Seattle City Council: Unhelpful Screening Ban Gets a Court Challenge
The Seattle City Council has demonstrated before it isn’t all that concerned about math, supporting a tax on jobs that is threatening new jobs in the city while producing a tiny number of units, 1,780, five years from now, maybe, at a cost of $285,000,000. Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez claims this small number will somehow address […]
“Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders:” Rent Control in Chicago?
It’s been years since I have been to Chicago, but I was honored to get an invite from the Chicago Association of Realtors to talk with them about rent control. As I was putting together my comments I noticed two things, first, rents are going down in Chicago. The city seems to be producing enough […]
The City of Seattle is Violating the Law….Again
The City Has Not Implemented Income Guidelines Established by HUD as Required by State Law The City is at it again. As of today, the City’s Office of Housing has not implemented income guidelines set by HUD for the City’s Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program. If implemented, this would means adjustments to the rent being […]
