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We are for creating more housing of all types, in all neighborhoods, for all levels of income. We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth! We are for jobs. We are for opportunity. We are for change. We are for innovation. We are for progress. We are for growth!

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Economics 101: The Importance of Productivity

If you can find 30 minutes of free time I recommend you watch the video featured above, a tutorial on basic economics. If you have any stake in the housing discussion going on in this city, it’s worth getting a grounding in simple economics. The thing I like most about this video is that the creator, […]

Rent Control: Are You Sure?

The Seattle City Council, in its wisdom, has validated the discussion of “rent control.” It is asking the State Legislature to allow local governments the option to enact rent control, which as of now is prohibited by State law. As in everything in life–sorry folks–it’s not that simple. What to discuss? Right now “rent control” […]

Dupree + Scott: Rent Increases Down, Operating Costs Go Up

Both Mike Scott, one of the region’s best experts on rental housing prices, and I often share a frustration about how rent increases and decreases get reported. Usually, when rents go up over a short period of time, the headlines blare about “skyrocketing” rents on the front page. When they go down, or flatten, that […]