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Read the latest news about residential and commercial real estate in the Seattle area and Pacific Northwest. Topics include home sales and prices; rent and mortgage rates; apartment, condo and single-family housing markets; development, skyscrapers, construction and office space; and affordable housing issues. Some of the players in the marketplace include Vulcan, Zillow, Redfin and Case-Shiller.
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Ruling overturning CDC eviction moratorium injects confusion into housing market
In a move that has triggered confusion across the housing market, a federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Thursday knocking down the CDC's eviction...
Downtowns will be back, but Seattle has choices to make | Jon Talton
Once the pandemic passes, reasons are abundant to be bullish on downtowns, even with remote work. In the past, Seattle’s genius for reinvention has always...
Zillow’s price estimates are now cash offers in homebuying push
Zillow, the Seattle-based real estate giant, is now so confident in its ability to estimate the value of a home without ever setting foot inside,...
US long-term mortgage rates rise; 30-year average at 2.97%
U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose this week but remain near historic lows as the pandemic-hobbled economy strains toward recovery. The record-low lending rates have helped...
Seattle rents tick back up after months of free fall
The jump in rents could signal a rebound in Seattle's apartment market, which for nearly a year has reported drops in prices for new leases...
Judge upholds Seattle eviction regulations, rebuffing landlords’ lawsuit
The Rental Housing Association of Washington sued to block three Seattle laws that protect renters, including a ban on winter evictions. A King County Superior...
REI picks new satellite office ‘surrounded by trail networks’
REI will build out and lease a just-finished office space in Issaquah for about 400 employees. The four-story office building advertises in-building showers, bike racks...
Seattle Times to sell Yakima Herald-Republic building, print paper in Walla Walla
The Seattle Times plans to sell the Yakima Herald-Republic building and print the paper in Walla Walla, resulting in a loss of about 50 jobs....
Seattle among top markets as U.S. home prices increase by double-digit percentages for the first time in years
Seattle maintained its No. 2 spot behind only Phoenix, where prices shot up 14.4%. Housing prices grew faster here than in San Diego, San Francisco...