Words of Wisdom from Victoria on Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning
At Forbes today I have a post about a really smart editorial in Victoria’s paper, Times Colonist. The editorial board had this to say about Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ), a scheme we call Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) in Seattle: It’s a case of ideology winning over practicality, of wishful thinking winning over reality. It could also be […]
Are You Worried About Increases In the Real Estate Excise Tax (REET)?
Well, you should be. But were you concerned two and a half years ago when I wrote this? This Week in Olympia: Another Cash Grab by Non-Profit Housers Maybe not. Mostly, back then, I got shrugs and “whattyagonnados” from just about everyone I complained to about it. I expressed my concerns and doubts about messing […]
An American Story: Henry Clay, Andrew Jackson and the Maysville Road
Well there’s a young man in a T-shirt Listenin’ to a rock ‘n’ roll station He’s got a greasy hair, greasy smile He says: “Lord, this must be my destination” ‘Cause they told me, when I was younger Sayin’ “Boy, you’re gonna be president” But just like everything else, those old crazy dreams Just kinda […]
