Ken Kailing SeattleTimes.com As an regional and urban planner in my time, I find the escalation of rents in Seattle very troublesome. Certainly, it is a matter of social equity. But more than that it’s a matter of City Pride. The rent and general housing issues in our city are contentiou[...]
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September 23rd, 2016 - 12:05 pm § in Politics, The Ave Scene
The Housing Market in Seattle ,, burn, baby, burn.
August 7th, 2016 - 12:21 pm § in Misc.
We Import Housing From Canada
Old Houses From Canada Find a Home in Washington State Houses from British Columbia have been taken by barge and restored in the San Juan Islands to help give struggling families an affordable way to stay. NYTIMES.COM|BY KIRK JOHNSON[...]
August 3rd, 2016 - 5:16 pm § in The Ave Scene
David Preston: What Seattle Housing Gets for $290 million
David Preston Seattle’s $290 million “affordable housing” property tax levy passed yesterday, doubling the amount of the previous levy. Voters likely approved it because they felt it would reduce the number of homeless people visible on the streets. Unfortunately, it will likely [...]
July 12th, 2016 - 1:55 am § in Misc.
Seattle’s Housing Bubble Has Rancid Vapors
An empty plot of land in West Seattle sold recently for about $225,000, so the three-bedroom, one-bath home was listed for $200,000 at the end of April. The dangerous house sold for $427,000 after ‘insane’ bidding war (excerpts from Seattle Times)“It’s important for Seattleites t[...]
May 24th, 2016 - 9:37 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Housing: Where to put the mother in law?
Erica C. Barnett A compromise in the works would bring back the requirement that property owners who build backyard cottages or basement apartments must live in one of the units for at least one year after construction. The proposal, which comes from city council member Mike O’Brien, is intend[...]
March 21st, 2016 - 3:43 pm § in The Ave Scene
Housing in Seattle
Sobering statistic: There are only 906 homes of any price for sale in Seattle right now. In a city of almost 700,000 people.[...]
December 21st, 2015 - 1:40 am § in The Ave Scene
Group makes case for lidding I-5 to connect Capitol Hill to downtown with greenspace, housing
As part of its ongoing efforts to inject community priorities into the massive $1.4 billion Washington State Convention Center expansion, members of the Pike/Pine Urban Neighborhood Council have been pushing forward the idea of lidding I-5. PPUNC and a group of designers are now preparing to ma[...]
October 5th, 2015 - 10:52 pm § in Misc.
Seattle’s tight housing market worsened by underwater mortgages
Homeowners owing more than their homes are worth often aren’t willing to sell. This contributes to a lack of real estate listings in the Seattle area, at a time when demand is soaring due to an influx of tech workers. The problem is more acute in the lower-priced market segment and more afford[...]
August 11th, 2015 - 11:59 am § in Misc.
Most expensive housing markets
Median home prices in priciest U.S. markets: San Jose, Calif.: $980,000 San Francisco: $841,600 Anaheim-Santa Ana, Calif.: $685,700 Honolulu: $698,600 San Diego: $547,800 Click here for story.[...]