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Amazon – Doppler building, center, and Amazon re:Invent building, right, at Amazon’s downtown Seattle campus on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020.
Real Estate

Some landlords offer rent relief during coronavirus shutdown. Others — not so much.

Despite the coronavirus crisis, some Washington landlords are steadfastly insisting that rent is still due in full, and some are even raising rents.

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For those heading back to work after a long holiday week, a stunning view of the Olympic Mountains’ peak The Brothers may have softened the blow of vacation ending, as seen from along NE 65th St., in Seattle. Pictured in the foreground is the Ravenna neighborhood.
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Zillow home-flipping service will stop buying new homes over coronavirus uncertainty

Lacey Mamak, left, and Alison Nowak, who now have about $50,000 in equity in the 800-square-foot home they bought by scraping together a 3-percent down payment in 2008, on their front sidewalk in Minneapolis, March 12, 2020. Given the unfolding coronavirus situation, it may seem like an odd moment to consider buying a home, but those willing to enter the housing market have the benefit of low rates — and the wisdom of those who bought during the last crisis. (Tim Gruber/The New York Times) XNYT90 XNYT90
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Buying a home during this coronavirus pandemic

Zachary’s new bathroom “had been a long, skinny one,” Ty Warren says, and now has room for a new window, the washer and dryer (which used to be in the kitchen), and lots and lots of cool dinosaur decor. “We wanted to keep the laundry upstairs,” Ty says. “We actually designed this as two separate rooms, but once I demoed everything and we started laying stuff out, I went, ‘That’s going to make two really small rooms.’ This works.” (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)
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Your Place: With more heartwarming sentimentality than DIY experience, a Kenmore man updates his childhood home for his own family  VIEW

Home Design

Feeling claustrophobic? Ways to declutter and lighten up your home  VIEW

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Lake Union House Boat. Heron House Boat. Lake Union. Seattle, Washington. Chadbourne + Doss Architects. Dyna Builders.

Brand-new floating home on Lake Union with amazing views, inspired by the Great Blue Heron   VIEW

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Vegetables grow along the parking strip within Mary Hansen’s corner lot. Mary Hansen has created a country garden on a little corner lot in the city, complete with decks, patios, vegetables, trees and lots of flowers. It’s all about texture, shape, color, outdoor living, growing food and community.

Before you plant your vegetable garden, read these tips from an expert

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Grand opening of 55+ community north of Bellingham

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A temporary field hospital built onto soccer fields, Sunday, March 22, 2020 in Shoreline, is intended for people unable to isolate and recover from COVID-19, the coronavirus, in their own homes. The 200 bed hospital has been put up by King County. 213426

UW model says social distancing is starting to work — but still projects 1,400 COVID-19 deaths in the state

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For sale: A Hollywood Hills home built for a TV pioneer

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