I don’t have a very high opinion of The Evergreen State College, but a forum on the Olympia area’s “housing crisis” that was organized for a class and held last week actually sounds like it would have been an amusing spectacle. Seven panelists at a forum Thursday night agreed that there isn’t enough affordable housing…
Tag: affordability
Genuine but Misguided: Parade of Affordable Homes
I caught a press release this morning in my inbox for something called the Parade of Affordable Homes: The Parade of Affordable Homes(SM) event is designed to be both fun and educational for those contemplating homeownership for the first time. This event is free and open to the public and organizers encourage you to visit…
A Conversation With Steve Tytler
A few days ago I received an email from Steve Tytler, a name you may recognize as the occasional real estate columnist for the Everett Herald. Despite the fact that Mr. Tytler owns a local mortgage company, he has been the only voice in the local media to predict that for-sale inventory would increase and…
WCRER: Affordability Still at Record Lows
First quarter data has been released by the WCRER. There’s not much new information about King County that isn’t already in the Seattle Bubble spreadsheet, but it’s worth noting anyway since their audience is somewhat broader than Seattle Bubble’s. Here are a few quotes from the fluffy, feel-good AP report: Washington’s housing market remains a…
Developers! Developers! Developers!
Reporter Aubrey Cohen and the Seattle PI are at it again, this time pimping new development in Columbia City. A Seattle developer has proposed a mixed-use project in Columbia City aimed at providing homes typical workers can afford to buy, while another developer also has condo plans in the up-and-coming South Seattle neighborhood. The 63-condo…