JC Harris For Des Moines, Washington
City Council, Position #2
By Danny Westneat Seattle Times columnist In some ways, the report to Congress last week that homelessness is surging wasn’t news in Seattle or the state. People living under bridges has long been part of the fabric here. Plus the local count showing the largest number of homeless people ever in King County was already released
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By MICHAEL CASEY The Associated Press The United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness this year, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country, federal officials said Friday. The U.S. Department of Housing and
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By Jessica Fu Seattle Times business reporter Affordability crisis This story is part of a Seattle Times focus on the affordability crisis in the Northwest. We explore the high cost of living and wealth disparities that shape our region; examine policies that impact prices for everything from housing to health care; and offer tips for
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Condos and apartments fill the view around Rainier Avenue South, just north of Interstate 90. (Ellen M. Banner / The Seattle Times) By Heidi Groover Seattle Times business reporter For many in the Seattle-area real estate market, 2024 was a year of staying put. Elevated mortgage rates and high home prices kept would-be home shoppers
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By Heidi Groover Seattle Times business reporter In just a few years, the income needed to afford a typical home in the Seattle area has shot up nearly 80%, illustrating how skyrocketing home prices and interest rate hikes together have reshaped the region’s housing affordability. A Zillow analysis published Thursday found that Seattle-area home shoppers need to
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By Andy Medici – Senior Reporter, The Playbook, The Business Journals Feb 25, 2024 Homebuyers in today’s market are increasingly faced with an inconvenient but inescapable truth — there are fewer homes for sale and the ones on the market are often in need of big repairs and renovations. That’s because far fewer homes have been built
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By Daniel Beekman and Daisy Zavala Magaña Seattle Times staff reporters BURIEN — He saw this conversation coming. Before Travis Thompson sold out concerts, signed with a major record label and embarked on a European tour, the Burien-raised rapper wrote about change coming to Ambaum Boulevard Southwest. “Won’t always be a man on the corner slinging that roasted
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By Daniel Beekman Seattle Times staff reporter A new type of housing will be allowed to sprout in Shoreline from now on, though officials aren’t sure whether many developments will actually be built under the city’s new rules. The Shoreline City Council voted Monday to legalize “cottage housing” in low-density zones that are currently dominated by suburban-style
... continue reading.By Neetish Basnet – Data reporter, Puget Sound Business Journal Jun 4, 2023 Updated Jun 5, 2023, 2:54pm PDT More than 80% of Seattle metro area homeowners and renters support building denser housing in their neighborhoods, according to new Zillow research. However, their support is conditional. 2023 SUBSCRIBER STUDY Improve Your Experience By Taking A Short Survey Share your feedback
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June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am Updated June 2, 2023 at 7:00 am 1 of 2 | With enough backyard space, a modern DADU was built in southeast Portland. (Courtesy of Neil Kelly Company) By Rob Van Houten Special to At Home in the Northwest Q: I want to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit to my
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