Housing in the News
We know it can be hard to keep up on housing in the news. Check in here to find our list of relevant articles involving housing.
- HALA’s Grand Bargain is Key to an Equitable and Sustainable Seattle
Publicola, August 3, 2015
- Lawmakers Just Put Sound Transit in the Education Business
Seattle Weekly, July 30, 2015
- The State has Made a Substantial Investment for Affordable Housing
Seattle Times, July 23, 2015
- Systemic segregation hurts us all
Seattle Times, July 12, 2015
- U District project evokes affordable housing optimism
Crosscut, June 17, 2015
- Affordable Housing vanishes as Eastside grows richer
The Seattle Times, June 3, 2015
- Can Private Investors Solve Seattle’s Affordable Housing Crisis?
KUOW, May 29, 2015
- Historian Says Don’t ‘Sanitize’ How Our Government Created Ghettos
Fresh Air via KPLU, May 18, 2015
- Why Urbanists Must Support Linkage Fees and Inclusionary Zoning: A Scalable Policy for Affordable Neighborhoods
The Urbanist, May 7, 2015
- Housing is fast becoming regional problem
Seattle Times, May 3, 2015
- Housing Development Consortium names City of Shoreline as Municipal Champion at 7th Annual Luncheon
Shoreline Area News, May 3, 2015
- 1 in 4 US renters must use half their pay for housing costs
Seattle PI, May 2, 2015
- Rep. Larry Springer bill to increase affordable housing becomes law
Kirkland Reporter, April 29, 2015
- Growing number of seniors find themselves homeless
Bellevue Reporter, March 24, 2015
- A Letter to the Investor Buying Our Apartment Building
Seattle Weekly, March 24, 2015
- Lottery for 2,500 SHA Section 8 vouchers opens March 23
Real Change News, March 18, 2015
- Count Us In survey shows numbers of homeless youth holding steady
Crosscut, March 12, 2015
- NLIHC Report: Renters Continue to Struggle to Find Affordable Housing
Affordable Housing Finance, March 10, 2015
- House passes Rep. Larry Springer’s bill to increase housing in King County
Kirkland Reporter, March 7, 2015
- House passes two bills to help low-income renters
Seattle Times, March 6, 2015
- Seattle U law students target anti-homelessness laws
Seattle University School of Law Newsroom, March 6, 2015
- What Service Providers Want You to Know About Helping the Homeless
KUOW, March 3, 2015
- By the Numbers: What Homelessness Looks Like Here
KUOW, March 3, 2015
- After 10-Year Plan, Why Does Seattle Have More Homeless Than Ever?
Investigate West, March 3, 2015
- Housing costs rise for many households
SnoValley Online, February 17, 2015
- KCHA: Demand for Housing Assistance Remains Strong
Herald Online, February 17, 2015
- 11 Strategies for Building Community with Affordable Housing
UrbanLand, February 13, 2015
- WWII barracks will serve again as low-income housing
KOMO News, February 10, 2015
- Hacking the housing market: Tech teams use open data to help people find affordable homes
Geekwire, February 9, 2015
- State legislators should address housing affordability
Real Change, January 28, 2015
- PSRC Study: Affordability top factor in where to live
PSRC Blog, January 22, 2015
- Home schooled
Real Change, January 7, 2015
- Seattle’s affordable housing explained
Crosscut, December 15, 2014
- Program shields landlords willing to rent to the homeless
The Seattle Times, November 22, 2014
- The New Segregation
Washington Monthly, November/December 2014
- The Long Awaited 12th Avenue Arts Helps Retain Capitol Hill’s Essence
Seattle Magazine, November 2014
HDC Members Capitol Hill Housing and SMR Architects are referenced
- Rapid Re-Housing is not an Anti-Poverty Program
National Alliance to End Homelessness, October 17, 2014
- Seattle needs a linkage fee to make housing more affordable for lower-income residents
Guest post by Seattle City Council members Mike O’Brien and Sally Clark
The Seattle Times, October 15, 2014
- With new $17M Project, ‘graduation’ day is just around the corner for 63 formerly homeless people
Puget Sound Business Journal, October 1, 2014
- Imagine Housing opens 13th affordable apartment community in Kirkland
Kirkland Reporter, September 24, 2014
- Home Free?
The New Yorker, September 22, 2014
- Student homelessness hits another record high
CNN, September 22, 2014
- Building to house homeless breaks ground in Interbay
KING 5 News, September 22, 2014
HDC Members DESC and SMR Architects are referenced
- The Seattle City Council’s big chance to create affordable housing
Editorial by Marty Kooistra, Crosscut.com, September 16, 2014
- Apartment Rent Hikes Magnify High Cost of a UW Education
The Seattle Times, September 6, 2014
- Poverty Rate Higher in Suburbs than Cities, Including Seattle Area
The Seattle Times, September 1, 2014
- This is one thing, as a mom, I didn’t expect I’d have to fix
StoryCorps, August 2014
- The Nice Price
Real Change, July 30, 2014
- This is What Housing for the Homeless Could Actually Look Like
The Washington Post, July 14, 2014
- In Many Cities, Rent is Rising Out of Reach of Middle Class
NY Times, April 14, 2014
HDC in the News:
- Next up: affordable housing
Real Change, September 17, 2014
- The Seattle City Council’s big chance to create affordable housing
Editorial by Marty Kooistra, Crosscut.com, September 16, 2014
- Shoreline Supports Affordable Housing in Transportation Fee Ordinance
Shoreline Area News, August 3, 2014
- The Nice Price
Real Change, July 30, 2014
- Hackers Brainstorm New Technologies to Help Homeless
Komo News, May 5, 2014
- Affordable Housing’s NIMBY Problem in Seattle
The Seattle Times, October 23, 2013
- Boardinghouses and Bellevue’s Affordable Housing Shortage
The Seattle Times, October 3, 2013