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‘They no longer have a place to rent’: Jake warns of unintended consequences as Tacoma voters favor stronger tenant protections

Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative led in early election returns with more than 60% support, putting the city on course to expand enforcement of tenant protections. The measure would establish rental licensing, increase penalties for violations, and require landlords to bargain in good faith with tenant unions. The...

Tacoma, WA · 1d
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Main Street Dollars

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Former owners of Kitsap County, Washington properties sold for back taxes can claim from $470,232 in leftover sale money, but each claim expires three years after the sale

Kitsap County, Washington, is holding $470,232.04 in leftover money from properties it sold for unpaid taxes, and the former owners are the ones who can ask for it. Each claim has a clock. Once three years pass from the date of the sale, the county keeps the money for its own budget. The amounts sit […]

Kitsap County, WA · 7h

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Salt Lake City Gen Zers Are Moving To This Pacific Northwest Haven Known As 'Mother Nature's City'

Salt Lake City may be among the most popular metro areas for Gen Zers who want large homes, high-paying jobs, and plenty of outdoor adventures. But young adults born between 1997 and 2012 aren't afraid to cross state lines in search of new places to call home. In fact, they're doing it more than any other generation. And according to U-Haul's 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report, many of them are making the 13-hour drive straight to Seattle, Washington. For nature lovers, this Pacific Northwest haven offers a similar combination of bustling city life and the great outdoors.

Seattle, WA · 2d
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Tacoma, Spokane Refugee Housing Group Thrive Shuts Down After $3.3M Ruling

Thrive International, the nonprofit that has housed hundreds of refugee and immigrant families in Tacoma and Spokane, announced on Nov. 4 that it is shutting down for good. The closure follows a punishing arbitration ruling, a stalled property purchase in Tacoma, and mounting financial strain that left the organization unable to keep its doors open.

Tacoma, WA · 19h
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‘Last place you want to go is government housing’: Curley warns about Tacoma’s direction after tenant measure vote

Tacoma voters backed a sweeping tenant rights measure on Election Night. KIRO host John Curley said the people who wrote it see it as a first step toward something he thinks renters should be wary of: government-owned housing. Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, reacted a...

Tacoma, WA · 1d

Reasoncom

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Seattle's Newest Progressive City Councilwoman Wants To Make Building Easier

In Seattle's only city council election this year, voters in District 5 elected progressive urbanist Nilu Jenks over moderate Julia Kang, according to The Seattle Times. Jenks' victory may be an unexpected win for both homebuilders and renters. Much of the campaign centered on public safety, affordability, and city taxes....

Seattle, WA · 1d

The Chronicle

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Thurston County Realtors Association helps lead opposition to Home Energy Score program

The Thurston County Realtors Association is doubling down on its opposition to a countywide mandated regional Home Energy Score (HES) program, with its associated political action committee

Thurston County, WA · 21h

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Report: Median Condo Price Lowest Since Early 2023; Home Inventory Near 12-Year High

Condominium buyers in the 27-county area covered by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service paid a median price of $435,000 in October, the lowest since February 2023 and down 13% from a year ago, NWMLS said Thursday in its latest monthly housing report. Median condo sales prices in Pierce and Thurston...

Pierce County, WA · 1d

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Recent Signing Brings Seattle Office Building to 96% Occupancy

The Swig Company’s Lake Union Building in Seattle now stands at 96% occupied after a recent lease agreement with an unnamed private equity firm for 5,000 square feet. Only one 3,800 square feet space remains on the building’s newly remodeled fifth floor. Located at 1700 Westlake Avenue N...

Seattle, WA · 2d

My Ballard

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Ballard Goodwill redevelopment moves forward with rezone application

The developer behind the proposal to tear down the Ballard Goodwill to make way for a 300-unit apartment building has filed a rezoning application for the parcel at 6400 8th Ave NW. Timberlane Partners and Runberg Architecture Group first submitted a land use application in August to redevelop the Goodwill...

Seattle, WA · 1d

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Weidner Apartment Homes Acquires Kirkland Retail Site

An entity affiliated with Weidner Apartment Homes has acquired a retail property in Kirkland that was rezoned last year for dense mixed-use development. The Kirkland-based multifamily investor, headquartered next door, bought the 1.26-acre site at 9755 Juanita Drive NE for $8.5 million in a sale that King County recorded last week, reported the Puget Sound Business Journal. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson and JD Fuller of Kidder Mathews represented the seller. The team of brokers received six competitive offers for the site. They also sourced the buyer.

