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Home Owners Warranty Being Liquidated

Home Owners Warranty (HOW) is being liquidated for approximately $90-100 million, affecting 22,000 builders nationwide, with many participants across Washington…

NAHB Key Vote: How Your Lawmakers Voted on the PRO Act Bill

As you may have seen, NAHB recently asked members to contact their lawmakers in opposition of H.R. 2474, Protecting the…

Three Things to Know About the Proposed Wage Lien Bill

Without doubt, every worker deserves to receive the pay to which he or she is entitled, but based on data…

Time to Weigh in on Permit Timelines

UPDATE (Feb. 3): A BIAW legislative priority requiring local governments to adhere to the 120-day permit approval timeline will be…

Seattle’s Head Tax Makes its way to Olympia

HB 2907 was introduced last week and would allow counties with populations over 2 million to impose an excise tax…

Hill Day – Visit With Legislators

As a part of our winter board meeting, BIAW members have an opportunity to participate in Hill Day on Feb.…