Demolishing the Displacement Narrative
So it’s about as wonky as it can get. A dispute over how many housing units have been demolished in Seattle and what it means has lead to some very interesting back and forth on the internet this last week. Here’s the best summary of what went down from Ethan Phelps-Goodman. There isn’t an explosion […]
Rent Hyperbole Reaches Portland; Will They Make Seattle’s Mistakes?
Good news and bad news out of Portland; the bad news is that media hype around skyrocketing rents is moving right along just like it is in Seattle. The good news is that Portland is putting its attention on an incentive based, tax exemption program, borrowed by Seattle, to create more affordable units. Here’s the […]
Dupre + Scott: Why Rent Increases Feel Like a Ride on a Skyrocket
I can’t resist another post based on the latest Apartment Advisor Newsletter from Dupre + Scott. One of the great services Dupre + Scott has done over the last few years of the housing discussion in Seattle is to temper the heated rhetoric about “skyrocketing” rents by trying to inject some data and facts into the discussion. In […]
