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Portland is getting new-build homes selling in the $400k range following its ambitious missing middle zoning overhaul. Can you imagine? It's double that to buy a modest home in Seattle. What are other cities waiting for? h/t

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In Portland, Oregon, the Paths to Homeownership Are Multiplying

The city’s low-density zoning reform in August of last year opened the door to lot splits and smallplexes—and developers, homeowners, and lenders have gotten busy building.

9:34 PM · Jul 19, 2022

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We've been saying Seattle should follow suit for a long time. Puget Sound cities have the blueprint to be inclusive rather than exclusive.

theurbanist.org

Portland Passes Sweeping Zoning Reform

Today, Portland did what Seattle has failed to do: grapple with its legacy of exclusionary zoning. Portland City Council voted three to one to allow four homes to be built on any residential lot in…

The Urbanist

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Jul 20, 2022

Btw, Spokane is also lapping the Puget Sound now.

theurbanist.org

Spokane Laps Seattle, Legalizes Missing Middle Housing

“When Spokane leads, the state follows,” said Council President Breean Beggs. On Monday night, Spokane City Council adopted a package of interim zoning rules which establish the city as…