chief
Economist and Senior Vice President, National
Association of Home Builders (NAHB)
; Todd Britsch, President of New Home Trends; Nancy Bainbridge
Rogers
, Land Use Attorney, Cairncross &
Hempelmann
; and a panel discussion with state legislators,
homebuilders and other housing experts focusing on legislative solutions and
helping to form the basis of next steps for the industry.

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David Crowe is responsible for NAHB’s forecast
of housing and economic trends, survey research and analysis of the home
building industry, and consumer preferences as well as microeconomic analysis
of government policies that affect housing. He also develops and
implements innovative models of the local economic impact and fiscal cost of
new home

construction.

Todd Britsch has worked with
countless industry professionals to better understand the housing market. Todd is
a frequent speaker on the trends of new construction housing for many home

building associations and financial institutions.

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Nancy
Bainbridge Rogers has significant
experience applying local codes throughout Washington, as well as with all of the
important State statutes affecting land use. Nancy’s core clients are real estate
developers and land owners. She works with clients and their consultant teams
to obtain permits and approvals efficiently.

To
Register for this free event, visit
http://www.masterbuildersinfo.com/index.cfm?/Events/page/Events-Calendar/QS/Detail/6275.



About
the Master

Builders Association of King & Snohomish Counties:

The Master Builders Association is a trade association made
up of approximately 3,000 member companies involved in the residential
construction industry. It is the nation’s oldest and largest local home
building association affiliated with the National Association of Home Builders.

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