Another new report is shining a light on Seattle’s rapid growth among leading tech hubs. CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, which measures the tech industry’s impact on North American office real… Read More
The Seattle City Council unanimously approved a one-year moratorium on sites that allow prospective tenants to bid on rental homes Monday. Startups like Rentberry allow landlords to list rental units so… Read More
The West Coast is defined by progressive politics, booming tech economies and — increasingly — affordable housing crises. A new study from the National Low Income Housing Coalition looks at… 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
Renters in Seattle already struggling with increases that are making the city unaffordable will need an income boost next year that is the biggest in the country to keep up… Read More
As it gets more and more difficult to afford rising rents in cities like Seattle, renters looking to cut costs should think about giving up a little privacy and taking on… Read More
Seattle has the third-highest home value appreciation and the highest rent appreciation, year over year, among the 35 largest housing markets in the United States, according to Zillow’s monthly reports for… 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
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
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’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
A very different kind of refugee crisis may drive Seattle home prices even higher in 2016. Zillow senior economist Aaron Terraza anticipates an influx of “Silicon refugees,” that is, tech… Read More
A shiny new office in the middle of a tech mecca will certainly help any company in the battle for top talent, but it won’t come cheap. That’s the takeaway… Read More
Zillow announced today that beginning in April, the Seattle online real estate company will become the exclusive provider of listings for HGTV’s FrontDoor, the cable channel’s home-related media content website. Agents… Read More
Speed readers rejoice: Amazon seems to be testing out a new rental service for books. The Seattle retail giant already has a textbook rental service that it debuted in July… Read More