Where Is Seattle’s Housing Future? Maybe In the Past.
I was writing up some broader thoughts about housing and as part of that spent some time going through things on this website. I had mixed feelings when I clicked on the menu item called “Seattle’s Housing Future.” My feelings were mixed because I realized how I still completely agree with everything on this list […]
When Bad Ideas Start Commuting: Will MIZ Go to Tacoma?
Rumor has it that the Tacoma City Council is now considering using Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) to address housing issues there. This is why it is so important to not make bad policy for whatever reason. It has a tendency to spread. As I’ve pointed out about a million times before, the idea of taxing […]
City of Seattle: Still No Movement on Reducing Costs of Housing
Later today we’ll convene an initial meeting to talk about approaches to legally challenge the City of Seattle’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) program they call Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA). And we’re well underway, on more than one front, with a review of costs of non-profit housing. It’s pretty simple: non-profits are running out of money […]
