55.00% - More housing supply puts downward pressure on prices — Seattle rents keep climbing because demand grows faster than supply.
45.00% - More units of any type — luxury or workforce — add to the overall housing stock and soften prices region-wide. It works slowly and imperfectly, but that's how supply-side dynamics function.
Developers prioritize luxury construction first because margins are highest in constrained markets.
50.00% - Luxury buildings draw high earners out of older stock, freeing those units for middle-income renters — filtering works directionally even if it's not perfect.
16.67% - More units of any type — luxury or workforce — add to the overall housing stock and soften prices region-wide. It works slowly and imperfectly, but that's how supply-side dynamics function.
16.67% - Roads degrade from freeze-thaw cycles, sun, and moisture regardless of traffic, but heavy vehicles dramatically accelerate that baseline degradation — bikes barely register.
16.67% - More housing supply puts downward pressure on prices — Seattle rents keep climbing because demand grows faster than supply.
50.00% - Developers prioritize luxury construction first because margins are highest in constrained markets.
50.00% - Loosening zoning to force developer competition gradually moves the market downmarket.
0.00% - Developers prioritize development of luxury properties over affordable housing, resulting in higher overall prices than existing buildings.
50.00% - Louisville Museum Plaza