Tag: Rent Rent articles Washington’s Shortage of Homes is Squeezing Communities Throughout the State Expensive housing not just a Seattle problem anymore, and it demands statewide reforms. Sep 8, 2021 September 8, 2021 Dan Bertolet https://www.sightline.org/author/danbertolet/ Director of Housing and Urbanism 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/ Director of Housing and Urbanism 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/