Articles about Housing – Page 5 of 7

Vancouver, B.C. cracks down on Airbnb with tough new short-term rental regulations

Vancouver, B.C. has passed a set of stringent regulations in an attempt to curb the proliferation of Airbnbs and free… Read More

New study shows how Amazon’s growth has impacted Seattle rents

Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with… Read More

Seattle remains nation’s hottest housing market for a full year as home prices rise more than 2x national rate

There are almost as many stories of Seattle’s housing market shattering records as there are cranes dotting the city’s skyline.… Read More

Seattle’s housing market is growing twice as fast as San Francisco’s — signaling a tech exodus

Seattle’s housing market is seeing the fastest appreciation in home values in the country, according to the latest data from… Read More

Real estate brokerage FlyHomes vows to purchase homes if deals fall through, helping buyers in hot housing markets

Tech-focused real estate brokerage FlyHomes is officially launching a new product today designed to help clients compete with the all-cash… Read More

Zillow takes on housing worries with $5M pledge to The Home Project, its first social impact program

Zillow Group is leveraging its position as a leading real estate technology company to try to do something about the… Read More

How hot is Seattle’s real estate market? This boarded up house with no bedrooms is $595K

We’ve seen plenty of houses with actual windows and bedrooms sell for way more than they’re worth in the real… Read More

Real estate startup FlyHomes raises $4M round led by Blue Nile and Zulily co-founder Mark Vadon

In its first year, real estate startup FlyHomes avoided raising outside capital by attracting a customer base of homebuyers with perks like… Read More

Loftium co-founder expects Airbnb revenue share to become a ‘standard’ down payment source for homebuyers

Yifan Zhang believes that in the next five to 10 years, prospective home buyers will have three standard options for… Read More

Loftium will help you buy a house if you agree to Airbnb a bedroom and split the profits

Laura Coe never expected to buy a house before she was 30. The 29-year-old Microsoft finance manager has been renting… Read More

Seattle plans to tax Airbnb operators $10/night and limit short-term rentals to 2 properties per host

The Seattle City Council has released a new set of regulations designed to prevent property owners from operating Airbnbs and… Read More

Be careful what you wish for, Amazon suitors, a lot will change with the tech giant in your city

Tap the brakes for a second, North America. Let that sea of red tail lights on the roadways around Seattle… Read More

Seattle adding $1 million neighborhoods at a blistering rate, putting city among top U.S. markets

The Seattle area’s soaring home prices are putting the city and its surrounding neighborhoods in exclusive company when it comes… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Job growth outpaces housing, Chinese millionaires love this city, and Eastside could break up with King County

State Senator wants to pave the way for Eastside to break up with King County Republican Sen. Phil Fortunato is… Read More

Seattle home prices rise at more than twice national average, as U.S. tech hubs see biggest gains

Seattle home prices continue to shoot upward faster than a luxury condo building in South Lake Union. In May, the… Read More

Redfin data shows more homebuyers making offers without seeing property in person

The hot housing markets in Seattle and others like it across the U.S. are leading more homebuyers to bypass the… Read More

Booming Seattle maintains title as nation’s hottest housing market for 8th month in a row

Home values in Seattle continued their steady ascent in April, according to the latest Case-Shiller national home price report. Seattle’s… Read More

Seattle makes list of housing markets with a big increase in the number of million-dollar homes

With a shortage of available homes for sale and bidding wars driving up the price on whatever does hit the… Read More

How this tech startup is helping 7 homeowners join forces to sell their properties at a premium

In November, Jane and Andy Freeman received an unexpected letter in the mail. A company called CityBldr reached out to notify them… Read More

New Seattle apartment building has ties back to Paul Allen, Bill Gates and computer programming

Another development from the real estate wing of Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. is currently welcoming its new residents, and the… Read More

‘You know who can afford a house in Seattle?’ Code Fellows pulls divisive ad touting software salaries

(Editor’s Note: Tweets in this story contain explicit language) Whether it’s deserved or not, the Seattle tech community has become… Read More

Seattle goes after commercial Airbnb operators with revised rules for short-term rentals

The Seattle City Council is taking a new approach to regulating short-term rentals, hoping to crack down on businesses that… Read More

New Zillow commercials tug at the heart strings by playing off emotion that goes into ‘Finding Home’

If you think looking for or attempting to buy a home is already an emotional experience, new ads from Zillow… Read More

Redfin report tracks which cities people want to flee (Bay Area) and where they want to stay (Seattle)

An inaugural quarterly report from Seattle-based online real estate company Redfin takes a look at the migration patterns of people… Read More

Seattle’s hot housing market doesn’t show signs of cooling, with homes reaching a median sale price of $700,000

It’s still a seller’s market. Seattle home values continued their seemingly endless ascent last month, reaching a median sale price $630,800.… Read More

FlyHomes now offering Lyft rides and credits to reward homebuyers at closing

Last year, FlyHomes made a splash when the online real estate brokerage announced its radical plan to reward homebuyers with… Read More

Seattle region home to 10 of nation’s 30 most competitive neighborhoods for house hunters, Redfin says

After a report yesterday revealed Seattle had the nation’s hottest housing market for the second month running, it should come… Read More

Seattle maintains status as nation’s hottest housing market due to relentless tech job growth

For the second straight month, Seattle home prices grew faster than any other major metro region in the country. That’s… Read More

Startup helps City of Seattle make sense of the noise to tackle housing affordability

Seattle is grappling with an unprecedented affordability problem, propelled largely by the tech effect. The industry is booming and hundreds of… Read More

Airbnb concedes to housing activists in two cities, limiting number of days entire homes can be rented

Airbnb and affordable housing advocates are fighting a battle in cities around the world. Today, Airbnb made a big concession that… Read More