Lawmakers failed to make major changes this year. LESTER BLACK

In 1940, the earliest date for which the US Census has housing data, the average rent in Washington for a two-bedroom was $22 per month. Adjusted for inflation, that’s around $350 in today’s money.

Good luck finding a deal like that now. By 2015, the fair market rent for a two-bedroom in Washington was up $726; by 2017, it was $1,229; today it’s $1,524, or $1,906 in Seattle. If you’d like to buy a house instead of renting, you’d better have a tech exec’s salary: Average home prices in Washington have gone from around $200,000 in 2012 to nearly