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100+ YEARS IN, ZONING LAWS INCH TOWARD HOUSING EQUITY

Will Springer Realtor

For the most part, we can celebrate the standards established by state and local governments as they evolve into the second century. The first successful zoning laws were established in 1916 to determine building heights in New York City, soon followed by the zoning of residential and business districts.

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I have seen this type information before, but mostly from contacting companies, recruiters or government databases. It’s designed to mimic a tree growing with the branches and the roots down on the bottom, with the branches reaching up,” Steeves-Haith explains. But the MLS is also finding new benefits in its partnership with RPR®.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

Government planners in our four-county region have until the end of this year to revise and then implement by mid-2025 their Comprehensive Plans for growth management to provide adequate space for housing, transportation and services (among many other aspects) to all its residents for the next 20 years. Price: $5.1M ($2770/sq.

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Will Springer Realtor - Untitled Article

Will Springer Realtor

The number of new listings for all home types – single-family, townhomes and condos combined – in King (887) fell 47% from November and declined 36% from December 2021. My favorite listing this month is this North Issaquah, 2-story gem – a 5-bed, 6.75-bath List: $4.45M ($575/sq. LUXURY LIVING. Fishing pier. Water wheel.

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Signs of Inflation Expand Well Beyond Housing Prices

Will Springer Realtor

If enacted, city and county governments could still maintain owner-occupancy requirements on lots containing an ADU but also provide for exemptions, such as age, illness, financial hardship or disability. Local governments would have two years to adopt a system for reviewing hardship cases or lose the right to require owner-occupancy status.

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A CALL FOR MORE ACCESSORY DWELLINGS AMID HOUSING CRUNCH

Will Springer Realtor

Many local governments permit at least one dwelling unit with the main residence and some locales accept an attached and detached unit on the same property. The cities of Seattle and Renton offer pre-approved ADU designs to help streamline the government-approval process which can often be onerous. Kirkland gets it too.

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CAN HOUSING SHORTAGE CATCH UP TO EASTSIDE DEMAND?

Will Springer Realtor

Let’s just hope government leaders and other influencers remember to bring everyone along for the ride. >> Insights from 12,000 consumers and over 300 architectural designers show that 51% of residents will work from home in 2022, up from 33% before the pandemic. Designed by William J. Are we in a housing bubble?