Housing

A homeless man steals clothes from a Seattle Goodwill, goes to jail. His story isn’t unusual

Seattle charges people for stealing from Goodwill more than any other retailer. Almost one in three are homeless.

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HUD Slaps Facebook With Housing Discrimination Charge

The Department of Housing and Urban Development says Facebook allowed advertisers to use their platform to unlawfully discriminate by restricting which users can see housing ads.

Students pay 'rent' or lose their desks at this elementary school

Kent School District officials are looking into a money-management curriculum at a Covington elementary school that requires students to “rent” their desks and “buy” bathroom passes using classroom currency.

A late paycheck and three days' notice: inside the threat of eviction

Thousands of people face evictions in Washington state every year. Housing advocates say the process happens fast, disproportionately impacts people of color, and can land people on the streets. State lawmakers want to change eviction laws to help tackle one piece of the homelessness crisis.

Seattle's housing market cooldown could be over already

A Redfin report shows pending home sales were up 15 percent in January, year over year.

Seattle’s push for more backyard cottages could get a boost from Olympia

Lawmakers in Olympia support backyard cottages for different reasons, but their goals are the same: To increase density in urban single family neighborhoods where the cost of housing continues to rise. The product of their efforts could be a statewide law that leapfrogs Seattle’s proposed new backyard cottage law, currently delayed by a legal dispute.

Mayor Durkan's new anti-displacement strategy has precedent — in New York City

Mayor Jenny Durkan signed an executive order this week to try to keep longtime residents where they are.