Washington is projected to need more than 1 million new homes by 2044. One barrier to changing minds is separating minimalist houses from tiny houses on wheels, also known as THOWs.

Sen. Sally Turner (R-Lincoln) refiled her plan this year to allow tiny homes to be exempt from the 2023 state law requiring all homes to be built with electric vehicle charging capacity.

Kingfisher Village in Tacoma, a 60-unit tiny home project, opens in July to house up to 75 people in need, thanks to a LIHI and Pierce County partnership.

On Sunday, the state House and Senate passed the House Bill 1217, which limits rent increase for manufactured homes to 5% per year. The bill now heads to the governor's desk.

(The Center Square) – Tiny houses are poised to be vital in addressing Washington state’s housing affordability crisis. It will take a shift in the “bigger is better” mindset behind ...