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Seattle developers got a pass on $80 million in property taxes last year through the Multifamily Property Tax Exemption. Elected officials are considering lowering the bar for what developers have to provide in exchange.

As Seattle careens toward another housing crunch, turning the dials up or down on the program presents one of the biggest opportunities officials have to mitigate the effects of rising rents.

Mayor Bruce Harrell, who is seeking reelection and whose campaign has received at least $150,000 from real estate groups, is backing a proposal to increase how much developers in the program ca

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