Summer Reruns: The Wheels on the Horse Go ‘Round and ‘Round: The Council Passes MHA
I’m taking a break. And so the blog here is in reruns. Back when there was television, Johnny Carson would sometimes turn over his desk to a guest host. Other times they would run reruns as, “The Best of Carson.” So this is The Best of Seattle For Growth.” I decided this week to go […]
Summer Reruns: What Happened, Why Did We Get MHA, and What’s Next?
I’m taking a break. And so the blog here is in reruns. Back when there was television, Johnny Carson would sometimes turn over his desk to a guest host. Other times they would run reruns as, “The Best of Carson.” So this is The Best of Seattle For Growth.” I decided this week to go […]
MFTE Reauthorization Process is Looking a Lot Like the “Grand Bargain”
Last year, Seattle’s Office of Housing decided to break protocol — and the law — by not following the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) income standard for calculation of rents in units in the Multifamily Housing Tax Exemption (MFTE) program. Why? Because incomes went up in 2017 and therefore so did the calculation […]
