The Runstad Department of Real Estate held its 9th annual Runstad Leadership Dinner on October 13th with more than 700 people in attendance. This year the Leadership Dinner focused on raising support for undergraduate students within the Department.
Category: Faculty Scholarship and Practice
Opinion: Density is necessary but insufficient to ease the housing crisis
“We believe, and the vast majority of the scholarly evidence corroborates, that density is a necessary but insufficient condition for addressing the housing affordability crisis,” writes Gregg Colburn, assistant professor of real estate, and Rick Mohler, associate professor of architecture. | The Seattle Times
Homeless People Need Homes – and Money, Too
Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses the relationship, or lack thereof, between homelessness and poverty, and what he believes is the true cause of homelessness. | Washington Post
One Easy Fix Could Shave Years Off Seattle’s Affordable Housing Developments
Professor Greg Colburn’s recently published book “Homelessness is a Housing Problem” is discussed in the context of affordable housing and King County’s plan to tackle homelessness in Seattle. | The Stranger
New faculty books: How your brain works, cycling around the world and more
H. Pike Oliver, affiliate professor of real estate at UW, has released his new book, “Transforming the Irvine Ranch: Joan Irvine, William Pereira, Ray Watson and The Big Plan.” The book, co-authored by Michael Stockstill, explores the planned development of the Irvine Ranch into UC Irvine and its surrounding neighborhoods. | UW News
UW expert says the housing market is the key factor causing homelessness
In this interview with KUOW, Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses his new book “Homelessness is a Housing Problem” and offers insight into how Seattle’s homelessness crisis might be addressed. | KUOW
Live from Seattle with Tim Gaydos: Gregg Colburn
In this episode, Gregg Colburn, associate professor of real estate, discusses his new book “Homelessness is a Housing Problem.” | Omny
What’s at the Root of Homelessness? A Lack of Affordable Housing
Gregg Colburn encourages readers of his new book to examine a major factor contributing to homelessness – lack of affordable housing. | Planetizen