Housing

After months of heated debate, Seattle’s eviction moratorium is coming to an end. 

The Seattle City Council voted Tuesday to allow Mayor Bruce Harrell to end the eviction moratorium.

Most people living in Washington’s largest metro areas say they are worried about rising housing costs, and support more apartments being built near them, according to a survey from Zillow.

Seattle's eviction moratorium expires in less than a week, so they have launched an 'Eviction Assistance' site—which connects renters and landlords to legal counsel, rent and utility assistance, city funds and more.

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced on Friday morning that the city’s eviction moratorium will expire at the end of the month. 

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell is expected to make an announcement on the future of the eviction moratorium on Friday.

After a public hearing on House Bill 1782 on Saturday two things seem certain: There’s not enough housing in Washington state, and finding agreements on how to fix that problem won’t come easy.

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced $23.4 million in funding for affordable housing projects. He says they will create 409 units for homeless families, low-income youth and domestic violence survivors.

We told you recently how nationwide evictions have been surging since the federal ban on them ended. 

A new report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics shows Seattle-area households spend 30% more money than the national average.

After more than 18 months of pandemic-driven eviction limits, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said he will allow the latest version of Washington’s eviction moratorium to expire on Sunday.

After 20 months, Washington State’s eviction moratorium is coming to an end.

A report commissioned by Seattle Councilmember Andrew Lewis points to a lack of shelter space, budget and quick action as the culprits for the Seattle’s worsening homelessness crisis.

Throughout the pandemic housing prices grew strong in areas across Puget Sound. Now that the economy appears to be in an upswing, apartment rents are also on the rise, but there is worry those prices will land on the families who cannot afford them. 

Seattle landlords must soon provide six months’ notice of rent hikes and, in some cases, pay tenants who move following a large rent increase.

More Afghan refugees will be arriving to the Seattle area and a key challenge in the transition is finding safe and stable housing.