KUOW Newsroom ‘One eye open.’ Sleepless in a Seattle tent It’s 8:57 p.m. on a Sunday, and it’s karaoke night at the Georgetown tiny house village.
Sweeping Study Raises Questions About Who Benefits From Buyouts Of Flood-Prone Homes Scientists have released the most detailed look yet at where and how the U.S. government helps residents retreat from flood-prone areas. Climate change is making such questions more urgent.
Renters Only: These New Homes Aren't For Sale Developers are building thousands of single-family homes that won't require a mortgage to move in. Even people who could afford to buy are choosing to rent — they aren't ready for the long-term debt.
Seattle youth shelter moves into old fraternity house Seattle youth shelter moves into old fraternity house
KUOW Newsroom Can ‘universal rent control’ get Kshama Sawant re-elected this November? Rent control is illegal in Washington State but that’s not stopping Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant from fighting for it. An unapologetic Marxist, Sawant anticipates a vicious fight for that proposal against developers, and what she calls “the Capitalist class.”
KUOW Newsroom Seattle could ban the use of hazardous RVs for housing Broken down RVs are used as homes for some of Seattle's vulnerable, un-housed population.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle gifts land for affordable housing Housing prices in Seattle have made it nearly impossible for people like nurses and first responders to buy property. That may be starting to change.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle's oldest homeless camp is on the move again — to Tukwila Tent City 3's residents know the moving routine. But that doesn't make it much easier.
2 Condos Were Illegally Converted Into 18 Micro Apartments In NYC "The ceiling heights were 4.5 feet to 6 feet tall on each level, depending on where you were standing," says a spokesperson for the New York City Department of Buildings.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle Council considers new tenant laws Tenants in Seattle, especially those dealing with domestic violence, would get more protections under a set of new proposals. City Council members want to exempt renters from paying damage fees if it occurred while they were being abused.