Real Estate

Jun 20, 2022, 12:28 PM

This Seattle startup aims to simplify investing in single-family rental properties

A husband-and-wife duo and tech veteran are jumping into the crowded space of real estate investing with a startup that… Read More

May 27, 2022, 12:32 PM

Seattle startup JetClosing, which launched in 2016 to digitize home closing process, is shutting down

JetClosing, a 6-year-old Seattle startup that digitizes the home closing process for buyers, sellers, and realtors, is shutting down, GeekWire… Read More

May 19, 2022, 12:51 PM

Redfin prevails over co-founder in patent trial

A federal jury in Texas this week sided with Redfin in a patent lawsuit brought two years ago by Surefield,… Read More

May 2, 2022, 5:45 AM

Redfin will implement internal fair housing monitoring system in $4M legal settlement

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin agreed to pay $4 million and implement a new internal monitoring system to settle a… Read More

Apr 20, 2022, 1:52 PM

New aerial video shows Microsoft’s progress on massive HQ revamp

Microsoft released a new video Wednesday that shows the latest progress on a multi-year redevelopment project reshaping a large swath… Read More

Apr 19, 2022, 10:21 AM

Another real estate tech startup comes calling in Seattle, as Knock offers its financing services

Knock has come knocking in the Seattle-area real estate market. The company, which helps homebuyers compete with cash to sweeten… Read More

Mar 23, 2022, 2:02 PM

Redfin launches rental search, building off $608M acquisition of RentPath

Redfin is now offering rental search on its platform, adding to its listings of for-sale homes. The rental search is… Read More

Mar 23, 2022, 9:26 AM

RealNetworks unveils device that uses facial recognition for office access, replacing key cards

A new device unveiled by RealNetworks on Wednesday morning uses facial recognition to replace traditional key cards for access control… Read More

Mar 21, 2022, 10:48 AM

Tomo, a ‘PayPal for the mortgage industry’ fintech startup, lands $40M at $640M valuation

Tomo, a startup founded by former Zillow execs that aims to speed up the mortgage approval process, raised a $40… Read More

Feb 28, 2022, 8:19 AM

With help from Zillow, this nonprofit wants to change the game for high-risk renters

It’s no secret that there’s a housing crisis in the Seattle area. Bidding wars abound. Rents are up nearly 30%… Read More

Feb 24, 2022, 10:10 AM

Microsoft employees will return to a campus that’s in the midst of a massive transformation

REDMOND, Wash. — After working from home for more than two years, Microsoft employees returning to the company’s headquarters starting… Read More

Feb 24, 2022, 8:33 AM

In Seattle and across U.S., tech is gobbling up office space, even as remote and hybrid work takes hold

Even as companies and employees continue to grapple with what the future of work will look like, and where that… Read More

Feb 24, 2022, 7:47 AM

Google’s Seattle waterfront campus sells for record price in sign of confidence in tech office market

Vulcan Real Estate sold the two-block, four building Google campus overlooking Seattle’s Lake Union for $802 million, a price of… Read More

Feb 23, 2022, 10:45 AM

How Zillow’s flexible work strategy is going, nearly two years later

Zillow Group knows a thing or two about homes, and during the past two years the Seattle-based online real estate… Read More

Feb 17, 2022, 1:16 PM

Redfin tops expectations for Q4 with revenue of $643M but stock sinks 13%

Redfin on Thursday reported fourth quarter revenue of $643.1 million and a $0.27 loss per share. Analysts expected revenue of… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 1:09 PM

Zillow shares up 16% as real estate giant reveals ‘housing super app’ strategy amid iBuying closure

Zillow Group may be ducking out of the home-buying business. But now it has a new plan to make more… Read More

Feb 2, 2022, 9:00 AM

Vancouver B.C. startup Fraction expands home loan platform to U.S. homeowners

Fraction, a Vancouver, B.C.-based startup that gives people access to a home equity line of credit, is expanding beyond Canada… Read More

Jan 12, 2022, 8:16 AM

Doorstead launches real estate property management service in Seattle

Doorstead, a San Francisco-based real estate property management startup founded by former Uber employees, is starting to expand nationally and… Read More

Jan 10, 2022, 10:41 AM

Meta/Oculus expands in Seattle’s stadium district as tech giants anticipate regional light rail

All aboard the Meta Express? The parent company of Facebook and Oculus has renewed and expanded its office leases in… Read More

Jan 6, 2022, 12:33 PM

Amazon to expand further in Seattle region with big new Redmond office lease, filing reveals

Amazon has leased another large office space in Redmond, Wash., according to a permit filing that names the tech giant… Read More

Jan 6, 2022, 8:20 AM

Office space with an active twist: Founder of Seattle outdoor retailer Evo has big plans for new campus

During a time of increased uncertainty around the future of work and physical office spaces, the founder and CEO behind… Read More

Jan 3, 2022, 4:35 PM

Paul Allen’s L.A. site sells for $65M, part of effort to scale back late Microsoft co-founder’s projects

A 120-acre site purchased by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 in the Beverly Crest… Read More

Dec 22, 2021, 10:38 AM

Trulia to drop neighborhood crime data from home listings, after Redfin speaks out against practice

Trulia, one of Seattle-based Zillow Group’s real estate brands, says it will phase out the use of neighborhood crime data… Read More

Dec 16, 2021, 4:00 AM

Rental property investment startup Arrived secures $100M in credit financing to fuel U.S. expansion

Arrived Homes, the Seattle startup that helps people invest in single-family rental properties, is taking on $100 million in new… Read More

Dec 6, 2021, 1:50 PM

Meta grabbing more space in Bellevue’s Spring District with lease of fifth office building

Looking to expand its already sizable stake in Bellevue, Wash., Facebook’s parent company Meta is making a move on another… Read More

Dec 2, 2021, 2:20 PM

Zillow says it’s making good progress on home sales as it exits house-flipping business, announces $750M stock repurchase

Zillow Group says it is making good progress unloading homes it owns, announcing today that it has sold or is… Read More

Nov 30, 2021, 6:00 AM