A local realtor said if home developers face steeper costs for building materials like wood, aluminum and steel, those costs could be passed on to the consumer.
SEATTLE — In the two days since President Donald Trump instated 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, the real estate community in western Washington have furiously been deliberating: will home prices soar?
“It could be passed on to the consumer and raise the cost of the home prices, that are already high,” said Dickerson, who is a senior broker at Tanya Mock Real Estate at Compass.
With the cost of lumber and other building materials expected to rise,
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