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Puget Sound area developers press pause on housing

Building permits for housing units are down 28% over the past year
CoStar Analytics
July 14, 2025 | 2:24 P.M.

The Seattle metropolitan area has seen a pullback in new housing permits issued in 2025, foreshadowing a pending drop in completions that will likely lead to upward pressure on rents.

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