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State Mulls New Affordable Housing Program

The Washington State Legislature is considering a pair of bills to create a new affordable housing program, dubbed the Preservation Tax Exemption, for very...

Seattle’s MFTE Program Has Strong Showing At End Of 2015

The Seattle Office of Housing is set provide a progress report on the Multi-Family Tax Exemption (MFTE) program to the Affordable Housing, Neighborhoods, and Finance Committee this morning....

Let Us Build Backyard Cottages

A few weeks ago, former Seattle Councilmember Tom Rasmussen wrote an opinion piece for The Seattle Times, which theorized that loosening Seattle's backyard cottage...

King County’s One Night Homeless Count Reaches An All Time High of 4,505

Seattle got some bad news from the January 29th One Night Count of the homeless population. The Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness reported: At least...

Incentive Zoning Helps Bring In $45 Million For 809 Affordable Apartments

Seattle's Office of Housing is set to make the largest annual investment to affordable housing in its history, as Mayor Ed Murray's office announced...

Ensuring Comprehensive Rezones Are Not A Missed Opportunity 30 Years From Now

Like many desirable and economically strong coastal cities Seattle is experiencing rapidly rising rents. The Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) committee understands part...

Off-Street Parking Regulations Aren’t An Equalizer, They’re A Segregater

Seth Goodman of Reinventing Parking shared some nuanced perspectives on the negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of off-street parking requirements in article yesterday. Backing...

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...