Stop Blaming Foreign Home Buyers
Untangling the role of foreign investment in the Vancouver and Seattle housing markets.
Region: Washington
Not in YOUR Backyard: Cottages, In-law Apartments, and the Predatory Delay of HALA’s ADU Rules
Abuse of a 1971 environmental law is displacing hundreds of low-income families from Seattle this year.
Seattle Gets MHA Right in Downtown and SLU
Which means a win-win for Seattleites seeking a diversity of housing options.
Seattle’s Flawed Plan for Mandatory Housing Affordability Would Suppress ‘Missing Middle’ Housing
How to fix MHA for modest apartment buildings in Seattle’s low-rise zones.
No, Seattle Does Not Already Have “Plenty” of Land Zoned for New Housing
Debunking the persistent myth of “zoned capacity”: it’s wrong on the math and wrong on equity.
Why Quashing Short-Term Rentals Is a Zero-Sum Game for Housing Affordability
Seattle’s data-blind rush to regulate Airbnb is a recipe for unintended consequences.
Seattle’s Housing Future Depends on a Mathematical and Political Balancing Act
The Mandatory Housing Affordability program, explained.
Exclusionary Zoning Robs Our Cities of Their Best Qualities
Eight ways it makes our communities more expensive and less just.