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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 ...
SEATTLE (KOMO) — Seattle city leaders are asking voters to approve a housing levy to build 3,000 new affordable housing units and fund other initiatives to help address the housing and ...
What Spear means by rent control is the second-generation version tied to inflation and market rates. But she argues that in order for rent control to work in Seattle, it must apply to all new ...
SEATTLE — Seattle is on track to ban landlords’ use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years.
Washington is facing a housing emergency. On that point, leaders from across the political spectrum can agree.
Chris Vialpando, a renter in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne neighborhood, experienced a 50% rent increase after his landlord started using RealPage to price rental units.
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. The lack of supply is further ...
Data from Seattle’s Rental Registration and Inspection database reveal a trend: For every apartment created in a big, new building, a small landlord takes one off the market.
Eviction filings surge in The Valley and Washington state, with signs of a mounting housing crisis post-pandemic.
Rents are high, and childcare is getting even more expensive. So, where can renters with children catch a break? Americans ...
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. Young people are ...