Luxury home sales down nationally, and in Seattle Sales are down 38% compared to the same time last year. Sales of nonluxury homes are down 31%. In Seattle, the sales drop was more significant in both categories — 46% and 41% respectively. Paige Browning
Seattle’s the coolest (metro housing market) Seattle has the fastest-cooling housing market in the country, according to real estate company Redfin. And rising interest rates could mean even more of a downturn. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will tell us more. Patricia Murphy Vaughan Jones
Seattle's housing market is going into 'hibernation.' But it's not all good news After being hot for several months, the local and national housing markets appear to be cooling down. Angela King Katie Campbell
Week in Review: Guns, Covid, and the real estate market Bill Radke reviews the week’s news with freelance health reporter Joanne Silberner, political commentator and contributing columnist Joni Balter, and KUOW’s Libby Denkmann. Bill Radke Kevin Kniestedt
Seattle's hot housing market means more competition for renters The spring and summer housing forecast is bright — for sellers anyway. Angela King Katie Campbell
Would you buy a house with your best friend? Not your spouse, but a close friend or another couple. That's one way Washington residents want to navigate the state's housing market. Brandi Fullwood Libby Denkmann
Seattle sellers can 'kick back and let the market' decide what people will pay for their homes Imagine paying $1 million for a house. Now, imagine paying $1 million plus the more than $2 million the owners already wanted Paige Browning Katie Campbell
National Zillow will stop buying and renovating homes and cut 25% of its workforce The company disclosed Tuesday that it lost about $304 million in the third quarter after purchasing homes at higher prices than it now expects to sell them. Joe Hernandez Chris Arnold
Seattle mayor proposes new climate measures to tackle pollution from traffic and buildings At the global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced policies she says will take a big bite out of Seattle’s climate-harming emissions from buildings and cars. John Ryan
National Five Lessons Evergrande Taught Us About The Chinese Economy What a troubled property developer tells us about the Chinese economy. Greg Rosalsky Darian Woods