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Interested in all the groundbreaking housing legislation hitting Olympia this year? We’ve got you covered! Tackling a housing affordability crisis calls for three main fixes: more homes; more funding for affordable homes; and more tenant protections. Impressively, Washington legislators have proposed bills that do all three.

Alone, each strategy is insufficient; together, they form a balanced approach. In growing cities without enough homes for all the people who need them, building more homes of all shapes and sizes holds down average rents and prices, and that helps everyone. Increased funding for subsidies delivers more homes to those who still can’t afford what the market can provide. And tenant protections safeguard those with the least housing security—renters—insulating them from rapid change.

Washington has a pioneering opportunity to enact a coordinated package of housing policies that calls on cities throughout the state to take action collectively. Bookmark this page to keep up on housing bills in Washington’s 2019 legislative session (session calendar here).