For many years the Seattle King County Association of Realtors (SKCR) challenged the way that King County and the cities forecast growth and how they commit to accommodating growth. This is being corrected by the Growth Management Planning Council. SKCR has changed the discussion to one about how to accommodate growth, not deflect and avoid it. Supply is a critical component of housing affordability. SKCR undertook a series of actions to establish clear, firm housing targets and establish local accountability for meeting those targets with the need to balance jobs and housing; arguing that a house is where the job goes at night.
Countywide. 233,000 new households and 428,000 new jobs are projected through 2025. In the four County region of King, Snohomish, Pierce, and Kitsap, the population growth will be 567,000 people. King County will absorb 42% of the four-county growth.
Bentley Properties’ primary service are is all nineteen of the Eastside communities including Bothell, Redmond, Kirkland, Woodinville, Bellevue. Issaquah, Sammamish, and Renton. If you or a friend want or need any information about housing in these markets just e-mail me at bgraves@bentleypropeerties.com.
