Cut Rules in Half and Create 1,960 Affordable Housing Units
I recently posted a comparison of how much housing we’re getting from existing City programs—the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) and the Levy—and what we’re paying for that housing. I also compared those to Councilmember O’Brien’s questionable tax on new housing. What I found, is that we’re producing a lot of housing every year through these […]
Harvard Avenue: Rich Neighbors Win
I’ve already written about the nasty invective that comes from the neighbors on Harvard Avenue on Capitol Hill who opposed a microhousing project, filing a law suit that resulted in forcing the project to change it’s room count and raise rents. Here’s an example: I am one of the victims of support for a five […]
Can Tiny Houses Help Solve Homelessness?
Another of my fellow panelists at last week’s Housing Land Advocates Conference in Portland was the Reverend Dan Bryant of First Christian Church in Eugene, Oregon. Bryant is the President of the board of directors of Opportunity Village Eugene or OVE. OVE is a village of very small houses organized as a community and built […]
