It’s official, folks. Seattle’s housing market is the hottest in the nation, according to new data from The S&P Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. Home prices in the Seattle region… Read More
The battle for most expensive housing market outside of California has been a neck-and-neck affair for the past several months between Seattle and Boston. But the Pacific Northwest tech capital… Read More
The tech effect is alive and well in the Pacific Northwest, according to Zillow’s August market report. Home values and rent rates in Portland and Seattle, two regions with booming technology… Read More
As Seattle grapples with a tech boom, low housing inventory, and soaring rents, many longtime residents worry the city could go the way of San Francisco or New York. The… Read More
Redfin has a message for homebuyers in its hometown of Seattle: Don’t give up yet. Related: Redfin offers glimmer of hope for Seattle home buyers as new listings finally… Read More
A crowd of homeowners, rental site representatives, and residents gathered today at City Hall as Seattle councilmembers proposed a simplified set of regulations designed to prevent property owners from operating Airbnb… Read More
A new report commissioned by HomeAway says that fewer than 500 properties in Seattle were listed on the short-term rental site between April 2015 and 2016, adding weight to the argument… Read More
With the housing rental market so tight in many cities, the last thing a tenant wants is to get evicted. So what happens if your landlord says that you didn’t pay… Read More
When Jordan Schwartz converted his basement mother-in-law apartment in Seattle from a long-term rental to an Airbnb listing, he more than doubled his annual earnings. The huge gains motivated him… Read More
Airbnb and VRBO, two titans of the short-term rental lodging industry, have concerns about the regulations Seattle lawmakers proposed Wednesday. Mayor Ed Murray and Councilmember Tim Burgess suggested new rules that… Read More
Over the past decade, the tech boom has both elevated and strained hubs like Seattle and San Francisco. In many ways, Airbnb — the multi-billion dollar startup that allows property owners… Read More
Seattle residents and transplants faced with the increasingly difficult task of finding available and affordable housing got a new tool to help in that process as Roomi, the app for finding… Read More
Hills, traffic, and crazy drivers aside, Seattle is the best U.S. city for cyclists. That’s according to a new report from Zillow. The real estate site ranked its hometown the… Read More
Self-driving cars are headed our way and, while experts debate exactly how fast they’re going, one thing is certain: They will dramatically change transportation and urban life. Glenn Kelman, CEO… Read More
If you live in a region with a thriving tech industry, you’ve probably noticed your dollar doesn’t go as far in the housing market as it used to. There are… Read More
Determining the right time of year to sell your home is a tricky prospect for would-be sellers, and getting it right could influence the final sale price significantly, according to Zillow.… Read More
Redfin, the tech-powered real estate brokerage based out of Seattle, collects all kinds of data about cities, from the available housing, pricing, and what citizens want out of their city over the… Read More
Four citizens, each experts in different fields, met together on Wednesday evening to discuss whether the tech companies that have brought rapid economic change to Seattle also have a responsibility to… Read More
Seattle’s affordability crisis, largely propelled by an influx of skilled tech workers, is causing many residents of the traditionally blue-collar city to seek out alternative housing. Zillow, the real estate… Read More
Seattle’s rising rent prices lead to a lot of housing turnover — which leads to a lot of extra work for landlords. That’s fine for property management companies with the resources to… Read More
Zillow Group, the Seattle-based online real estate powerhouse, continues to gobble up the competition. The company today announced that it is paying $13 million in cash to buy Naked Apartments,… Read More
On Monday I noticed this article in my feed and was sucked in by the very first line: “Among the credible candidates to be the economic capital of the 21st century,… Read More
The 10 hottest housing markets in the country are topped by three cities where technology jobs are fueling the strong outlook, Zillow announced with the release of its predictions on Tuesday.… Read More
It doesn’t take complex forecasting models to know Seattle’s housing market is hot. The city is swirling with stories about bidding wars, cash offers, and investments from overseas. But how… Read More
A new report from Zillow found that people are less optimistic about the housing market in some of the country’s largest tech hubs. Residents of Seattle, San Francisco, Denver and… Read More
Low-income Seattle residents may be able to access broadband Internet for little or no cost under a nationwide pilot program. As part of President Barack Obama’s ConnectHome initiative announced this… Read More
One of the most interesting trends we’ve tracked at GeekWire over the past few years is the arrival in Seattle of what we dub the Silicon Valley tech giants. Huge… Read More
Phrases like “housing vouchers” and “senior accessibility” aren’t commonly heard at a weekend hackfest. But those words were the focus of one of Seattle’s largest open data hackathons ever — a unique event… Read More
Intellectual Ventures, the patent holding and technology development firm, is expanding its patent business into technology for housing construction through a new joint venture with the CollinsWoerman architectural firm. The Innovative… Read More
Trulia released the latest revision of its annual middle class housing study today, and it’s clear that Seattle is still a far more affordable place to live compared to other cities known for… Read More