Hawaii: Working to Get Broad Rent Relief
I’ve been working with Ryan Tanaka a business owner and advocate in Hawaii to get broad rent relief from the federal government in their next financial stimulus. Tanaka has lead the effort on commercial rent relief looking for solid quantitative measures of the impact. I’ve written about the findings of the survey just completed at […]
COVID-19 and Value: Impact Depends on How Long This Lasts
Loss of Rent and Property Value In Seattle and across the country, temporary Covid-19 eviction moratoriums have led to numerous occupied, non-paying rental units. The uncertainty behind this new-normal is bound to have impacts on property values as rental income continues to fall. In order to understand the potential impacts, we must first comprehend how […]
Support the State’s Rent Relief Program — But With Improvements
The good news is that the Washington State Commerce Department is planning a $100 million rent relief program to help offset unpaid rent resulting from COVID-19 interventions (including the impacts of eviction bans). The bad news is that the program has too many limits, including on income, and is not easy to access. You can […]
