Pollet to O’Brien: Stop Single-Family Home Building
State Representative Gerry Pollet, a Democrat from Seattle’s north end, introduced legislation to mandate notification of neighbors when a new home is being built in a single-family zone. Fortunately, Representative Pollet’s bill, which only had one other sponsor also a north end legislator, died in the State Legislature. Pollet’s efforts aren’t really about notice, but […]
Eppur si muove! Housing prices do go down!
I’ve been on a Galileo kick lately. Galileo was the Italian astronomer who, using his telescope, argued in favor of the crazy idea advanced by fellow astronomer Copernicus that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the solar system. Both men faced lots of skepticism. “C’mon, Galileo,” even the most friendly church official […]
Big demand for small homes on small lots
Take a read through this great post by Kaid Benfield on the Ten things planners need to know about the future real estate market. Among other things, Benfield points out that a recent analysis Suggests that the growth in demand for new housing over the next 30 years will consist primarily of demand for smaller […]
