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Using Affordable Housing Overlay Zones to Reduce the Risk of Displacement
April 21, 2022 by Steve Butler Category: Housing
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Anacortes is Getting Housing Done
April 11, 2022 by Ryan Walters Category: Housing , Guest Author
Municipal Regulation of Residential Tenancies
April 4, 2022 by Oskar Rey Category: Housing
Manufactured Home Parks as a Local Source of Affordable Housing: A Case Study
February 24, 2022 by Justin Sharer , Steve Butler Category: Housing
Affordable Housing and the Impact of Short-Term Rentals
December 30, 2021 by Steve Butler Category: Housing , Tourism
2021 Housing and Planning-Related Legislative Outcomes
August 16, 2021 by Lisa Pool Category: Housing , Impact Fees , New Legislation and Regulations , Homelessness
Expanding Olympia’s Residential Building Capacity Under HB 1923
May 20, 2021 by Joyce Phillips Category: Housing , Guest Author
Expanding Affordable Housing Options Through Missing Middle Housing
May 17, 2021 by Leonard Bauer Category: Housing , Development Regulations and Zoning , Guest Author
Six-County Pilot Program to Help with Eviction Backlog
November 25, 2020 by Leah LaCivita Category: Housing , COVID-19
Keeping People Housed: Homelessness Prevention Strategies to Bridge Emergencies
September 10, 2020 by Laura Crandall Category: Housing , Homelessness , COVID-19
Micro-Units: Another Tool in your Affordable Housing Toolbelt
December 12, 2019 by Sarah Bollard Category: Housing
Ballot Measure Results from the 2019 General Election
November 12, 2019 by Steve Hawley Category: Elections , Forms of Government-City , Housing , Public Transit
Announcing an Updated Homelessness & Housing Toolkit
October 18, 2019 by Steve Butler Category: Housing , Homelessness
New Bill Provides Incentives for Washington Cities to Increase Residential Capacity
July 26, 2019 by Steve Butler Category: Housing , New Legislation and Regulations , Development Regulations and Zoning
SHB 1406: Understanding the Affordable Housing Sales Tax Credit
July 17, 2019 by Toni Nelson Category: Housing , New Legislation and Regulations , Sales and Use Taxes
Affordable Housing Legislative Round-Up
June 26, 2019 by Jill Dvorkin Category: Housing , New Legislation and Regulations
From Tenant Protections to Vaping: A Peek at New Local Legislation
June 24, 2019 by Laura Crandall Category: Licensing and Regulation , Housing , New Legislation and Regulations
Legislature Paves the Way for Tiny Houses
May 14, 2019 by Jill Dvorkin Category: Housing , New Legislation and Regulations
Finding ‘Missing Middle’ Housing, Part 2
April 18, 2019 by Leonard Bauer Category: Housing , Guest Author
Finding ‘Missing Middle’ Housing, Part 1
March 28, 2019 by Leonard Bauer Category: Housing , Guest Author
HB 2578 Prohibits Source of Income Discrimination
December 3, 2018 by Laura Crandall Category: Housing
New Legislation Related to Affordable Housing
August 30, 2018 by Jill Dvorkin Category: Housing , New Legislation and Regulations
Mobile Home Parks: The Newest Front for Housing Affordability
December 18, 2017 by Lynn Nordby Category: Housing
Building Consensus for Bellevue’s Affordable Housing Strategy
September 11, 2017 by Michael Kattermann Category: Housing , Guest Author
Inclusionary Zoning: One Approach to Create Affordable Housing
November 23, 2016 by Steve Butler Category: Housing
Accessory Dwelling Units under the Microscope
July 21, 2016 by Steve Butler Category: Housing
It’s Time to Implement Your Affordable Housing Policies
March 18, 2016 by Andy Lane Category: Housing , Guest Author
Cooperative Senior Housing: An Alternative to Meet the Needs of Today’s Senior Citizens
November 14, 2014 by Sue Enger Category: Housing
Is Your Community Ready for Micro-Housing?
November 13, 2014 by Andy Lane Category: Housing , Guest Author
Affordable Housing: Where Do We Go From Here?
January 15, 2014 by Carol Tobin Category: Housing
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