Work Underway to Create New WA Housing Agency

Work underway to create new Washington housing agency

A task force is in the early stages of planning for the Department of Housing, with recommendations due later this yea

Work underway to create new WA housing agency • Washington State Standard

The Beacon Pacific Village housing complex where Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson announced new proposed housing investments on Dec. 18, 2025, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard)Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies.  But despite all of these initiatives, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck thinks the state is still going in the wrong direction developing affordable housing. “We’re not…

Work underway to create new WA housing agency

Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies. Read more...

Washington State Leaders Working to Create new Housing Department Amid Ongoing Shortage

OLYMPIA, WA – Washington boasts 221 housing-related programs across 30 state agencies. But despite all of these initiatives, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck thinks the state is still going in the wrong direction developing affordable housing. “We’re not doing a very good job at all, because the hole is getting deeper,” Heck said last week. Heck is part of a group of elected officials, state agency staff, tribal members, local government advocates and develo…