First look: Inside Microsoft’s plan to reboot its original Redmond campus REDMOND, Wash. — Today it takes 22 minutes to walk from one end of Microsoft’s sprawling 500-acre headquarters to the… Read More
Real estate giant JLL teams up with Google on new digital assistant app for office workers, challenging Alexa and Cortana JLL is one of the world’s top real estate companies, managing crown jewel buildings across the globe and helping some… Read More
WeWork brings ‘headquarters by WeWork’ concept for medium-sized companies to Seattle area WeWork is expanding its “headquarters by WeWork” concept to more cities, including Bellevue, Wash., where it will open a new… Read More
Leafly inks new HQ lease in Seattle as marijuana information platform rides cannabis wave Leafly is moving into a bigger headquarters in Seattle as it expands headcount amid a fast-growing cannabis industry. The marijuana… Read More
Play Podcast A new era for home-buying: How Zillow, Redfin and their rivals plan to revolutionize real estate, again Play The peak home-buying season is upon us, but buyers and sellers taking a fresh look at the market will see… Read More
Q&A: Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman on competing with Zillow, and the potential of real estate tech Redfin is more than two years into what was once an experiment, buying homes from people, sprucing them up and… Read More
Historic steam plant in Seattle gets a fresh new look courtesy of Fred Hutch The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a historic new signpost on Seattle’s Lake Union. The institution has started adding… Read More
Real estate investors bet on tech hubs to withstand economic downturns, study finds Real estate investors are banking on cities with robust tech industries. A new report from real estate company JLL finds… Read More
Redfin looks to disrupt real estate again with new program letting homebuyers make direct offers online without an agent Redfin quietly launched a new feature that lets homebuyers without an agent make offers on homes directly through its website,… Read More
Redfin’s losses shoot up 84% to $67M as revenue rises 38% to $110M Redfin’s losses in the first quarter grew faster than revenue, but the tech-powered real estate brokerage met or beat Wall… Read More
Facebook opens another Seattle building with room for 1,000 people, adding to huge engineering hub Facebook’s Seattle office was already its largest engineering center outside of the Menlo Park, Calif. homebase, and now the social… Read More
Fast-growing sales tech startup Highspot leases big Seattle waterfront office with room for 800 people Highspot will soon have a new spot to call home. The startup that builds artificial intelligence-powered sales software has leased… Read More
Real estate startup Loftium pivots to rentals, stops offering down payments for share of Airbnb profits Loftium, the Seattle real estate startup that helped people buy homes in exchange for renting out an extra room on… Read More
Amazon’s migration to Bellevue kicks into overdrive with big new office lease Amazon leased a pair of office towers in Bellevue, Wash., just a week after buying a huge development site in… Read More
Amazon’s migration to Bellevue continues as Seattle giant scoops up key development site UPDATE, APRIL 24, 3:30 P.M.: After months of speculation, a deal to make Amazon the new owner of a key… Read More
Microsoft to equip UAE company’s new HQ with ‘virtual AI persona’ in expansion of cloud strategy Microsoft is outfitting a striking new office building just outside of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates with a suite… Read More
This new Seattle high-rise condo tower will come with Tesla cars that residents can rent A high-rise condo complex under construction near Seattle’s Pike Place Market will come with an interesting perk for residents: On-demand… Read More
Zillow launching ‘3D Home’ across U.S. and Canada to bring immersive tours to more sellers and buyers Zillow wants more home sellers and buyers to be able to step into the immersive world of 360-degree home tours.… Read More
Zillow Group launches Home Loans business, tweaks website as pivot to home sales continues Zillow Group today launched a Home Loans division, establishing another pillar of the company’s new identity of directly buying and… Read More
How the Bay Area tech IPO boom could create a ‘ripple effect’ in Seattle’s housing market Ride-hailing company Lyft’s debut as a $24 billion public company on Friday kicked off an IPO frenzy that could echo… Read More
Square doubles down on Seattle, leasing downtown office space with room for 100 people Square is putting down permanent roots in Seattle, scooping up a new downtown office space with room to grow as… Read More
Huge funding rounds for Opendoor and Offerpad show how expensive Zillow’s bet on home sales could be Buying and selling hundreds or even thousands of homes at the same time gets pretty expensive — just ask Opendoor… Read More
Google will open new Seattle campus this summer, just across the street from Amazon’s headquarters The Seattle neighborhood populated by thousands of Amazonians everyday will soon see a major influx of Googlers. Starting in the… Read More
Seattle is second toughest housing market in the U.S. for first-time buyers, Zillow reports The days are warming up, but will Seattle’s housing market recapture its status as the nation’s hottest? For at least… Read More
Zillow scores key win in long-running copyright battle with real estate photography company VHT A federal appeals court largely sided with Zillow in a decision late last week involving a long-running copyright battle with… Read More
Hospitality startup Hello Alfred launches in Seattle, opens local office Hello Alfred is ready to do Seattle’s laundry. And groceries. And cleaning. The hospitality startup this week expanded its on-demand… Read More
Amazon’s rapid expansion in Seattle suburb could ignite a ‘real estate frenzy’, Redfin predicts Bellevue, Wash., get ready to experience the Amazon effect. With the tech giant possibly cooling on Seattle and focusing its… Read More
Is cooling of Seattle housing market already over? Redfin report shows spike in pending sales Two months after predicting that tech hubs like Seattle could be in for a big real estate cooldown in 2019,… Read More
Amazon backs out of massive Seattle office tower as questions swirl about growth plans Updated with Amazon’s confirmation below. Amazon has placed a high-profile Seattle office project on the sublease market, signaling plans to scale… Read More
Zillow as mortgage lender: Real estate giant going ‘further down the funnel’ of buying a house Thousands of would-be home buyers looking for a mortgage will soon have a new option: Zillow Group. The Seattle-based online… Read More
