Senate OKs bill allowing duplexes, fourplexes in Washington

A key housing bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has been approved by the state Senate.

Tacoma woman accused of flooding her apartment, causing millions in damage & displacing dozens

Dozens of people on fixed incomes need to find a new place to stay after police said one of their neighbors destroyed a pipe in their Tacoma apartment complex, causing $2 million in damage. 

Zillow: Months after U.S. housing market peak, Seattle area has 15 'million-dollar' cities

Since the July 2022 housing market peak, the U.S. has lost 58 ‘million-dollar’ cities, where the typical home value is $1 million or more—but according to Zillow, that's hardly the case for cities in the Seattle area.

Olympia City Council to approve agreement on large affordable housing development plan

During Tuesday’s City of Olympia City Council meeting, members approved an agreement with South Puget Sound Habitat for Humanity to build 123 affordable housing units. 

Washington House passes bill that would legalize duplexes, fourplexes

The Washington State House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow for the construction of duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods.

Bill to legalize duplexes, fourplexes in Washington advances

A bill that would legalize duplexes and fourplexes in most neighborhoods in nearly every Washington city has cleared another committee in the state Legislature.

Redfin to cut another 13% of workforce, shutter RedfinNow

Online real estate broker Redfin is cutting 862 employees and shutting down its instant-cash-offer subsidiary RedfinNow, another casualty of two-decade high interest rates stoked by the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.

These are the top 10 U.S. cities with the biggest homes

A new housing report finds that cities with stable job markets and a low cost of living factor into homebuyers' demand for bigger homes.

More than $17M awarded to develop affordable housing across Pierce County

Despite inflation fears, Tacoma will need nearly 10,000 houses ‘For Sale’ to meet expected demand over the next three years, according to the latest forecast from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The department also predicts only 1,300 new homes will be built in that same period. 

Affordable housing plan to go before Seattle voters

Next year people in Seattle will decide whether the city should set up a public developer to create affordable housing.

Cooling housing market prompts layoffs at Redfin

Redfin, the Seattle-based real estate brokerage, says it will lay off 8% of its employees as the housing market cools off.

Mortgage demand plummets as interest rates hover near 13-year high

Homebuyer demand for mortgages tumbled last week as the average interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan hovered near a 13-year high, a sign the red-hot housing market may be starting to cool off, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. 

Rainier Beach tiny home village opens after securing funding

Supporters of a newly-built tiny home village celebrated its grand opening after it sat vacant for weeks, lacking the operational funding to get going.

'Tiny home' village sits empty until operating funds surface

The Low Income Housing Institute says a brand-new 'tiny home' village in Seattle is ready to admit clients in immediate need of housing, but funding that at one time was hoped to come from King County was instead awarded to other projects.

WA Congresswoman pushes for housing crisis solutions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord

Washington Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland is calling on the Department of Defense to address the housing crisis for soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.