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A Short and Sweet Housing View

A friend shared this blog with me which explains the economy in 70 words or less daily.  Yesterday the blogger, Dr. Eisenberg, looked at housing.  This seems to go along with the conventional wisdom that once you get robust job growth, the issue…

Clark County Passes Economic Development Incentives

The Clark County Board of Commissioners took an extraordinary step last night passing five distinct ordinances designed to spur job creation and development in Clark County.  First, the County passed aresolution extending certain types of land use approvals a further twenty-four…

Clark County Revises Engineering Fees

Clark County adopted revisions to its development engineering fee table.

Los Angeles Leading Infill Solutions?

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Rethinking Impact Fees: What Impact Did These Fees Have on the Housing Crisis? PART ONE

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Streamlining Development Bill Passes Washington Senate

House Bill 1717, which passed the House unanimously on March 8 just passed the Washington Senate unanimously in a 48-0 vote with 1 excused absence.  This bill will allow counties, cities, and towns to recover reasonable expenses for the preparation of Environmental Impact…

Interesting New Data on Housing from the Obama Administration

Interesting New Data on Housing from the Obama Administration

Plat Extension Time In Washington Again

The Washington legislature passed House Bill 2152 and Governor Gregoire signed it into law on March 29.  2152 will extend approvals for short plats and subdivisions located inside city limits for up to nine years.  This follows a similar effort from the…

Villebois

Developed by Costa Pacific Communities, Villebois is a mixed use community including about 2400 homes on 500 acres in Wilsonville, Oregon.

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