Vancouver, B.C. has passed a set of stringent regulations in an attempt to curb the proliferation of Airbnbs and free up more long-term housing supply for residents, the New York… Read More
Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with it. But new data on the relationship between a booming… Read More
There are almost as many stories of Seattle’s housing market shattering records as there are cranes dotting the city’s skyline. Today marks another milestone in the unending ascent of Seattle… Read More
Seattle’s housing market is seeing the fastest appreciation in home values in the country, according to the latest data from Zillow Group. The real estate data powerhouse released its September… Read More
Tech-focused real estate brokerage FlyHomes is officially launching a new product today designed to help clients compete with the all-cash offers that have become typical in hot housing markets, like… Read More
Zillow Group is leveraging its position as a leading real estate technology company to try to do something about the insecurity some people feel about their ability to stay in… Read More
We’ve seen plenty of houses with actual windows and bedrooms sell for way more than they’re worth in the real estate madness that has gripped Seattle in recent years. But… Read More
In its first year, real estate startup FlyHomes avoided raising outside capital by attracting a customer base of homebuyers with perks like super speedy closing dates and airline miles. But now the… Read More
Yifan Zhang believes that in the next five to 10 years, prospective home buyers will have three standard options for coming up with a down payment: Save, ask for a… Read More
Laura Coe never expected to buy a house before she was 30. The 29-year-old Microsoft finance manager has been renting in Seattle since she moved here in 2010, and remaining… Read More
The Seattle City Council has released a new set of regulations designed to prevent property owners from operating Airbnbs and other short-term rentals as if they were hotels — part… Read More
Tap the brakes for a second, North America. Let that sea of red tail lights on the roadways around Seattle serve as a warning from those of us who have… Read More
The Seattle area’s soaring home prices are putting the city and its surrounding neighborhoods in exclusive company when it comes to pricey housing in the United States. A new analysis… Read More
State Senator wants to pave the way for Eastside to break up with King County Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato is championing a bill that would make it possible to secede… Read More
Seattle home prices continue to shoot upward faster than a luxury condo building in South Lake Union. In May, the region’s single-family home prices increased by 13.3 percent year-over-year, more… Read More
The hot housing markets in Seattle and others like it across the U.S. are leading more homebuyers to bypass the traditional concept of actually seeing, in person, the place they’re… Read More
Home values in Seattle continued their steady ascent in April, according to the latest Case-Shiller national home price report. Seattle’s residential real estate saw a 12.9 percent year-over-year price increase,… Read More
With a shortage of available homes for sale and bidding wars driving up the price on whatever does hit the market, Seattle is part of an exclusive list of cities… Read More
In November, Jane and Andy Freeman received an unexpected letter in the mail. A company called CityBldr reached out to notify them that their Shoreline, Wash., home might be worth a lot… Read More
Another development from the real estate wing of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. is currently welcoming its new residents, and the property in Seattle’s University District has a distinct connection back… Read More
(Editor’s Note: Tweets in this story contain explicit language) Whether it’s deserved or not, the Seattle tech community has become a target for the frustrations of longtime residents grappling with… Read More
The Seattle City Council is taking a new approach to regulating short-term rentals, hoping to crack down on businesses that operate Airbnbs like hotels while still allowing residents to rent… Read More
If you think looking for or attempting to buy a home is already an emotional experience, new ads from Zillow are only going to add fuel to that fire. The… Read More
An inaugural quarterly report from Seattle-based online real estate company Redfin takes a look at the migration patterns of people across the United States based on their searches for homes… Read More
It’s still a seller’s market. Seattle home values continued their seemingly endless ascent last month, reaching a median sale price $630,800. That’s up 14 percent from sales in March 2016. The… Read More
Last year, FlyHomes made a splash when the online real estate brokerage announced its radical plan to reward homebuyers with airline miles at closing. Now the company is offering another… Read More
After a report yesterday revealed Seattle had the nation’s hottest housing market for the second month running, it should come as no surprise that many of the most competitive neighborhoods… Read More
For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s according to data from the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Index,… Read More
Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of high-paid workers are migrating to the area, driving up the… Read More
Airbnb and affordable housing advocates are fighting a battle in cities around the world. Today, Airbnb made a big concession that could herald a truce between the two sides. The company announced… Read More