What is Affordability?

In the weeks ahead we’ll be delving more into research about how the City is establishing what it calls “housing need.” The foundation of almost all the discussion over the last several years has been the assumption that housing is affordable when it consumes 30 percent or less of a household’s income, discounted for some […]

Regulatory exactions! Linkage fees! Development charges! Oh my!

The Seattle Lawyer’s Chapter of the Federalist Society is hosting a seminar on the proposed linkage tax on Thursday of this week. Here are the details: Time : Thursday, January 15, 2015 04:00 PM Location: Riddell Williams PS Riddell Room, 45th Floor Safeco Plaza 1001 Fourth Avenue Seattle, WA 98054 Featured Speakers: Brian Hodges – Managing Attorney, Northwest Center of […]

Global Interest in Seattle Microhousing

China Central Television, or CCTV, featured Seattle’s microhousing phenomenon last week. The online and broadcast programing on CCTV reaches a wide audience in China and Asia. According to their website. CCTV Is constantly updated with top news from China and around the world. Offering new reports, live and on-demand video content and searchable archives, CCTV.com […]