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You need to earn how much for a 'starter home' in Seattle?!

A person would have to earn a $173,378 annual salary to earn what Redfin considers a "starter home" in Seattle, according to Redfin.
Dyer Oxley
As Seattle lost 10K Amazon employees, the company added corporate workers in Bellevue

Amazon’s Seattle headcount shrunk significantly over the past few years, while the tech giant steadily added employees in nearby Bellevue.
Monica Nickelsburg
How a Northwest tribe is escaping a rising ocean

In a mossy stretch of forest on Washington state’s outer coast, streets and sidewalks have appeared in recent weeks.
John Ryan
2023 was the worst year to buy a house since the 1990s. But there's hope for 2024

Realtors hope it will be easier to buy a house in 2024. It can't get much harder: last year was one of the slowest on record thanks to high mortgage rates coupled with a housing shortage.
Chris Arnold
National

After the Surfside collapse, Florida is seeing a new condo boom

The 2021 collapse killed nearly 100 people. Regulations passed since then have raised costs for those living in older buildings. Developers want homeowners to sell so they can put up luxury condos.
Greg Allen
WeWork files for bankruptcy in a stunning downfall from its $47 billion heyday

With its flexible office spaces, WeWork once was seen as a Silicon Valley darling led by an eccentric and charismatic founder. Financial troubled intervened, followed by the pandemic.
Bobby Allyn
Why are Realtors spending big bucks on Seattle City Council races this year?

Groups representing local real estate agents are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on four City Council races in Seattle this year. Taylor Shanaman, government affairs director for Seattle-King County Realtors, said part of their goal is to elect “pragmatic” candidates – meaning business-friendly types who will return their phone calls.
David Hyde
National

To tackle homelessness faster, LA has a kind of real estate agency for the unhoused

A Los Angeles program aggressively scouts vacant units and lobbies landlords in one of the country's tightest real estate markets. Some landlords offer up units even before putting them on the market.
Jennifer Ludden
Week in Review: Regional Homelessness Authority, pay transparency, and the Seattle office market

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Claudia Rowe, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and Seattle Met’s Allison Williams.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Why did Redfin leave the National Association of Realtors?

Why did Redfin ask its employees to hand in the keys to their National Association of Realtors memberships? And what does it mean for customers buying and selling on Redfin?
Libby Denkmann

Hans Anderson

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