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Seattle Housing Market Update for March 2020
The Seattle housing market in March didn’t seem to be largely affected by the COVID19 outbreak. Home prices were still up year-over-year and homes were still listing, despite a state-wide stay-at-home order.
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How Does Zoning Affect Property Value in Seattle?
With rezoning happening all over the Puget Sound, homeowners are understandably concerned about how these changes. Understanding zoning and reviewing how it could affect your property is a good first step.
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3 Ways Rezoning Boosts Affordable Housing in Seattle
Boosting the supply of homes starts with the essential and often complicated task of reviewing zoning within different key neighborhoods in the city. Here’s a look at some of the solutions proposed to increase housing affordability in Seattle.
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Seattle Zoning Changes to Expect in 2018
With so much growth, Seattle is scrambling to come up with solutions to increase both density and housing affordability. The proposed solutions range from minor to city-wide alterations to the zoning code.
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How Does Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability Affect the Housing Market?
Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) makes sure units are designated as affordable or makes developers pay into a housing affordability fund run by the city. Here’s an overview of how this policy works.
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The Pros and Cons of Upzoning in Seattle
The City of Seattle is faced with unique challenges when balancing growth and keeping existing homeowners and community members happy. Upzoning parts of Seattle to allow more and denser multi-family housing is one proposed solution.
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Is Seattle’s Single-Family Zoning Disappearing?
With all the zoning changes around Seattle, single-family properties aren’t disappearing so much as being transformed to higher uses. Take a look at what policies are transforming the city’s zoning landscape.
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How to Sell Your House Without a Real Estate Agent
Whether you’re thinking about selling or already have your house listed on the market, you can still sell your house without a realtor. There are a few different options when it comes to selling your house.
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Seattle Approves Zoning Changes to 27 Neighborhoods
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved Seattle zoning changes to 27 neighborhoods by a 9-0 vote. The plan, called Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA), will allow taller and denser…
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The Ultimate Guide to Seattle’s Urban Villages
What is an “urban village?” Seattle’s urban villages are like neighborhood hubs designed to bring jobs and amenities to local neighborhoods so people have to travel less far to meet their basic needs.