{"id":35,"date":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/thenavyvet-com\/2026\/10\/05\/washington-needs-50k-homes-yearly-who-you-work-with-matters-let-us-show-you-why\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T14:00:00","slug":"washington-needs-50k-homes-yearly-who-you-work-with-matters-let-us-show-you-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/2026\/10\/05\/washington-needs-50k-homes-yearly-who-you-work-with-matters-let-us-show-you-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington Needs 50K Homes Yearly | Who you work with Matters! Let us show you why."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/april-patterson\/wa-new-homes-7ce9\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone deeply invested in guiding Washington families and veterans through their real estate journeys, I keep a close eye on our state\u2019s housing landscape. It\u2019s striking that Washington needs roughly 50,000 new homes every year just to keep pace with our growing population. Housing supply isn\u2019t just a headline\u2014it\u2019s a real challenge for so many neighbors and service members I meet, and I see firsthand how tight inventory impacts options and affordability.<\/p>\n<p>Behind the scenes, builders navigate a maze of land, labor, material costs, financing, and\u2014maybe most challenging\u2014complex regulations and permitting. Delays, uncertain fees, and shifting rules can make even well-planned projects tough to deliver. A recent state review showed that permitting timelines are often unclear and inconsistent, which lines up with what I hear from local builders: delays are a major obstacle to increasing housing supply.<\/p>\n<p>While federal reforms might offer some help, it\u2019s local city hall decisions that will truly shape whether more families and veterans will have choices\u2014or continue to feel squeezed by rising costs. As someone passionate about community advocacy and supporting property rights, I\u2019ll keep sharing updates and resources to help empower your decisions in this ever-changing market.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone deeply invested in guiding Washington families and veterans through their real estate journeys, I keep a close eye on our state\u2019s housing landscape. It\u2019s striking that Washington needs roughly 50,000 new homes every year just to keep pace with our growing population. Housing supply isn\u2019t just a headline\u2014it\u2019s a real challenge for so [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":485,"featured_media":36,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/485"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thenavyvet.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}