Microhousing on KCTS
Even though microhousing legislation has passed and is now in effect, the interest in microhousing is as hot as ever. I was interviewed for the KCTS program In Close along with Daniel Stoner a microhousing developer and neighbors. The Mayor was also interviewed. The same strange comments are repeated by Greenwood neighbors about the people […]
The Parable of Newton’s Apple Stand
I’ve been using a parable to respond to some of the more off base views of housing economics I run into, especially the oft repeated syllogism, “increasing housing supply won’t lower prices because more housing attracts people who earn lots of money; so developers will just build more housing for the rich.” Oddly, these people […]
Put More Money in the Housing Trust Fund
I’ve already written about the basic math when it comes to meeting the demand for affordable housing in the next two decades: the Multifamily Tax Exemption Program and the Housing Levy very efficiently can meet that need. Meanwhile, the linkage tax being promoted by Councilmember O’Brien is a pricey solution that will raise rents—exactly what […]