Kirkland, WA · 3d

Willow and Hearth

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22% Of Sellers Have Cut Their Asking Price In The Highest Share Redfin Has Ever Recorded, And Pending Sales Fell In All 50 Of The Biggest Metros

More than one in five home sellers has had to admit the price was too high. And Redfin says that share has never been bigger. In the four weeks ending […]

Seattle, WA · 3d

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Pea Patch Community Campus takes shape; housing construction to begin this Fall

The Pea Patch Campus is beginning to be shaped into the community we’ve been imagining. Over the summer, local contractor Island Excavating completed site preparation, utility connections, stormwater management (no, that big hole in the ground is not a swimming pool!) and laid the foundation for a new entry road. Watch the site work video to see the progress. This January, construction gets underway on the Townhomes – 20 long-term affordable rental homes – with completion expected by the end of 2027.

Mercer Island, WA · 1d

The Tonic Edit

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Washington's Minimum Wage Climbs to $17.73 an Hour on Jan. 1, and Seattle Workers Go to $22.14

Washington's minimum wage rises to $17.73 an hour Jan. 1, 2027, and Seattle's to $22.14. See the yearly math, overtime rates and other local minimums.

Seattle, WA · 4h

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Martin Selig Restructures Nearly $500M in Seattle Office Debt, Eyes Exit From Receivership

Martin Selig Real Estate has completed loan modifications totaling nearly $500 million across 12 downtown Seattle office buildings, a restructuring that is set to pull nine of those properties out of receivership. The agreements cover roughly 2.2 million square feet of office space, including the company's own Second Avenue headquarters, at a moment when the 89-year-old developer's once-dominant local footprint has been battered by years of rising vacancy and falling revenue.

Seattle, WA · 1d

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Kirkland Condo Tower Lands Japanese Café, Niche Perfume Shop for 2027

A 26-unit condo project rising in downtown Kirkland has locked down its ground-floor retail lineup, pairing a Japanese-inspired café with a niche perfume boutique as the development works toward a mid-2027 opening. Central Peak Residences, developed by Cordillera Homes at 177 Central Way, is slated to begin occupancy in July 2027.

Kirkland, WA · 21h

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Fragrance Boutique Planned for New Downtown Kirkland Condo Development

A niche fragrance boutique has signed a lease to open at the Central Peak Residences condominiums under construction in downtown Kirkland, the housing project’s developer and shop’s founder announced Tuesday. The Drydown, which was founded in Carlsbad, California, by University of Washington alumna and Seattle-area native Shaya Assareh,...

Kirkland, WA · 3d

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BIZNOTE: Our area will soon have one laundromat left, with West Seattle Coin Laundry closing (owner’s message added Friday)

6:35 PM THURSDAY: Bad week for customers of West Seattle cleanliness businesses. Back on Monday, we reported on the shutdown of Car Wash Palace at 35th/Graham; now a closing date is posted for West Seattle Coin Laundry in Admiral Junction. Here’s their sign explaining the plan to close November 15:

Seattle, WA · 1d

Realty Today

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Zillow October Data: Pending Sales Post Steepest Annual Drop Since 2023 as Rates Entrench Above 7%

The numbers that came out of October's housing market are stark. Newly pending listings fell 16.8% year over year last month, the largest annual decline since August 2023 and the slowest October for contract signings since 2018, according to Zillow's October Market Report published Thursday. The culprit is not mysterious: mortgage rates averaged 7.33% across the month, up nearly half a percentage point from September, and the resulting spike in monthly payment obligations stopped a substantial share of would-be buyers in their tracks.

Seattle, WA · 1d

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West Seattle Car Wash Palace closes as property hits market for redevelopment

The self-service Car Wash Palace at 6301 35th Ave SW in West Seattle permanently shut down operations on November 2, 2026. The property, owned by JTV Legacy Holdings LLC, carries an appraised value of $1,492,700. The lot has been taped off and the washing bays are closed as the site goes on the market as a potential redevelopment opportunity.

Seattle, WA · 4d