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Seattle considers tax on Uber and Lyft to fund affordable housing

By Mike Wheatley | September 25, 2019

Featured News, US Real Estate

Big tech's affordable housing commitments are 'not enough', experts say

By Mike Wheatley | August 11, 2019

With the cost of housing reaching sky-high levels in many West Coast cities, a number of technology companies have stepped in with pledges of millions of dollars to try and reverse the situation. Microsoft for example, in January announced it was committing $500 million to pay for affordable housing, while Google recently said it would […]

Residential, US Real Estate

Oregon set to be first state to ban single-family zoning

By Mike Wheatley | July 4, 2019

Oregon is set to become the first U.S. state to alter its single-family zoning laws in order to encourage more homebuilding. Several cities have passed similar bills in recent months, but Oregon could be the first to introduce state-level legislation, NPR reported this week. Oregon’s House and Senate this week passed a bill that will […]

Residential, US Real Estate

Trump resolves to make housing more affordable

By Mike Wheatley | June 28, 2019

U.S. President Donald Trump is turning his attention to the affordable housing problem. He’s just signed an executive order to setup a “White House Council” that will be tasked with “identifying and removing barriers hindering the development of affordable housing”, HousingWire reported. What that means is the president is trying to “tear down the red […]

Microsoft moves to support affordable housing in its Seattle base

By Mike Wheatley | January 22, 2019

Microsoft wants to advance affordable housing in Seattle near its Redmond base, and is committing $500 million towards that goal. Microsoft has been based in Redmond, near Seattle’s Puget Sound region since its founding in 1979. Since that time it’s grown to become one of the biggest technology companies in the world, but it says […]

Residential, US Real Estate

San Jose residents protest plans to house teachers in schools

By Mike Wheatley | October 12, 2018

California’s San Jose Unified School District recently outlined plans to accomdate teachers, who cannot easily afford homes in the area, within district-owned properties that will be converted into housing units.

News, US Real Estate

Mobile homes to become more popular as affordable housing woes continue

By Mike Wheatley | June 27, 2018

With the available inventory of homes for sale reaching record lows across much of the U.S., economists are betting on manufactured homes (mobile homes or trailers) as the solution for a market in desperate need of affordable housing.

Home Builders/Developer's, US Real Estate

Report: U.S. homebuilders have failed to keep up with population growth

By Mike Wheatley | April 18, 2018

Population growth has been outpacing that of housing construction in the U.S. for more than a decade. That’s according to the findings of a new report from the Up for Growth National Coalition, a group of real estate developers, owners,

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