Real Estate

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Seattle loses its sparkle for first time home buyers

It is no surprise that it’s hard to buy a house in Seattle, but it's gotten even harder for many as interest rates and housing prices have soared. That means would-be home buyers are increasingly leaving the city, the metro area, and sometimes even the state. Seattle Times journalist Paul Roberts is here to tell us about his reporting on this trend and the calculus homebuyers are making.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
'Zillow Gone Wild' brings wacky real estate listings to HGTV

Zillow Gone Wild started in 2020 as an Instagram account devoted to eccentric property listings. The show focuses on homes that defy everyday expectations in some way.
Chloe Veltman
You need to earn how much for a 'starter home' in Seattle?!

A person would have to earn a $173,378 annual salary to earn what Redfin considers a "starter home" in Seattle, according to Redfin.
Dyer Oxley
As Seattle lost 10K Amazon employees, the company added corporate workers in Bellevue

Amazon’s Seattle headcount shrunk significantly over the past few years, while the tech giant steadily added employees in nearby Bellevue.
Monica Nickelsburg
How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

In a mossy stretch of forest on Washington state’s outer coast, streets and sidewalks have appeared in recent weeks.
John Ryan
2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024

Realtors hope it will be easier to buy a house in 2024. It can't get much harder: last year was one of the slowest on record thanks to high mortgage rates coupled with a housing shortage.
Chris Arnold
National

After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.
Greg Allen
WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday

With its flexible office spaces, WeWork once was seen as a Silicon Valley darling led by an eccentric and charismatic founder. Financial troubled intervened, followed by the pandemic.
Bobby Allyn
Why are Realtors spending big bucks on Seattle City Council races this year?

Groups representing local real estate agents are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on four City Council races in Seattle this year. Taylor Shanaman, government affairs director for Seattle-King County Realtors, said part of their goal is to elect “pragmatic” candidates – meaning business-friendly types who will return their phone calls.
David Hyde
National

To tackle homelessness faster, LA has a kind of real estate agency for the unhoused

A Los Angeles program aggressively scouts vacant units and lobbies landlords in one of the country's tightest real estate markets. Some landlords offer up units even before putting them on the market.
Jennifer Ludden

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