How to buy a house in the Seattle area’s red-hot 2021 real estate market
Thinking about buying a house? Wondering if you'll ever have enough saved up for a down payment? Already browsing Zillow? We talked to real estate...
Heidi Groover
Washington state ranks low for home foreclosures, but aid groups are bracing for more
The number of homeowners losing their houses to foreclosure remains low, as a federal foreclosure moratorium continues. Still, some are bracing for a flood of...
‘Like science fiction,’ Seattle startup sends laser-equipped robots to zap weeds on farmland
Running day and night, a tractor-sized robot designed by a Seattle startup uses lasers to kill weeds on acres of farm land. The machine is...
South Lake Union office building will become life science labs instead after $119 million deal
In a $119 million deal, Ontario-based Oxford Property Group bought a 10-story office building in South Lake Union with plans to convert it into lab...
Seattle-area rents heading back up: Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover talks about the trend on KUOW
Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover spoke with KUOW's Kim Malcolm about the recent uptick in Seattle rents, after months of falling rents during the pandemic....
Seattle-area housing market is ‘on steroids’; see what’s happening near you
Prices continue to rise in the Seattle-area housing market as buyers jockey for a limited supply. While more houses were listed last month, they sold...
Rents rise again in Seattle after pandemic plunge
For the second month in a row, median Seattle rents for new leases increased. That’s putting a squeeze on some renters searching for affordable apartments....
Historic Macy’s building in downtown Seattle sells for nearly $600M
An investment group and real estate firm together will reportedly pay $580 million for the Macy's building on Third Avenue, which now is mostly occupied...
After alleged bias in promotions, Starbucks agrees to change practices
Starbucks reached an agreement with the EEOC over allegations that minority retail employees received fewer promotions "than statistically expected." The company promised to formalize its...
Where Seattle-area home prices are rising fastest as region is among national leaders … again
Seattle-area home prices were up 14.3% in January from a year earlier, while nationwide the average increase was 11.2%. Prices here are rising most steeply...