As Seattle’s population rapidly grows, the city faces a mounting housing crisis marked by rising rents, limited affordable ...

the government could make huge headway in solving the rental affordability crisis. The most obvious option would be to expand the existing Housing Choice Voucher program, also known as Section 8. The ...

The measure would generate $970 million over seven years to go toward building more affordable housing, as well as the operation and maintenance of those units, according to Seattle Mayor Bruce ...

Patricia Divine Wilder knew her rent would be going up again, as it had for several previous years. When she spoke with Crosscut earlier this year, Divine Wilder paid $1,045 a month for her former ...

Richard has lived in Seattle for 32 years. In 2001, he moved into a small, one-bedroom apartment on Capitol Hill, where rent was $650 a month. In 2013, new building owners made some general ...

The rent-cap bill that was signed by Ferguson serves as a compromise, according to reporting last month by The Seattle Times. Initially, rent increases would have been capped at 7% annually.

SEATTLE — Seattle is on track to ban landlords’ use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years. A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a ...

The proposed ordinance by Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant would limit late fees for renters to $10 per month.

This will significantly expand Seattle’s affordable housing supply and adds to the rising wave of long-overdue, popular policies confronting the root causes of the housing crisis.

Moreover, automatic provision of rental subsidies would reduce the need for additional subsidies to finance new affordable housing. Universal rental assistance, by guaranteeing sufficient rental ...