It's a struggle to buy and rent increases incredibly fast.

I moved to Bellevue about four years ago after I graduated. I love living in Bellevue, especially near downtown. But the city is getting unaffordable each year. Rent from 2020-2022 in some places increased 30-40%! It's insane.

Housing is not being built at a fast enough place to accommodate and increase supply while making housing costs go down to more affordable levels. We need go to bold, much more than 35k units. Bellevue can be an amazing place to live and more affordable. We need to increase housing density, upzone, invest in transit, and make the city more walkable.

I've looked into buying housing here, but the prices here are insane. If I'd like to buy a home, it simply can't be in Bellevue but much further away, much like most people who work in Bellevue I'd guess. I hope, however, that with these comments those in the future will be able to realize a better Bellevue!