Aug 5, 2019, 11:39 AM Rapidly growing Zillow Offers direct home sales program opens in 15th market, with more to come Zillow Group is betting its future on directly buying and selling homes, and it is rapidly expanding the service across… Read More
Jul 30, 2019, 3:20 AM Fast-growing real estate heavyweight Compass raises $370M at $6.4B valuation High-tech real estate brokerage Compass has a new mountain of cash to continue building out its technology platform and grow… Read More
Jul 25, 2019, 8:45 AM Smart light switch startup Deako lands $3.5M to speed up production for homebuilders Seattle startup Deako raised $3.5 million to kick production of its “plug and play” smart light switches into high gear.… Read More
Jul 23, 2019, 10:25 AM High-flying Indian budget hotel startup Oyo hires ex-Uber GM to lead new Seattle office Oyo, a six-year-old hotel startup that has already grown to dominate the budget hospitality scene in India and China, is… Read More
Jul 12, 2019, 10:13 AM Expedia begins 90-day countdown to new Seattle campus, preparing for major move across region Expedia Group has started the countdown clock to the opening of its shiny new waterfront headquarters campus in Seattle. The… Read More
Jul 11, 2019, 6:00 AM Real estate rivals Redfin and Opendoor join forces in surprising home-buying partnership Homeowners looking to sell their homes in Phoenix and Atlanta can now get a cash offer on Redfin’s website. However,… Read More
Jul 10, 2019, 12:43 PM Zillow Group and Compass settle no-compete dispute between real estate heavyweights Zillow Group and Compass have settled a pair of lawsuits that accused the SoftBank-backed high-tech brokerage of stealing Zillow intellectual… Read More
Jul 3, 2019, 3:26 PM Public records reveal another potential giant Amazon tower in Bellevue Amazon’s plan to build its tallest tower yet in Bellevue, Wash., could be just the beginning of the company’s ambitions… Read More
Jul 2, 2019, 10:26 AM Salesforce real estate footprint at ‘HQ2’ in Seattle area reaches 650K square feet with Tableau deal When Salesforce completes its deal to buy Tableau Software for $15.7 billion, establishing Seattle as its self-proclaimed HQ2 in the… Read More
Jun 27, 2019, 12:01 AM Zillow launches retooled Zestimate that uses AI to analyze photographs and ‘see’ value in homes Zillow may have paid $1 million to the winners of its Zillow Prize, a competition aimed at improving its long-running… Read More
Jun 24, 2019, 8:02 AM Apple to unveil details of massive Seattle expansion at big new office complex in Amazon’s backyard Update: Apple plans to grow to 2,000 employees in Seattle, adding 200 by the end of the year. Read our follow-up… Read More
Jun 21, 2019, 9:57 AM Healthcare tech company Accolade to double headcount in Seattle with new HQ office Four years after establishing a second headquarters in Seattle, healthcare technology company Accolade is betting big on the city once… Read More
Jun 19, 2019, 9:18 AM First look: Inside Microsoft’s plan to reboot its original Redmond campus REDMOND, Wash. — Today it takes 22 minutes to walk from one end of Microsoft’s sprawling 500-acre headquarters to the… Read More
Jun 18, 2019, 6:00 AM Real estate giant JLL teams up with Google on new digital assistant app for office workers, challenging Alexa and Cortana JLL is one of the world’s top real estate companies, managing crown jewel buildings across the globe and helping some… Read More
Jun 11, 2019, 10:51 AM WeWork brings ‘headquarters by WeWork’ concept for medium-sized companies to Seattle area WeWork is expanding its “headquarters by WeWork” concept to more cities, including Bellevue, Wash., where it will open a new… Read More
Jun 10, 2019, 10:12 AM Leafly inks new HQ lease in Seattle as marijuana information platform rides cannabis wave Leafly is moving into a bigger headquarters in Seattle as it expands headcount amid a fast-growing cannabis industry. The marijuana… Read More
May 25, 2019, 9:58 AM A new era for home-buying: How Zillow, Redfin and their rivals plan to revolutionize real estate, again The peak home-buying season is upon us, but buyers and sellers taking a fresh look at the market will see… Read More
May 25, 2019, 9:45 AM Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on competing with Zillow, and the potential of real estate tech Redfin is more than two years into what was once an experiment, buying homes from people, sprucing them up and… Read More
May 22, 2019, 2:40 PM Historic steam plant in Seattle gets a fresh new look courtesy of Fred Hutch The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a historic new signpost on Seattle’s Lake Union. The institution has started adding… Read More
May 18, 2019, 7:00 AM Real estate investors bet on tech hubs to withstand economic downturns, study finds Real estate investors are banking on cities with robust tech industries. A new report from real estate company JLL finds… Read More
May 8, 2019, 1:40 PM Redfin looks to disrupt real estate again with new program letting homebuyers make direct offers online without an agent Redfin quietly launched a new feature that lets homebuyers without an agent make offers on homes directly through its website,… Read More
May 8, 2019, 1:26 PM Redfin’s losses shoot up 84% to $67M as revenue rises 38% to $110M Redfin’s losses in the first quarter grew faster than revenue, but the tech-powered real estate brokerage met or beat Wall… Read More
May 8, 2019, 10:14 AM Facebook opens another Seattle building with room for 1,000 people, adding to huge engineering hub Facebook’s Seattle office was already its largest engineering center outside of the Menlo Park, Calif. homebase, and now the social… Read More
May 7, 2019, 3:34 PM Fast-growing sales tech startup Highspot leases big Seattle waterfront office with room for 800 people Highspot will soon have a new spot to call home. The startup that builds artificial intelligence-powered sales software has leased… Read More
May 6, 2019, 7:00 AM Real estate startup Loftium pivots to rentals, stops offering down payments for share of Airbnb profits Loftium, the Seattle real estate startup that helped people buy homes in exchange for renting out an extra room on… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 4:14 PM Amazon’s migration to Bellevue kicks into overdrive with big new office lease Amazon leased a pair of office towers in Bellevue, Wash., just a week after buying a huge development site in… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 2:16 PM Amazon’s migration to Bellevue continues as Seattle giant scoops up key development site UPDATE, APRIL 24, 3:30 P.M.: After months of speculation, a deal to make Amazon the new owner of a key… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 6:00 AM Microsoft to equip UAE company’s new HQ with ‘virtual AI persona’ in expansion of cloud strategy Microsoft is outfitting a striking new office building just outside of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with a suite… Read More
Apr 22, 2019, 12:23 PM This new Seattle high-rise condo tower will come with Tesla cars that residents can rent A high-rise condo complex under construction near Seattle’s Pike Place Market will come with an interesting perk for residents: On-demand… Read More
Apr 22, 2019, 5:00 AM Zillow launching ‘3D Home’ across U.S. and Canada to bring immersive tours to more sellers and buyers Zillow wants more home sellers and buyers to be able to step into the immersive world of 360-degree home tours.… Read More
