Tag: Housing Affordability Housing Affordability articles Why Washington Needs Statewide Action on Backyard Cottages and In-Law Apartments Cities thwart accessory dwellings with rules that stubbornly resist reform at the local level. Mar 8, 2019 March 8, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Modifications to Washington’s Condo Law Could Give Production a Shot in the Arm Proposed bill would rein in potential lawsuits and bring more home ownership options to communities throughout the state. Jan 9, 2019 January 9, 2019 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher 2018 in Review: Progress toward Re-legalizing Multiple-Dwelling Homes More homes of all shapes and sizes is a critical part of the path to tackling our concurrent affordability and climate crises. Dec 31, 2018 December 31, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Portland Might Spend Twice as Much on Free Parking Lots as Affordable Housing along Its Next Rail Line Free park-and-rides shower hundreds of millions on a small minority of transit riders. But we keep building more and more. Nov 26, 2018 November 26, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Cascadia’s Three Huge Urbanism Wins of 2018 Yes, we actually did that: 3 big wins for Cascadian city lovers this fall. Nov 21, 2018 November 21, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher Olympia Moves to Further Loosen the Stranglehold of Single-Family Zoning Laws The city’s new rules to spur missing-middle housing are a good first step, but still retain too many restrictions. Nov 9, 2018 November 9, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher Why’s the Rent So High for New Apartments in Seattle? An audit of where the rent check goes reveals the simple answer: Housing is expensive to build and operate. Nov 5, 2018 November 5, 2018 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Senior Researcher How Cascadian cities can be smarter about their surplus land What if local governments viewed surplus land not as a revenue generator but an opportunity to reduce displacement? Oct 29, 2018 October 29, 2018 Erica Barnett https://www.sightline.org/author/ericabarnett/ Listen In: ‘Mind Over Matters’ on Backyard Cottages and Basement Apartments Sightline's Margaret Morales discusses how ADUs could help reduce the affordable housing gap as well as its green benefits. Sep 4, 2018 September 4, 2018 Ed Guzman https://www.sightline.org/author/edguzman/ Senior Communications Manager What Makes Portland’s New Apartments So Expensive? We did the math to see who gets what from a rent check---then explored nine ways to make rents lower over the long term. Aug 30, 2018 August 30, 2018 Michael Andersen https://www.sightline.org/author/michael-andersen/ Senior Researcher 1 2 3 4 Next »
