Fact Check: Supply Deniers in the Seattle Times
I guess the battle over whether basic economics applies to housing will continue. Last week in the Seattle Times John Fox trotted out all the old canards about supply and demand. It’s becoming a little bit repetitive, but people who are worried about the impacts of growth often feel like they have to disprove the […]
Rasmussen: Another Downzone of Existing Single-Family Homes?
It’s starting to look like the unintended consequence first pointed out by Matt Gangemi in his post called Seattle’s Biggest Downzone was not entirely averted by the City Council. Councilmember Tom Rasmussen’s amendment in response to his angry neighbors upset about the Benchview Project will actually limit additions to some existing single family homes. Not […]
Small-Lot Legislation: The Final Decision
This is the testimony I plan to give at the meeting of the full Council around 2:30PM. There are no guarantees I’ll be heard since there is only 15 minutes for public comment and that only allows about about 6 or 7 people to speak at 2 minutes each. However, I’m posting this now, just […]
