Burgess Introduces Legislation on Affordable Housing Preservation and Tenant Protections for Seattle
Council President Tim Burgess announced new legislation last week to preserve affordable multifamily housing units and give renters additional protections from the invocation of just...
Plan To Double The Seattle Housing Levy Chugs Ahead
On Monday, the Select Committee on the 2016 Seattle Housing Levy held a public hearing on doubling the housing levy and received very positive...
Why Shoreline’s Vote to Erase Parking Mandates Is a Big Deal
Parking reform has become a national movement, aimed at reducing housing costs. With a nudge from state law, Shoreline joins the trend to support urban development and a shift toward greener transportation options.
Seattle Times Wrong Again, Siding with Exclusion and Housing Scarcity
The Seattle Times editorial board has long been a foe of housing diversity and density, and they proved that yet again yesterday. The editorial...
Mayor Ed Murray Wants To Tackle Source Of Income Discrimination Against Renters
Mayor Ed Murray made a big move yesterday in transmitting legislation to end rental discrimination based upon source of income. The legislation would build...
Jumps in Rent Underscore Need for Rent Stabilization in Washington
Rent stabilization and ending apartment bans, a match made in heaven.
Rents are going up, and almost no one is being spared. Even tenants in...
Reject the SHA Rent Hikes
Since 2011, Republicans in the U.S. House have forced through significant cuts to federal spending with the goal of undermining public services. No program...
Amazon Job Estimates Fill in Gaps About Housing Downturn
In the summer of last year we discovered that Seattle’s population growth rate had fallen for the first time since 2010, according to state...