As Seattle’s population rapidly grows, the city faces a mounting housing crisis marked by rising rents, limited affordable ...

the government could make huge headway in solving the rental affordability crisis. The most obvious option would be to expand the existing Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8. The ...

The measure would generate $970 million over seven years to go toward building more affordable housing, as well as the operation and maintenance of those units, according to Seattle Mayor Bruce ...

Richard has lived in Seattle for 32 years. In 2001, he moved into a small, one-bedroom apartment on Capitol Hill, where rent was $650 a month. In 2013, new building owners made some general ...

Sponsored by Realogics, Inc. Downtown Seattle witnessed fewer condominium resales during the first quarter of 2018 compared with the prior year, largely because there were fewer homes to choose from.

Eviction filings surge in The Valley and Washington state, with signs of a mounting housing crisis post-pandemic.

Back in 2015 and 2016, tech company growth was driving population growth, and Seattle’s housing market struggled to meet the demand. Rent for an average one-bedroom apartment rose to $2072 in ...

SEATTLE — Seattle is on track to ban landlords’ use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years. A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a ...

This Seattle man’s rent went up 50 ... these actions may have gone beyond displacing individual families to put additional pressure on housing affordability and possibly worsened the housing crisis.

Washington’s housing affordability crisis hurts every corner of the state. We’ve all heard stories. Nurses and grocery store employees can’t afford to live where they work.

Moreover, automatic provision of rental subsidies would reduce the need for additional subsidies to finance new affordable housing. Universal rental assistance, by guaranteeing sufficient rental ...