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City of Redmond senior planner Ian Lefcourte explains that the Together Center in Redmond was built with money generated by an inclusionary zoning program that requires developers to designate 5 percent to 10 percent of units as affordable with lower rents. Developers can choose to pay a fee instead.

Is requiring new apartments to include affordable units the right move for Vancouver? It’s working in Redmond

City of Redmond senior planner Ian Lefcourte explains that the Together Center in Redmond was built with money generated by an inclusionary zoning program that requires developers to designate 5 percent to 10 percent of units as affordable with lower rents. Developers can choose to pay a fee instead.

December 9, 2023, 6:14am Business

The city of Redmond, a Seattle suburb, requires 5 percent to 10 percent of new apartments to set rents at a level deemed to be affordable. It’s a policy called mandatory inclusionary zoning, and it’s generating affordable housing not just in Redmond, but also in Seattle, Portland and 500 other… Read story

Adam Fractor and Chelsea Rooklyn, employees for Portland-based Killian Pacific walk through Eagle View Park between Ninebark apartments and the Columbia River in Washougal.

Developer voluntarily makes affordable apartment units available in Washougal

Adam Fractor and Chelsea Rooklyn, employees for Portland-based Killian Pacific walk through Eagle View Park between Ninebark apartments and the Columbia River in Washougal.

December 9, 2023, 6:12am Business

A Northwest developer is voluntarily charging lower rents on 10 percent of the units in its Washougal apartment complex, Ninebark. Read story

Inslee touts encampment clearing efforts, proposes more money for housing

December 8, 2023, 7:51am Latest News

Gov. Jay Inslee wants to put more money toward providing more housing options for people living in encampments near state rights of way, he said Thursday. Read story

Volunteers work on a house at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village subdivision in east Vancouver.

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity completes 3 homes in east Vancouver’s Johnson Village

Volunteers work on a house at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village subdivision in east Vancouver.

December 1, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Evergreen Habitat for Humanity has added more affordable homes to Clark County’s housing landscape. Read story

Building Industry Association of Clark County announces winners of its Industry Awards, People’s Choice Awards

November 28, 2023, 5:58am Business

The Building Industry Association of Clark County announced Monday winners for its annual Industry Awards and People’s Choice Awards. Read story

Jeff Bezos is seen on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 15, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The grants are a part of a $2 billion commitment Bezos made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools.

Council for Homeless gets $5M grant from Bezos Fund

Jeff Bezos is seen on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 15, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The grants are a part of a $2 billion commitment Bezos made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools.

November 21, 2023, 4:33pm Business

Council for the Homeless received $5 million this week to end family homelessness in Clark County — the largest private grant in its history. Read story

A sidewalk snakes between nearly finished town homes at The Courtyards at Hidden Crest development in Vancouver in February. Zoning districts for middle housing developments like town homes can help make way for more middle-income housing options in Clark County.

Vancouver, Washougal, Camas, Battle Ground get money for middle housing

A sidewalk snakes between nearly finished town homes at The Courtyards at Hidden Crest development in Vancouver in February. Zoning districts for middle housing developments like town homes can help make way for more middle-income housing options in Clark County.

November 18, 2023, 6:09am Business

Clark County is the recipient of $250,000 in funding to build more middle housing options. Read story

Single-family homes in Vancouver are larger than those in Portland on average, according to new data.

Clark County homes are larger on average than Portland’s; extra square footage is driving up prices

Single-family homes in Vancouver are larger than those in Portland on average, according to new data.

November 15, 2023, 6:05am Business

Homes in Vancouver are much larger on average than similarly priced homes in Portland. It’s an attractive quality of Vancouver for buyers looking for a home in the region, but it’s also driving up home prices. Read story

Construction was in progress this summer on The Broadstone Apartments at the Vancouver waterfront. Construction of apartments may slow down as rents lower and vacancy rates increase.

Clark County rents are down, vacancies up; news good for renters, but may deter developers

Construction was in progress this summer on The Broadstone Apartments at the Vancouver waterfront. Construction of apartments may slow down as rents lower and vacancy rates increase.

November 10, 2023, 6:06am Business

Apartment rents are down and vacancies are up from last year in Clark County — a good sign for renters but a possible deterrent for developers. Read story

An excavator dumps dirt into the back of a dump truck off Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards. The mixed-use development is expected to bring hundreds of multifamily units, 11 single-family homes and more than 30,000 square feet of commercial space to the area.

Development in Orchards on 117th Avenue to combine houses, apartments, commercial space

An excavator dumps dirt into the back of a dump truck off Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards. The mixed-use development is expected to bring hundreds of multifamily units, 11 single-family homes and more than 30,000 square feet of commercial space to the area.

November 8, 2023, 6:07am Business Subscriber Exclusive

For years, Northeast 117th Avenue in Orchards has been a fireworks-stand destination. But fireworks shoppers will have one fewer stand there next summer, as the property south of Northeast 71st Street is under construction. Read story