Seattle's average rent rose to $2,110 per month in June, up 1.4% from last year and 30% above the national average, making it one of the most expensive rental markets in the U.S. Studio apartments ...

The report highlights a growing divide between Seattle and the rest of the country.

Rent control could be coming to Seattle. Western Washington is already one of the more expensive places to live in the US. A vote by Seattle City Council could upend the rental market even more by ...

SEATTLE — The median asking rent in downtown Seattle grew for the first time in 17 months, according to a Redfin analysis, as experts wait to see the impact of Amazon’s return-to-office policy. Redfin ...

Seattle tenants have a new protection against big rent hikes. The city now requires landlords who raise rents and fees by 10% or more after July 1 to pay certain tenants who move out after the ...

Seattle’s rent control proposal is heading to a full council vote with a “do not pass” recommendation from the Sustainability and Renters Rights Committee. Only two members of a council committee ...

SEATTLE — To comfortably afford rent in Seattle, the typical household needs to make $89,000 a year, according to a new Zillow report. The tech real-estate company issued a November market report ...

The nightmare tenant’s free ride in a Seattle rental home will continue into 2024, if not longer, as a continuance was granted in the long-awaited eviction hearing in King County Superior Court Monday ...

This story is part of a Seattle Times focus on the affordability crisis in the Northwest. We explore the high cost of living and wealth disparities that shape our region; examine policies that impact ...

In a potential boon for tenants, last week Seattle Sen. Jamie Pedersen breathed new life into a bill to reduce rent-gouging when he steered the legislation away from his chamber's housing committee, ...