Builders say tariffs will drive Seattle-area home costs higher Builders expect higher prices to trickle down to builders within a few weeks, and to home buyers and renters after that, when fewer homes drive competition for those home Joshua McNichols
Robots are helping build new apartments in Seattle The construction industry - has been having a hard time finding enough workers lately. The worker shortage can delay projects and push the cost of housing higher. That situation has led one contractor to try something new, at a project in Seattle. They’re bringing in a robot. Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
Construction boom helps fuel job gains in March U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates. Scott Horsley
Bones and pipes are breaking across the Northwest with the cold, and now the warm up Northwest ERs seeing lots of injuries, contractors seeing lots of frozen or burst pipes Anna King
Big city mosquitoes are a big problem — and now a big target Africa's cities have become home to an invasive, malaria-carrying mosquito. New research suggests vulnerabilities that could be exploited to take on the disease-bearing insects. Ari Daniel
Woodinville staple Molbak's says its been pushed out of major development project The Woodinville staple and beloved east side business of 67 years was supposed to be the centerpiece of The Gardens District. KUOW Staff
'Good bones' from old homes help build Seattle's future When homes are demolished, that wood usually ends up in the dump. But now, an investment by the Environmental Protection Agency aims to get that old wood into new Seattle houses. Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 4 mins
These are 5 ways surging mortgage rates are reshaping the housing market The housing market is showing a split: Sales of existing homes were down last month, but sales of newly built houses were up. Scott Horsley
A guided tour of Seattle's new waterfront KUOW Growth and Development reporter Joshua McNichols sits down with Soundside host Libby Denkmann to talk about all the new construction at Seattle's Waterfront. Jason Burrows Play AudioListen 21 mins
