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Caitlyn McKenney
December 18, 2024
Economics, Homelessness

As Region Faces Shortage, Seattle Needs to Preserve its Existing Housing 

Caitlyn McKenney
December 18, 2024
Economics, Homelessness
According to a 2024 report on housing production from Up For Growth, the metro area encompassing Seattle, Tacoma, and Bellevue is facing a shortage of 71,060 homes. That amounts to 4.2% of the region’s total housing stock. While the production of new homes is vital to closing the gap between supply and demand, so is the preservation of existing housing, especially affordable housing. Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
October 30, 2024
Economics

Affordable Housing Owner Sues City of Seattle: Unpacking the Lawsuit

Caitlyn McKenney
October 30, 2024
Economics
To understand why a privately-owned housing building is in default, facing over $40 million in liabilities, and “hemorrhaging money,” in an affluent west-coast city, we must look at a series of Seattle ordinances that, while well-intended, have heaped negative consequences on housing providers with compounding effects. Read More ›
Seattle overregulation-7
Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Economics, Homelessness

Washington Law Unfairly Keeps Prior Evictions Off Tenant Screenings

Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Economics, Homelessness

When it comes to tenant’s rights laws, good intentions don’t always lead to good or fair outcomes. One example is a Washington State law that allows tenants to keep their eviction from being disclosed to future housing providers. The state allows an order of limited dissemination (OLD) to be filed for eviction cases to prevent housing providers from denying tenants Read More ›

Seattle school year ban
Caitlyn McKenney
October 2, 2024
Economics, Homelessness

As Affordable Housing Crumbles, Reconsider School Year Eviction Bans

Caitlyn McKenney
October 2, 2024
Economics, Homelessness
In 2021, the City of Seattle instituted a school year eviction moratorium. Households with a child under age 18 on the lease cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent from the start of the school year in September through the end in June. The legislation may have been crafted in goodwill — to keep children housed and their lives stable — but the outcomes have been disastrous. Read More ›