Resources
Get updates on the Coalition for More Housing Choices and the work to help current residents, newcomers, and future generations afford to live here for years to come. Plus, access a variety of resources that discuss different housing types that best fit peoples’ lives in our region.
Duplex photo courtesy Sightline Institute Modest Middle Homes Library, CC by 4.0.
Coalition Updates
Increasing Black Homeownership
In 2021, the Coalition for More Housing Choices convened a network of associations and organizations in support of the effort to create a 7-Point Plan for Increasing Black Homeownership in the Puget Sound region. Learn more about the 2021 effort here and here.
Today, the Black Home Initiative is working to implement this plan, and the Coalition is proud to be a Community Partner in this work.
Resources:
Seven-Point Plan to Increase Black Homeownership in the Puget Sound Region
Black Home Initiative – Civic Commons
Homeownership Disparities Work Group report, Sept. 2022
Subscribe to receive Black Home Initiative (BHI) Network Policy Digests and BHI Network Policy Action Alerts
Coalition Member Resources
DID YOU KNOW?
In 2017, more than 19 million older adults were living in housing that didn’t provide them with the best opportunity to live independently. Only about 1% of the nation’s present housing is equipped to meet their needs. Learn more.
Source: AARP. “Making Room: Housing for a Changing America,” 2019.
Other Housing Resources
Washington State Department of Commerce | Planning for Housing in Washington
Washington State Department of Commerce | Collaborative Roadmap Phase III
Washington Center for Real Estate Research | Housing Market Data Toolkit
Challenge Seattle | The Conspicuous Crisis: Addressing Housing Affordability in Washington