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‘It’s price fixing’: Washington leaders target rent algorithm companies with lawsuit, legislation

As Washington state faces a persistent shortage of affordable housing, Attorney General Nick Brown and state lawmakers are targeting tech companies they allege use private data and collaborate to drive… Read More

Panel members at Bellevue Chamber forum focusing on space industry

Why housing affordability looms as a final frontier for Seattle area’s space industry

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The biggest applause line at a Bellevue Chamber event focusing on the Seattle area’s space industry came when attention was paid to a down-to-earth topic: housing affordability… Read More

Amazon adding $1.4B to its affordable housing fund in Seattle and other regions

Amazon is adding $1.4 billion to its Housing Equity Fund and has pledged to preserve and create an additional 14,000 housing units in the regions that include Seattle, Nashville, Tenn.,… Read More

As tech cities battle affordability issues, suburbs look to pick up the slack

Seattle’s affordability problems are well-documented: It’s the hottest housing market in the country, with an exploding population that outpaces the number of new houses and apartments being built. But these… Read More

Apartment construction

Renting in Seattle? This is how much your income needs to jump to keep up with expected increases

Renters in Seattle already struggling with increases that are making the city unaffordable will need an income boost next year that is the biggest in the country to keep up… Read More

Airbnb partners with Urban League in Seattle to encourage home sharing in low-income communities

Airbnb and the Seattle chapter of The Urban League, a non-profit that helps African-American communities access opportunity, are announcing a new partnership today. The two organizations will work together to… Read More

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