The Rents They Are a Changing
The politics of housing in Seattle are all about prices, especially monthly rents. One side of the debate argues that if we create more housing options and choices in housing location and type, we’d get better places to live and stable or lowered prices. The other side of the argument holds that when we build […]
Tonight on KIRO Radio: Out of Scale? Look Across the Street!
Tonight at 7:30 I’ll be on the Jason Rantz Show broadcast on KIRO FM, 97.3 to respond to this morning’s story on microhousing. I’ll be pointing out that the microhousing being built in Eastlake is completely in scale with everything else in the neighborhood. See for yourself what the neighborhood looks like in the pictures […]
Have Any Red Herrings? KIRO is Buying Them!
Once again local media—this time KIRO Radio—has played right into the NIMBYs hands with a story on this morning’s radio and a post on their website. The headline? Microhousing trend in Seattle ruining property values, warns real estate agent I talked with the producer of the story Zak Burns and took him to task for […]
