Redfin stock rises 5% after real estate giant posts $233 million in Q4 revenue, up 88% Shares of Redfin were up more than 5 percent in after-hours trading after the real estate company posted its fourth… Read More
This Seattle startup gives big discounts on home rentals — but only if you agree to Airbnb a room It seemed like a scam. When Hannah Exner and Sam Joselyn spotted an ad for a craftsman home in Seattle’s desirable… Read More
Amazon to bring 15,000 employees to Bellevue as rapid expansion in Seattle-area city continues Amazon said it plans to expand its headcount to more than 15,000 people in Bellevue, Wash., the growing city 10… Read More
Google snags office space in two more Seattle-area buildings, continuing rapid growth Google is expanding yet again in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland, Wash., just a few months after purchasing a huge… Read More
Opendoor and MoxiWorks team up to arm real estate agents with cash offers for homes Seattle real estate tech startup MoxiWorks is teaming up with leading iBuyer Opendoor in a new partnership to help agents… Read More
Retro lodging: Atari gaming hotels coming to eight U.S. cities, including Seattle and San Francisco Atari — yes, that Atari — is getting into the hotel business. The video game pioneer is putting its name… Read More
Real estate startup Curbio expands to Seattle, aims to speed up home renovation projects Another day, another real estate tech startup comes to Seattle. This time it’s Curbio, which bills itself as the “only… Read More
Y Combinator grad ZeroDown opens Seattle office to tackle pricey housing down payments Another real estate startup is coming to Seattle, aiming to disrupt the expensive and stressful process of buying a home.… Read More
Report: WeWork’s real estate activity plummets following aborted IPO WeWork’s rapid expansion in recent years has slowed to a crawl, according to a new report, amid the fallout of… Read More
Microsoft eyes huge new office building near its headquarters campus Microsoft has set its sights on a huge new office in its hometown of Redmond, Wash., according to a new… Read More
Airbnb expanding Seattle office, report says Airbnb is growing yet again in Seattle. The company inked a lease for 58,300 square feet in the 8th +… Read More
In just 3 years, Amazon has amassed nearly 3M square feet of real estate in this Seattle-area city Amazon opened its first office in Bellevue, Wash., a little more than two years ago. A dizzying expansion followed, multiplying… Read More
F5 Tower and new Amazon building sold in $1.2B deal as big tech drives Seattle real estate boom Big real estate companies are paying top dollar to get their hands on brand new office buildings in Seattle leased… Read More
Blokable expands to California in new chapter for the innovative multi-family housing developer After building its foundation in Washington state, Blokable is scaling in California. The Seattle startup that takes a novel approach… Read More
These are the cities where Redfin and Zillow are directly buying and selling the most homes The so-called “iBuyer” movement is still young, but a new report sheds light on its growing impact on real estate.… Read More
Seattle startup Flyhomes is expanding to Boston, Portland and L.A. to help home-buyers compete with cash offers Flyhomes, the Seattle real estate startup that helps people buy houses in expensive cities, is expanding to a trio of… Read More
Zillow Offers comes to Los Angeles, the largest city yet for real estate giant’s home sales division Zillow Offers debuted in Los Angeles and neighboring Orange County today, the second largest housing market in the nation and… Read More
Qualtrics to double size of Utah co-headquarters as it prepares for massive Seattle expansion Qualtrics, the experience management company owned by SAP, is preparing to embark on a rapid growth plan in its co-headquarters… Read More
Seattle’s F5 Tower rises above in ‘Cloud City’ with perks and views to wow employees and customers In a bid to wow and win over customers, F5 Networks put a splashy Customer Engagement Center on the top… Read More
Amazon HQ2, one year later: How the search for a 2nd home changed the company, and the country One year ago today, Amazon named New York City and Northern Virginia as the winners of its search for a… Read More
Attention, Expedia employees: Here’s how much it costs to buy a home near the new HQ Thousands of Expedia Group employees are making the move to the company’s new $900 million Seattle headquarters campus, adding a… Read More
Facebook’s newest Seattle offices in Amazon’s backyard sell for $415M Facebook’s newest office complex in Seattle’s bustling South Lake Union neighborhood sold for a whopping $415 million last week. Ponte… Read More
Zillow 2.0 is here: Home sales outpace real estate giant’s traditional businesses for first time Well, that didn’t take long. Zillow Group’s home sales division now makes up the majority of the company’s business, just… Read More
Redfin’s Q3 revenue spikes 70% as it aims to ‘redefine real estate in the consumers’ favor’ Shares of Redfin were up more than 6 percent in after-hours trading after the real estate company posted its third… Read More
Real estate crowdfunding startup CrowdStreet turns to its customers to raise $12M round CrowdStreet, a Portland-based commercial real estate crowdfunding startup, has raised a big new funding round, with a twist. Instead of… Read More
Seattle startup Modus raises $12.5M to be the ‘operating system’ for all real estate transactions Pete Flint knows a thing or two about real estate. He helped launch Trulia and later sold the real estate… Read More
Rapid growth in jobs and office rents puts Seattle among leaders in top 30 tech markets Another new report is shining a light on Seattle’s rapid growth among leading tech hubs. CBRE’s annual Tech-30 report, which… Read More
Seattle Children’s opens a ‘cure factory’ to explore treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases Maryn Sage remembers the words she heard on the day she learned that her 16-year-old son, Jedd Feliciano, was cancer-free.… Read More
Report: Amazon’s rapid expansion in Bellevue could reach 4.8M square feet and power ‘spectacular’ growth for Seattle suburb Amazon spent most of the last decade gobbling up every available piece of real estate in Seattle, helping power a… Read More
WeWork charges ahead with Seattle expansion amid IPO delay and reports of downsizing WeWork this week opened its latest Seattle co-working office this week, a sign the company continues to expand amid the… Read More
