Each election cycle, our Affordable Housing Council (AHC) interviews candidates at the city, county, and state levels to determine their degree of support for our industry. The following candidates have received an AHC endorsement for the 2019 election cycle.

The supply of housing inventory for sale stood at 1.74 months in King County and 1.47 months in Snohomish County in August, which is down slightly from a year ago.

The city has made housing choice and affordability a top issue and to date has made zoning changes to try to make housing more affordable and accessible, including allowing accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in single-family residential and making sure an adequate supply of residential zoning exists.

The docket would change Medium Density Residential density calculations by going from “gross” to “net” density and by changing the maximum 12 units per acre down to eight units.

These measures would increase short plat threshold from four to nine lots and allow for administrative approval of final long plats.