Tag: Housing Affordability

Housing Affordability articles — page 3

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  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/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead
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  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/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead
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  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/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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/profile/danbertolet/

  

  Director, Housing and Urbanism
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  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/profile/ericabarnett/

  
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  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/profile/edguzman/

  
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  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/profile/michael-andersen/

  

  Senior Housing Researcher and Transportation Lead
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