By Josh Feit Councilmember Dionne Foster > Mayor Katie Wilson You couldn’t have a clearer juxtaposition. Mayor Wilson tried to…

A new survey reveals the growing popularity of this low-cost, flexible housing solution.

The Four/Five design prioritizes green space, daylight, affordability, and accessibility—all for greater connection and community.

Days before a deal to lower developer fees that fund affordable housing was expected to be released to the public, City Hall is backing away from the idea.

Some Spokane politicians want to replace the existing property tax system with one that shifts tax burden from homes, apartments and many commercial properties and place it instead onto parking lots ...

A new report modeling a property tax building exemption in Spokane rebalances incentives toward community goals, encouraging homebuilding and discouraging in-city vacant land speculation.

Amid a national housing shortage, momentum is growing at the state and local levels to make it easier to build more homes—a proven way of reducing unaffordable rents and home prices. A key question fa...

With back-to-back wins in Virginia and Kentucky, land value taxation is re-emerging as a viable policy tool.

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While homeownership has always cost more than renting, the gap between the two has soared since 2020.

San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie introduced two proposals to help spur the production of housing in the city. One would reduce the mandated inclusionary rate of affordable units in market-rate develop...

In recent years, there has been growing attention to the barriers that existing building codes in the United States pose to goals of building more housing, in

The measure ushers in more light-filled, infill-suited apartment homes—and sets a model for other states.

Cities are laying the groundwork for more homes thanks to new flexibility on parking—with other states taking note.

Why apartments may be the most powerful domestic climate move of the Trump years.

By Erica C. Barnett As the council takes up the remaining “phases” of Seattle’s latest 10-year comprehensive plan update—which, as…

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The Mandatory Housing Affordability program was the result of a 2015 “grand bargain” between the city and developers that allowed larger buildings for a fee.

It’s part of a new law to legalize more apartment homes in commercial zones.

SB 5156 opens the door to lower-cost, smaller elevators in new apartment and condo buildings—and more accessibility for residents.