Forbes:Mandates Mean Higher Prices for Housing
I’ve been busy enough lately that I missed my usual 6:30 post. So I’m going to cheat a bit. A year ago I wrote a post at Forbes that I think is just as relevant today as it was then. Too many rules, regulation, and process means more expensive housing. That’s why mandatory inclusionary zoning […]
Latest Pole: Some People Hate Growth
Here’s the latest in telephone poll poster politics. This narrative about growth and development is held by a great many people in Seattle. It’s a fantastical story about how people who get good jobs are to blame for all of Seattle’s troubles. See, a person gets job, a greedy landlord knows that, raises rents when […]
Reinventing Microhousing – Come Tour the Yobi Apartments
Event InformationTUE, AUG 25, 2015 AT 5:30 PM Yobi Apartments, Seattle, WA Event Description The Yobi Apartments are a significant step forward in the design of Urban Microhousing. The Yobi was designed from the ground up with the conviction that congregate housing can be a desirable housing option where the architecture can support chance interaction […]