Relief for Seattle-area condo buyers as prices drop amid flood of new units
Local condo prices skyrocketed even faster than single-family home costs or apartment rents in recent years, but now a shifting condo market is offering a...
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Seattle rents growing at among slowest rates in country as apartment boom reaches record
Seattle is in the top five of cities for apartment construction in the country, while its rent growth ranks at 559 out of 820 cities....
The aim was to create affordable housing on the Eastside. But some owners had other homes.
A Regional Coalition for Housing was supposed to create low-income housing for residents of Eastside cities that traditionally have expensive homes and condominiums. But some...
Seattle-area home prices have fallen twice as fast as any other major U.S. metro area
The housing market is getting better for buyers across the country, but Seattle's shifting market continues to stand out compared to other regions.
Belltown penthouse is region’s priciest condo sale ever — and new owners won’t even live there
The buyer's and seller's identities are hidden from public records, though brokers say both are local techies who used the condo as a second home...
With King County home prices picking up, are we in for another brutal spring for buyers? Maybe not | Mike Rosenberg
Even with the recent uptick in prices, the local real-estate market remains much more balanced than it was in prior years, when sellers had all...
Amazon abandons plan to occupy huge downtown Seattle office building
Amazon confirmed Wednesday it will not occupy the 722,000 square feet it had leased in the Rainier Square tower under construction at Fifth Avenue and...
Why aren’t small, reasonably priced condos getting built? Washington legislators aim to change unusual law.
After years of failed efforts to reform Washington's unusual condo liability law, there is bipartisan support in Olympia this year for a bill that could...
Seattle-area home prices drop to lowest point in two years — down $116,000 since last spring
Homebuyers are starting to leverage the cooling market to their advantage, convincing sellers to take on closing costs and knock tens of thousands of dollars...
Metro Seattle homebuyers earn 40 percent more than the general public
People who bought homes in the Seattle metro area in 2017 made about $10,000 more than homeowners who bought in previous years, and made more...
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