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Announcing the DAHN 2025 Learn at Lunch Series
HDC launched our Decarbonize Affordable Housing Now (DAHN) Program to assist our members with transforming our community’s affordable housing through decarbonization. This summer, we are launching a series of virtual meetings to share expertise from those leading the decarbonization journey … read more.
2025 Legislative Session Review – The Year of Housing 2.0
In 2023, the Washington State Legislature made a record investment into affordable housing. This unprecedented level of support led many to label 2023 “The Year of Housing” and underscored that our state’s lawmakers were taking the critical need for more … read more.
HDC Statement on Wilburton Agreement
Over the preceding decades, Bellevue has added jobs faster than housing for workers. As a result, access to affordable housing has decreased while housing costs have climbed. This has forced an overwhelming majority of workers (89%) to commute into work … read more.
HDC Endorses “Yes” on Initiative 137 (1A)
The Housing Development Consortium (HDC) endorses “Yes” on Initiative 137 1A as an important step to expand affordable housing options in Seattle. HDC is proud to represent over 200 members across the affordable housing sector. Together, we are united in … read more.
2025 Legislative Session Overview
Welcome to 2025, members, community stakeholders, and tireless affordable housing advocates! The Housing Development Consortium is excited to announce that the 2025 Washington State legislative session will open on January 13, 2025. This long session is a valuable opportunity to … read more.
Celebrating a year of transformative change in affordable housing
2024 found our community hard at work driving transformational change in affordable housing. From ambitious zoning reforms to securing critical funding and expanding partnerships across the region, the HDC movement has worked to deliver meaningful impact in our sector. The … read more.
Honoring exemplary leadership in the affordable housing sector in 2024
At our 2024 Annual Member Meeting this week, we had the distinct honor of presenting our Board of Directors Award to two incredible individuals. These awards recognize those who have been outstanding champions of HDC’s mission and have made an … read more.
Recognizing and thanking Heather Bunn
HDC is honored to recognize Heather Bunn, Vice President of Business Development at Rafn, for her many years of service to HDC and the affordable housing sector. Heather will be closing out her 34 years at Rafn at the end … read more.
Guiding HDC’s critical work in racial equity
At HDC, we often speak of our collective as a movement. We know that solving the problems that our region faces isn’t done by a single person or organization but is the result of countless individual steps that, when taken … read more.
Celebrating the streamlining of design review in downtown Seattle
HDC commends the City of Seattle for taking another positive step to improve the way that we permit and approve new housing in the city by passing CB 120824 and streamlining development in downtown Seattle. We recognize the link between … read more.
