Big switch in Seattle homebuying: from most to fewest bidding wars in the country
About 4 in 5 Seattle homebuyers now face no competition when bidding on homes, allowing them to take more time on their decision and negotiate...
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Seattle-area home prices drop again — down 11 percent in last six months
After six brutal years for buyers, everything is moving in their direction: prices are down, inventory is up, there's less competition and even interest rates...
Here’s when the City Council could upzone Seattle neighborhoods
The City Council outlined a tentative timeline for when it might approve upzones in parts of more than two dozen neighborhoods across Seattle.
Seattle’s housing crunch could be eased by changes to single-family zoning, city report says
The single-family zones that make up about 75 percent of Seattle's residential land have accommodated just 5 percent of all new housing added in the...
Metro Seattle home prices falling at fastest rate in U.S.
Seattle had led the nation in home price increases for nearly two years and had been among the top two markets in the country for...
King County’s secret all-cash homebuyers must reveal true identity to law enforcement
In Miami, home purchases cloaked in an LLC virtually disappeared after the Treasury Department implemented this disclosure rule, though buyers were able to hide their...
Seattle home prices down $80,000 from peak as buyers retreat from once-hot market
Sellers of both brand-new homes and bottom-of-the-market houses are reacting to the shift by lowering prices and offering deals to prospective buyers.
Seattle home sellers, seeing new reality, are lowering list prices faster than anywhere else
Seattle-area homebuyers are getting a double dose of good news: More sellers are dropping their asking price to lure buyers — and buyers are then...
Average Seattle-area home selling for below list price for first time in 4 years
The average Seattle-area home is selling for below list price for the first time in four years. Buyers are now more likely to avoid bidding...
Free rent in Seattle, no catch: Landlords’ faith inspired a gift for tenants
The Old Testament has a passage about the year of jubilee — every 50 years, debts are to be forgiven. The husband and wife owners...
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