Real Estate – Page 13 of 43

Jun 25, 2018, 1:10 PM

Seattle trails only Bay Area cities when it comes to greatest profits for home sellers, Zillow finds

Buying a home in Seattle these days is no easy task, thanks to low inventory and competition among the many… Read More

Jun 25, 2018, 9:47 AM

Airbnb opens big new Seattle office with room for 300 people, setting down permanent roots

Airbnb has opened a new office in Seattle with room for more than 300 people, making it the latest tech… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 3:20 PM

Housing markets across the country show dire warning signs — in West Coast tech hubs, it’s worse

Housing in America is getting more expensive, disproportionately burdening middle- and low-income people, and perpetuating wealth inequality. Those dynamics are… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 2:39 PM

Microsoft spends whopping $250M on huge office complex near its HQ campus

Microsoft just paid nearly $250 million for a 725,000-square-foot office complex that represents something of a missing piece of the puzzle… Read More

Jun 20, 2018, 1:40 PM

Redfin’s first chief economist, Nela Richardson, leaving real estate company after four years in role

Nela Richardson, the first chief economist at Seattle-based Redfin, is leaving the real estate technology company it was announced on… Read More

Jun 18, 2018, 7:00 AM

CityBldr will start buying homes in Seattle — taking on Zillow, Redfin, Opendoor with a twist

Seattle startup CityBldr is getting into the home buying game, taking on real estate heavyweights in its backyard. But unlike… Read More

Jun 15, 2018, 2:13 PM

Zillow hit with patent infringement lawsuit over ‘real estate information search’ apps

Zillow Group and its subsidiary Trulia have been hit with a lawsuit alleging that the real estate tech companies’ mobile… Read More

Jun 14, 2018, 2:09 PM

Seattle ‘out of reach’ for many as new report details the big salary needed to afford a small apartment

In order to afford a one-bedroom apartment in Seattle, you’re going to need to make $61,160 a year. If you… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 4:15 PM

Blokable aims to solve housing affordability crisis with ‘housing development as a service’ model

Blokable has set its sights on fixing what its leaders deem a broken U.S. housing market. The Seattle startup pulled… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 1:48 PM

Zillow expands new business of buying and selling homes to its second market: Las Vegas

Zillow Group has expanded its new business of directly buying and selling homes to Las Vegas, its second market after kicking… Read More

Jun 13, 2018, 11:39 AM

Opendoor raises $325M as it battles Redfin and Zillow in competitive homebuying and selling market

Opendoor, a San Francisco online marketplace that buys and sells homes, has raised a whopping $325 million to expand to… Read More

Jun 7, 2018, 10:49 AM

Homes sell faster in Seattle than in any other U.S. real estate market, according to Trulia report

When a for sale sign went into the yard of the house across the street from mine recently, I figured… Read More

Jun 6, 2018, 10:50 AM

Zillow and Redfin execs explain why they jumped into buying and selling houses directly

Both Zillow Group and Redfin have evolved from just trying to simplify residential real estate, to controlling the process from… Read More

Jun 1, 2018, 2:25 PM

‘I’d like to make at least a nickel for our shareholders:’ Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on company’s future goals

There’s a sense of accomplishment that comes with going public, as tech-powered real estate brokerage Redfin did last year. But… Read More

May 31, 2018, 3:00 AM

FlyHomes raises $17M to purchase homes for buyers battling cash offers in hot housing markets

In Seattle, the nation’s hottest housing market for 19 straight months, frustrated buyers are losing out to all-cash offers left… Read More

May 29, 2018, 9:53 AM

Historic population boom pushes Seattle to 19th month in a row as the nation’s hottest housing market

Seattle has earned a couple of titles that explain a lot of the tension going on in the city lately:… Read More

May 17, 2018, 4:04 PM

Home-sellers continue legal battle against Zillow, appeal judge’s decision to toss Zestimate lawsuit

A group of home-sellers in Illinois on Thursday appealed a federal judge’s decision dismissing a lawsuit over Zillow’s Zestimate tool. U.S.… Read More

May 16, 2018, 5:00 AM

After the tax: What happens if Amazon puts the brakes on its Seattle growth?

A standoff between Amazon and the city of Seattle ended this week when the City Council passed a pared-down version… Read More

May 10, 2018, 3:25 PM

Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman sounds off on housing market, says U.S. has become a ‘landlord nation’

Aspiring homebuyers losing out on bidding war after bidding war aren’t the only ones frustrated with the housing market. Redfin… Read More

May 10, 2018, 1:27 PM

Redfin posts $79M in revenue, attributes market share gain to expansion of lower seller fees

Redfin is continuing to experiment with new ways to get sellers to list homes on its site, and the tech-powered… Read More

May 10, 2018, 11:33 AM

Spring’s ‘magic window’ arrives in Seattle for home sellers looking for quick sale and big premium

It’s a big weekend in Seattle, and not just for moms. Home sellers have reason to celebrate, too. According to… Read More

May 9, 2018, 4:35 PM

As Seattle ‘head tax’ debate rages, Amazon eyes major expansion in nearby city

Amazon is gearing up for a potentially major expansion in Bellevue, Wash., Seattle’s neighbor to the east, at the same… Read More

May 1, 2018, 10:41 AM

Reports: Bill Gates may be new owner of $1.25M mansion near the University of Chicago

Forget the dorms, Bill and Melinda Gates appear to be ready to set their son Rory up with prime housing… Read More

Apr 27, 2018, 3:24 PM

Is tech or the city responsible for Seattle’s housing crunch? Report explores roots of affordability crisis

Two fast-growing Seattle-area tech companies went public this week. DocuSign and Smartsheet both opened with higher stock prices than expected,… Read More

Apr 17, 2018, 6:00 AM

Apple expands again in Seattle as it aims to best rival tech giants in fierce battle for top talent

Apple is significantly expanding its downtown Seattle engineering center, giving itself enough capacity for potentially close to 500 people across… Read More

Apr 6, 2018, 10:02 AM

Seattle median home price hits record $820K, soaring $43K in a month, putting buyers in a ‘pressure cooker’

Seattle’s median home sale price climbed to $819,500 in March, gaining nearly $43,000 in value over last month’s record numbers.… Read More

Mar 27, 2018, 8:40 AM

Seattle home price gains lead the nation for 17th month in a row

Seattle yet again sports the nation’s fastest-growing home prices, continuing a streak that has now lasted 17 months. According to… Read More

Mar 19, 2018, 6:44 PM

Seattle bans rent bidding in latest attempt to keep disruptive tech from compounding housing crisis

The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on sites that allow prospective tenants to bid on rental homes… Read More

Mar 13, 2018, 10:26 AM

Facebook opens big new Seattle building, boosting total capacity in the city to nearly 3,000 people

RELATED: Inside Facebook’s newest office building with one of its first Seattle employees Facebook debuted a new office building in Seattle… Read More

Mar 9, 2018, 10:46 AM

Quasi-dorms for adults gain popularity as an affordable option in booming cities

Let’s play a game of “would you rather.” You can’t afford to rent an apartment in the booming city where… Read More