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 […]
Just One More Thing: Even if Jobs Tax Did What it is Supposed to do, it Wouldn’t Solve Housing Problem
I hate to be such a bother, but there’s a few things about this proposed jobs tax that bother me. Maybe you can help answer these questions. So here’s the City of Seattle’s logic on why they need to tax jobs in Seattle. Their proposed tax would charge businesses $75,000,000 million dollars a year based […]
Housing Trust Fund: Department of Commerce on the Defensive
I’ve been told that “lots of people are mad” about my criticism of how the non-profit housing industrial complex operates. But almost never does anyone engage the criticism directly; one common theme I’ve heard from the proponents of the status quo is “it doesn’t work that way.” I’d put a recent email from the Department […]
