46.67% - 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.
38.33% - More housing supply puts downward pressure on prices — Seattle rents keep climbing because demand grows faster than supply.
15.00% - Developers build luxury first because margins are better in constrained markets — loosen zoning so they have to compete, and the whole market eventually moves downmarket.
Additional housing stock of any kind softens regional prices over time.
45.00% - 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.
26.67% - More housing supply puts downward pressure on prices — Seattle rents keep climbing because demand grows faster than supply.
6.67% - Gentrification replaces affordable units with premium ones — even when total unit count stays flat, the mix shifts against lower-income residents; volume matters, but so does affordability distribution.
6.67% - Home prices in Seattle are unacceptably high for working people — a city where only the wealthy can afford to stay is worse economically and socially, and that demands a policy response.
33.33% - Additional housing stock of any kind softens regional prices over time.
33.33% - Adding housing of any type softens prices through supply dynamics, even if slowly and imperfectly.
0.00% - More housing stock of any kind has an overall depressing effect on housing prices in the region.
50.00% - History of BMW