07/26/2021
Home in Tacoma Update
In order to address housing shortages and increase access to affordable and attainable housing, we must provide more opportunities to create housing. To serve the community, we must adapt.
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05/25/2021
Racial Disparities Workgroup
The 2021 Washington legislative session saw decisions around equity, including a commitment to create and fund a workgroup to reduce racial disparities in Washington homeownership rates.
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04/22/2021
MFTE Program Updates
SB 5287 culminates this multi-year effort to extend and expands Washington State’s multi-family tax exemption (MFTE) program.
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03/19/2021
Call to Action: Ordinance 28747
The City of Tacoma Council will hear Ordinance 28747 on Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021. This would utilize their authority to impose a 1/10th of 1% sales tax to support affordable housing and mental health treatment…
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02/23/2021
Councilmember Hans Zeiger on Housing
In part 1 of an interview series with newly seated Pierce County Councilmembers, we hear from Hans Zeiger (District 2).
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01/22/2021
SB 5287: Updating the MFTE
Two weeks into Washington's legislative session and we've got a great opportunity for friends of Habitat to advocate for change and increase the production of affordable housing units. Check out this rundown on SB 5287…
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12/15/2020
2021 Legislative Preview
With less than a month until the start of the (virtual) 2021 Washington State Legislative session let’s take a deep dive into affordable housing issues that the Legislature will be considering and what Habitat for…
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12/07/2020
City of Tacoma Biennial Budget
The Tacoma City Council passed the 2021-20222 biennial budget at their November 24th meeting. Learn what this means for affordable housing.
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11/16/2020
2021 Priority Agenda
We’re looking to the 2021 State Legislative session to take action on our affordable housing priority agenda, including increased affordable housing production, and action to ensure equitable homeownership opportunities for people of color.
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