Master Builders Association Leads the Way in Community Building
Anyone who knows me also knows that I’ve been in a lot of arguments and been called many names (I call them sobriquets) because I support and represent developers, builders, and landlords. What bothers me isn’t the name calling (I’m used to it) and the negative energy directed at me (I expect it) but that […]
Smart Growth Seattle Three Years On: Are We Making Progress?
I wrote a end of year wrap up for the Master Builder Magazine, SGS Three Years On: Are We Making Progress? In considering the positive tone of President Obama’s Housing Development Took Kit I wrote: The good news: our idea that housing production is not, like many are led to believe, a scourge that needs to be reviewed, taxed, and […]
MIZ Example: No Value Exchange, Just Higher Prices
I’ve been writing about the problems with Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) for a long time now. In short, MIZ is infeasible, inflationary, and most likely illegal. The idea of extracting money to pay for rent restricted housing might be a good political solution but it would add costs that would make some projects infeasible and […]
