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.

More Coalition Updates

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Coalition Announces 2023 Policy Platform, Shares Priorities with Legislators
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Coalition Roundtable Explores How to Support Condos in Pursuit of More Housing Choices
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Coalition Webinar Looks at One Tool for Addressing Housing Crisis
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Coalition Advocacy in Action

On Monday, Sept. 27, the Seattle City Council passed a Coalition for More Housing Choices-supported ordinance, C.B. 120257, making it easier for more churches and religious organizations to build much needed affordable housing. This measure modified an ordinance that the Council adopted last June allowing for affordable housing development to exceed zoning restrictions on properties owned or controlled by religious organizations.

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7-Point Plan to Increase Black Homeownership in the Puget Sound Region
Increasing Black Homeownership: Coalition Partners Present 7-Point Plan

The Coalition for More Housing Choices is part of a network of associations and organizations who have been working since March to formulate a strategy to close the homeownership gap between Black households and white households in the Puget Sound region. On Tuesday, Oct. 5, several partners presented the Seven-Point Plan to Increase Black Homeownership in the Puget Sound Region at the Housing Washington Conference.

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National Homeownership Month 2021: Reflecting on the Work Ahead

June is National Homeownership Month, giving us the opportunity to reflect on both the benefits of homeownership and the ongoing barriers to accessing this vital pathway to wealth generation and housing stability. The work to reduce and remove barriers to homeownership is one that requires a spirit of collaboration at multiple levels of government. It also requires the direct engagement of the communities who proudly call our region home.

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CMHC Joins Partners to Convene BIPOC Homeownership Summit
CMHC Joins Partners to Convene BIPOC Homeownership Summit

Last Monday, March 29, the Coalition for More Housing Choices convened a group of more than 100 regional stakeholders for an important conversation around increasing homeownership opportunities for communities of color. The Coalition partnered with the Housing Development Consortium, National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB)—Western Washington Realtist/Seattle Chapter, and nearly a dozen other organizations to host the virtual event.

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Announcing the Coalition for More Housing Choices

We are writing you today on behalf of a broad spectrum of Puget Sound regional leaders, civic organizations, businesses, labor, and nonprofits who are advocating together for a shared and defined vision for housing in our region. As the Coalition for More Housing Choices, we believe that by working together we can successfully remove barriers to creating more housing choices in our shared home—choices that meet the needs of current residents and our growing population. As an organized effort, we are advocating for clear policies that lead to creating more housing choices for all.

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Past Issues of the Coalition’s Policymaking Brief