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Editor's note: This is the second in a two-part series on real estate in Snohomish County, with a focus this week on the need for affordable housing.

The steady rise in housing prices impacts just about every resident in one way or another.

First-time homebuyers often find themselves priced out of the market, and are forced to consider locating further and further away from their employers. Older adults, living on fixed incomes, struggle to pay their property taxes and upkeep on their dwellings.

Restaurant workers and others in the service industry often end up paying a high percentage of...