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Twenty years ago, buying a house in Seattle felt like a stretch. Today, it feels like you need to win the lottery.
Homeownership is slipping out of reach for a lot of people, especially those with modest incomes.
But there’s a movement underway in Washington State -- one that could bring housing costs back within reach.
State legislators want to make it legal to live in an RV in someone’s backyard or driveway year-round.
On today's episode: could letting people live in tiny houses on wheels on someone's property actually reduce our state’s housing shortage? And could it be a solution for you?
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.
Support the show: https://kuow.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Twenty years ago, buying a house in Seattle felt like a stretch. Today, it feels like you need to win the lottery.
Homeownership is slipping out of reach for a lot of people, especially those with modest incomes.
But there’s a movement underway in Washington State -- one that could bring housing costs back within reach.
State legislators want to make it legal to live in an RV in someone’s backyard or driveway year-round.
On today's episode: could letting people live in tiny houses on wheels on someone's property actually reduce our state’s housing shortage? And could it be a solution for you?
Thank you to the supporters of KUOW, you help make this show possible! If you want to help out, go to kuow.org/donate/boomingnotes.
Booming is a production of KUOW in Seattle, a proud member of the NPR Network. Our editor is Carol Smith. Our producers are Lucy Soucek and Alec Cowan. Our hosts are Joshua McNichols and Monica Nickelsburg.
Support the show: https://kuow.org/donate
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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