A new state law caps increases in rent for many tenants across Washington. As tenants welcome new stability, landlords worry ...

Washington joins other states in capping rent hikes as housing costs surge in 2025. Here's what renters need to know.

In Seattle, renters must make $90,840 to afford rent payments, and keep housing costs under the recommended 30% of their ...

Millions of single-family homes on spacious lots are underused: refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages could make a difference in the housing crisis.

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill Wednesday that set limits on rent increases—one of the first in the country.

House Bill 1217, also called the “rent-cap bill,” was among the most hotly debated measures during the 2025 session.

In a nation facing escalating attacks on the rights of Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (QTBIPOC), ...

Emily Alvarado, D-West Seattle. “One thing I really respect in life is people ... “It’s a start to addressing the rental crisis that so many of us are experiencing; 10% and 7% plus CPI is still too ...

Seattle renters need nearly $100,000 to afford average rent, according to a new report from Zillow. “Housing costs have surged since pre-pandemic, with rents growing quite a bit faster than ...

Brown continued, “Washington is facing a housing crisis and we must respond ... their landlords to impose steep rent increases. Chris Vialpando, a renter in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne ...