Housing Matters

In our newly revamped podcast, RHAWA Government Affairs Director Kevin Schilling sits down with Eric Zimmerman to discuss housing policy, homelessness and political perspectives in Washington State.

See Eric Zimmerman at ENGAGE26: https://www.engagewa.com/

Read Eric's study on Homelessness in King County & Washington State: https://www.rhawa.org/file/secure/hws...

In the latest episode of Housing Matters hear from Burien Mayor and state representative candidate Kevin Schilling. We discuss a wide range of topics including European history, the importance of associations for communities, housing policy, helping people think about politics locally, and his time on the Burien City Council.

Join RHAWA for a discussion with Vancouver City Councilmember Sarah Fox as we cover all things housing in Vancouver including future housing plans, the Growth Management Act, and Vancouver's recently passed Rental Registration Ordinance.

Housing Matters sat down with District 26 Representative Michelle Caldier to talk about her district, which is 1 of only 3 districts in Washington with bipartisan representation, her ongoing campaign for the District 26 senate seat which will be decided in November, housing policy, and much more.

Housing Matters sits down with Washington State Congressman Adam Smith to discuss housing and defense items at the federal level, his thoughts on the detrimental impacts of rent control, AI regulations and some of their current uses for the military, and his divisive opponent for the upcoming November election. All that and more on the latest episode of Housing Matters.

NOTE: At the time of this recording the "Big Beautiful Bill" and the ban on algorithmic rent setting in Seattle had not passed. Both have now passed.

On this episode of Housing Matters, I spoke with Kristi Tripple the Vice President for Community Development for Rowley Properties. Rowley has been a staple of the Issaquah community for generations. In our conversation we discuss the changes in building timelines through the years, what are important considerations for building to encourage community gathering and development, and how the recent legislative session will affect the industry going forward.

Hear from Representative April Connors as we discuss the path of the rent control bill as it moved through the House of Representatives, other concerning tax and housing bills working through the legislature this year, and a brief discussion on the state budget proposal. All that and more in the latest episode of Housing Matters from RHAWA.

The CEO of Goodman Real Estate, George Petrie, and I discuss how rental housing policy in Seattle has impacted their affordable housing building The Addison. Also tune in for the most recent developments out of Olympia during the 2025 Legislative Session. 

It's that time. Legislative Session 2025 is only a week away and I had the opportunity to sit down with Representative Andrew Barkis to unpack the election results, discuss some goals of the House Transportation Committee, and most definitely RHAWA's Legislative Agenda. We discuss various pieces of legislation that RHA and Rep. Barkis have been working on together since the end of last session. 

In the latest episode of Housing Matters I spoke with George McCleary. A property developer mostly centered in Portland Oregon. George became a social media sensation after making a satire video showing just how easy it can be to squat long term in a vacant rental unit. We discuss his video, but also housing development and rent control in Oregon as well as eviction backlogs and a variety of other topics.