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Formation Report Points Seattle to Austin’s Upzoning as the Fix for Its Housing-Cost Premium

September 23, 20262 Mins read707
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Formation's assessment of Seattle's economy holds up Austin, which added 120,000 homes and watched rents fall after cutting lot sizes and upzoning, as the model for easing a Seattle family-cost premium that ranks highest outside the Bay Area.

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