Seattle was ‘asleep at the switch’ when Amazon started, says King County exec Seattle struggled with homelessness. As Amazon grew, people started sleeping in tents and vehicles all over Seattle. And the cost of services to them was exploding. Carolyn Adolph
Amazon's HQ2 (and 3) could mean big changes for Seattle's housing market Kim Malcolm talks with Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather about how Amazon's big plans will affect Seattle's housing market. Kim Malcolm
Why is affordable housing nearly impossible to find on the San Juan Islands? Kim Malcolm talks with Lisa Byers about the lack of affordable housing in San Juan County. Kim Malcolm
Really big tents: a possible solution for Seattle homelessness Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle city councilmember Teresa Mosqueda about why she supports the idea of using large tents as a way to provide temporary shelter for homeless people in Seattle. Kim Malcolm
Signs of a cooling market: Home prices are down in Central Seattle A new report by Northwest Multiple Listing Service shows housing prices are still going up, but not as fast as they were a year ago. Paige Browning
The American Dream: One Block Can Make All The Difference Is geography destiny? It goes against the core idea of the American dream, but a new online data tool says where you were born and raised actually makes a huge difference — down to the very block. Jasmine Garsd
New rules give affordable housing developers first crack at surplus city properties. Advocates want those rules retroactively applied to a mega-block in Amazon's neighborhood. Joshua McNichols
Seattle officials tighten growth goals on UW The University of Washington is planning for an influx of 35,000 more students in the next decade. Paige Browning
King County Councilor Claudia Balducci on funding Safeco Field Bill Radke talks to King County Councilor Claudia Balducci ahead of the full council's vote on funding maintenance at Safeco Field, home of the Seattle Mariners. Bill Radke
Seattle's frenetic growth may actually be slowing down The number of people arriving in Seattle has dropped by more than a third. A year ago, 74 people were arriving in the city of Seattle daily, now the... Carolyn Adolph
