Housing

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Social Housing Skeptics Are Full of It

Last week was a weird week for public housing. On Tuesday, Substack pundit Matt Yglesias opined that public housing doesn't solve a single problem...
A rendering of the NE 85th Street interchange with lots of lanes and concrete.

Kirkland Proposal Could Bring 300-foot Towers to 85th Street Station Area

The high-growth alternative, though focused on office towers, could also bring 9,000 homes to Kirkland's NE 85th Street station area. It’s almost hard to grasp...
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Bremerton Eases Backyard Cottage Restrictions

Bremerton is allowing an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) on every single-family lot and waiving parking and owner-occupancy requirements. The City tabled a measure to...

National Social Housing Plan Urges Creation of 12 Million of Homes

Since the Reagan administration, the federal government has gotten out of the game of producing social housing itself. A new report titled "The Case...

DESC Fires Back at Unsubstantiated Accusations in ‘Seattle Is Dying’ Sequel

KOMO anchor turned self-anointed homelessness guru Eric Johnson is seeking to recapture the magic of Seattle Is Dying in a new sequel released this...

Inslee’s Budget Invests in Housing and Climate via Capital Gains Tax, Cap-and-Trade

Last week, Washington Governor Jay Inslee outlined a climate policy package to create a comprehensive climate program aimed to reduce the state's emissions 30%...

Seattle Design Review Boards Seek Applicants

Are you passionate about increasing housing affordability in Seattle? Or maybe you want to have a say in how your neighborhood develops? If so,...
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Olympia Enacts Targeted Citywide Missing Middle Housing Reform, Using GMA and SEPA ‘Safe Harbor’

Olympia has adopted zoning reforms across single-family, multifamily, and commercial zones to meet the requirements of a state statute passed in 2019. Legislation passed...