Survey Says:Builders Oppose MIZ/MHA, Support Legal Challenge
The sample size is small, just 41 people. After doing many surveys over the years I’ve found that it is very difficult to get people to respond. It’s irritating. Until I consider that when I get surveys it often takes me a week to 10 days to respond and because I’ve fielded surveys I am […]
Housing Trust Fund: Department of Commerce on the Defensive
I’ve been told that “lots of people are mad” about my criticism of how the non-profit housing industrial complex operates. But almost never does anyone engage the criticism directly; one common theme I’ve heard from the proponents of the status quo is “it doesn’t work that way.” I’d put a recent email from the Department […]
Durkan-Sawant Jobs Tax: What Does 750 Units of Housing Look Like?
The City’s version of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) called Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) gives small increases in square footage for new development in exchange for very large fees, more risk, and extra construction costs. In many if not almost all cases there is no value exchange with the City’s program; the fees and risk will […]
