Real Estate

Nov 14, 2018, 5:00 AM

Vacation rental company Vacasa moves deeper into big cities with new apartment leasing offering

Vacasa today unveiled a new program to add apartments and condos in big cities to its growing vacation rental platform.… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 9:48 AM

There go the neighborhoods: Home searches spike in new Amazon HQ cities as tech giant reveals expansion plans

The housing markets in Northern Virginia and New York City — winners of the Amazon HQ2/3 sweepstakes — are in… Read More

Nov 6, 2018, 11:41 AM

How will the cooling housing market affect Zillow and Redfin’s new direct home sale programs?

When Seattle-based online real estate giants Zillow Group and Redfin jumped into directly buying and selling homes to the consumer,… Read More

Nov 5, 2018, 6:04 PM

Facebook set for major expansion of Seattle engineering center with huge new office leases

Facebook is dramatically expanding its engineering center in Seattle, leasing a huge chunk of office space in the South Lake… Read More

Oct 31, 2018, 10:19 AM

Will Amazon HQ2 mean relief for Seattle’s frenzied housing market? Redfin thinks so

Seattle home prices have been soaring for years, pitting buyers against each other in fierce competition as the city’s tech… Read More

Oct 30, 2018, 1:59 PM

Facebook hiring at record pace, adds more than 10k people to headcount in one year

Facebook is making regular headlines for expanding its footprint with big new office leases in the Seattle region, and new… Read More

Oct 30, 2018, 1:02 PM

Building X? Facebook reportedly plans major expansion of Oculus campus in Seattle suburbs

Facebook appears to be eyeing even more expansion in Redmond, Wash., where it has amassed a sprawling campus near Microsoft’s… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 2:56 PM

Facebook inks two more leases in Bellevue, as tech companies hedge their bets across Seattle region

Facebook already has a large presence in Seattle’s urban core, but the company is increasingly expanding its operation to other… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 12:59 PM

Seattle is the nation’s fastest growing tech hub, study says, as Bay Area engineering centers continue to expand

No city has added more tech jobs in the last two years than Seattle, according to a new report, as… Read More

Oct 29, 2018, 11:30 AM

The Riveter goes east: Inside the female-focused co-working company’s newest space

The Riveter has opened its largest Seattle-area location, in Bellevue, Wash. The company, which operates a network of female-focused co-working… Read More

Oct 21, 2018, 8:00 AM

Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on the biggest problem in real estate, entitled CEOs and ‘America’s real enemy’

Glenn Kelman has been trying to fix the ever-frustrating process of buying a house for more than 15 years as… Read More

Oct 19, 2018, 10:30 AM

Inside Niantic’s Seattle-area engineering office, the future of Pokémon Go is taking shape

When throngs of Pokémon Go fanatics took over Downtown Bellevue Park two summers ago during the height of the augmented… Read More

Oct 9, 2018, 2:30 PM

T-Mobile expanding Seattle-area campus with new office lease, report says

T-Mobile has scooped up more office space in its hometown of Bellevue, Wash., according to a new report, as it… Read More

Oct 4, 2018, 3:20 PM

Sneak peek: Latest addition to Google’s future Seattle campus revealed in new renderings

Google’s newest Seattle office building, an expansion of the already enormous campus under construction in the South Lake Union neighborhood,… Read More

Oct 2, 2018, 1:38 PM

Housing market slowdown could have major impact on U.S. economy, Redfin CEO says

For years, the number of available homes in hot markets like Seattle, Portland and San Francisco has been virtually zero,… Read More

Oct 2, 2018, 12:26 PM

How Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman rebels against the ‘baloney-gorged, bulls**t-filled corporate world’

Glenn Kelman is not a fan of this “era of entitled CEOs.” It’s basically impossible for a top leader to… Read More

Sep 27, 2018, 6:00 AM

Permit analysis shows flurry of construction activity at Microsoft HQ, beyond original campus refresh

Microsoft is preparing for the biggest campus renovation project it has undertaken in years, but the tech giant is also… Read More

Sep 26, 2018, 6:00 AM

Microsoft employees say goodbye to original buildings as massive campus refresh rolls on

Microsoft staff are beginning their building farewells as the company prepares for a major overhaul of its Redmond, Wash. headquarters… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 8:38 AM

Zillow and Redfin competitor Opendoor acquires home buying startup Open Listings

Opendoor, a San Francisco online marketplace that buys and sells houses, has acquired online home buying startup Open Listings, intensifying its… Read More

Sep 8, 2018, 9:39 AM

Is Amazon responsible for Seattle’s housing cooldown? Real estate experts weigh in

Seattle’s housing market has risen to record levels — for better or worse — fueled in part by Amazon’s historic… Read More

Sep 5, 2018, 8:23 AM

Amazon doubling San Diego presence with new office with room for 500 people

Amazon is expanding its presence in San Diego, scooping up a new 85,000-square-foot office space with room for 500 people.… Read More

Aug 28, 2018, 4:48 PM

WeWork Labs startup incubator to open first West Coast location in Seattle, led by UW startup veteran

WeWork will open the first West Coast location of its WeWork Labs startup incubator in Seattle next month, GeekWire has… Read More

Aug 28, 2018, 9:05 AM

Seattle surrenders title of nation’s hottest housing market, as Las Vegas overtakes tech powerhouses

Seattle’s 21-month run as the nation’s hottest housing market is over. Las Vegas topped the Case Shiller U.S. National Home… Read More

Aug 24, 2018, 4:37 PM

Google doubles down on Seattle region with giant new office leases

Google has reportedly inked a big lease in an office building in Bellevue, Wash., while at the same time embarking… Read More

Aug 23, 2018, 3:44 PM

TLDR: Trump’s new tariff on e-bikes & scooters, Seattle real estate cools down, Microsoft software developer competes for Miss America

Today’s featured stories Trump’s tariff on e-bikes and scooters could slow new mobility momentum in the U.S. Is the tide… Read More

Aug 23, 2018, 9:56 AM