Skip To Main Content
Lee McIntyre on Muck Rack

Lee McIntyre

Newton Center
As seen in: The New York Times, Bloomberg CityLab, Business Insider, Nature, TIME, Washington Post Opinions, Yahoo Canada, Newsweek, Psychology Today, The MIT Press and
Philosopher, martial artist, dog lover. Author of ON DISINFORMATION: HOW TO FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND PROTECT DEMOCRACY
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Lee

Contact Lee, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

Real estate market expectations after wildfires

|
By Lee McIntyre
| Journal of Business Verified
Spokane’s tight real estate market is about to get even tighter. After years of underbuilding, the Spokane-area fires destroyed 719 homes, a record for fire damage in Washington state. The previous record? The Spokane County Gray and Oregon Road fires in 2023, in which 366 primary homes were destroyed.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Rethinking affordable housing in Spokane County

|
By Lee McIntyre
| Journal of Business Verified
Spokane County's housing crisis is now at a tipping point that demands bold thinking. For years, affordable housing discussions have centered on building more apartments. While rental housing will always play an important role in meeting community needs, it's time to recognize that affordable homeownership can deliver greater long-term value — for families, neighborhoods, and taxpayers. One of the key factors driving this renewed direction is simple: the cost of construction.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?

Spokane residential permits hit record low

|
By Lee McIntyre
| Journal of Business Verified
The housing crisis in the city of Spokane has now reached a dangerous level. The total number of permits for residential housing for 2025 was only 146. The last time we built that few homes was in 1970, around the time the Beatles were still a band. The result has been millions in lost tax revenue, the potential loss of thousands of jobs, and a housing shortage that's sending potential homebuyers across the border into Idaho where housing is more plentiful.
Open in Who Shared Issue with article?
See all 308 licensed articles (323 Total)