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
Seattle Now: Why is everything so expensive? Prices for everything from gas to food to housing have skyrocketed in the last year. Seattle is being hit harder than the rest of the country — we had the second-highest inflation rate, behind Atlanta. So what's going on? Patricia Murphy
Why it's hard to change single family zones in Washington State It's politically risky for cities. So lawmakers in Olympia want to go over the heads of local elected leaders. Joshua McNichols
Week in Review: Police reform, Covid-19, and zoning Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Crosscut staff reporter Hannah Weinberger, Seattle Times senior investigative reporter Patrick Malone, and Seattle Channel host and producer Brian Callanan. Kevin Kniestedt
Chief Seattle Club inaugurates new housing in Pioneer Square In Pioneer Square this week, new tenants are picking up their keys and getting settled in brand-new studio apartments built by the Chief Seattle Club. And leaders say they have a lot more housing in the pipeline. Amy Radil
What can be done about the "missing middle" of housing in Washington? Legislators are in the middle of tackling a massive hot-button issue: housing density. Libby Denkmann
Who is Seattle's new Director of Housing? Earlier this month, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell nominated Maiko Winkler-Chin to be the new Director of the city's Office of Housing. But who is she, and what does she plan to do in that position? Libby Denkmann
Home prices rose faster than ever in 2021. The typical home gained $50,000 in value For first time homebuyers it was one of the hardest years ever to afford a house. But homeowners saw tremendous gains in housing wealth. Chris Arnold
No more yurts. Orcas Islanders want affordable places year-round If you can find a place to live and work on Orcas Island you’re set. But who's got the land? Libby Denkmann
Leavenworth has become über expensive, pricing out the people who work there When 80 percent of your local employees can't afford to live in town, what do you do? It's a question Leavenworth residents and officials are struggling to answer. When a community grows too large for it's confines, how do you keep people from slipping through the cracks? Libby Denkmann
