Business 'Do I Really Need This Much Office Space?' Pandemic Emptied Buildings, But How Long? As commercial real estate continues to lie vacant around the U.S., it may contribute to a vicious economic cycle that reshapes New York and other cities. Ryan Kailath
National Amazon Thinks It Will Need More — Not Fewer — Offices In Big Cities At a time of mass work from home and many moving to spacious suburbs, Amazon is funding a large expansion of corporate real estate and jobs in six U.S. cities. Alina Selyukh
Business What's the plan for all these empty offices? Offices all over the city are sitting empty while workers Zoom from home in their shorts. So what’s going to happen to all that space? We'll ask Seattle Times real estate reporter Katherine Khashimova Long. Patricia Murphy
Business Western Washington housing market is red hot right now While the economy shrinks, and unemployment rises, the Western Washington housing market is heating up. Dean Rebhuhn with Village Home and Properties explains why bidding wars for homes are emerging. Angela King
Business HGTV Celebrates A Quarter-Century Of Real Estate Inspiration, Escapism The channel was launched 25 years ago today. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Ronda Kaysen, contributor to the New York Times, about why the network first caught on and is still going strong. Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Business 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. Chris Arnold
Politics Seattle's new backyard cottage rules 'best in America,' says advocate Kim Malcolm talks with Sightline Institute senior researcher Dan Bertolet about Seattle's new rules for accessory dwelling units. Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst
Politics Seattle's new backyard cottage rule both hailed and hated Not everyone is sold on Seattle’s decision to allow more options to build backyard cottages. Casey Martin
This West Seattle parking lot is chock-full of drama Seattle is famous for its neighborhoods – but epic growth is bringing big changes, and lots of tension. One place that tension’s bubbling over is in parking lots. They’re an obvious place to build housing, but merchants need them to draw customers. Joshua McNichols
Business Vancouver Has Been Transformed By Chinese Immigrants Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market. Jackie Northam
