Seattle is in the eye of the housing affordability storm The rising cost of housing in America's most desirable "creative" cities troubles Richard Florida, urbanist thinker and author. In those cities, the... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 17 mins
Surprise! Was this the Seattle you expected? Bill Radke and Monica Guzman talk to newcomers about the things that surprised them when they moved to the Seattle area. Guzman is the co-founder of The... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 23 mins
This Seattle startup will help you buy a house — but you'll have to share it with a stranger Bill Radke speaks with Geekwire writer Monica Nickelsburg about a new Seattle based startup called Loftium which will help you buy a house — if you... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 7 mins
What a fancy dump can teach us about keeping Seattle affordable The south end of Wallingford used to stink because of a smelly old transfer station. Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
What's next for KUOW's Region of Boom team? Digging into HALA Emily Fox speaks with KUOW's Region of Boom reporter Joshua McNichols about the team's upcoming coverage of Seattle's housing crisis. Emily Fox Play AudioListen 4 mins
Wallingford fought developers decades before it was hip Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood is known for its restored bungalows and for Gasworks Park. But some people worry it could lose its soul if the city’s... Joshua McNichols Play AudioListen 5 mins
Does Amazon's second headquarters mean the boom party is over? Bill Radke speaks with Geekwire editor Todd Bishop and Slate Magazine tech writer April Glaser about what it could mean for Seattle that Amazon will set... Bill Radke Play AudioListen 13 mins
What does it mean that Seattle is now an Amazon company town? Bill Radke speaks with Seattle Times report Mike Rosenberg about his article that shows how Seattle has become a company town for Amazon. Crosscut... Jeannie Yandel Play AudioListen 18 mins
Should Seattle tax foreign real estate investors? Seattleites love to blame outsiders for skyrocketing housing prices. Jeannie Yandel Play AudioListen 2 mins
What should this Seattle newbie know before Election Day? Picture a Metro bus of new people entering Seattle every day. That’s roughly how much the city is growing.* One of those newbies is Shannon Hargis. Bond Huberman