But unlike the minimum wage, Seattle can’t go it alone on rent control. Washington banned it statewide ... She and those working with her are addressing what they see as the deepest crisis of ...

A new report shows rent in Seattle is up over the past year, pushing affordability out of reach for many renters without a ...

This story is part of a Seattle Times focus on the affordability crisis in the Northwest ... were thrown headfirst into Seattle’s current rental market? It happened to Jennifer Snook-Tracy ...

Seattle city leaders are asking voters to approve a housing levy to build 3,000 new affordable housing units and fund other initiatives to help address the housing and homelessness crisis the city ...

A 2025 report from PODS reveals Seattle is among the top cities experiencing resident outflow, with affordability issues ...

The lawsuit alleges that RealPage, a Texas software company that provides tools to landlords to determine rental ... on housing affordability and possibly worsened the housing crisis.

This will significantly expand Seattle’s affordable ... crisis. Tacoma’s groundbreaking Landlord Fairness Code, municipal wins throughout the West Coast, and the push for statewide rent ...

The housing affordability and inventory crisis across the nation has ... according to reporting last month by The Seattle Times. Initially, rent increases would have been capped at 7% annually.

Washington Policy Center's Mark Harmsworth argues that raising the minimum wage does not address the root causes of ...

The Puget Sound region faces an ever-increasing housing affordability crisis, fueled in part by low ... to increase housing production and lower rent pressures by focusing on three key drivers ...

The Seattle Police Department's Crisis Response Team deploys an officer and mental health professional in response to such calls. But currently, the team only operates from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.