Seattle’s trend towards smaller apartments is not just a recent development. Over the past decade, the average size of new apartments in the city has decreased by 3.6%, dropping from 686 square ...

The average rent in Seattle is $2,232, significantly above the national average of $1,755. In neighborhoods like South Lake Union, the average rent climbs to $2,789, with an average apartment size ...

Seattle renters need nearly $100,000 to afford average rent, according to a new report from Zillow. ... “Since April 2020, rent for a typical U.S. apartment has increased by 28.7%, ...

Seattle will soon ban the controversial rent-setting platform RealPage and similar services, becoming the latest local ...

Data from Seattle’s Rental Registration and Inspection database reveal a trend: For every apartment created in a big, new building, a small landlord takes one off the market. Updated on Monday ...

The Seattle City Council passed a bill banning the use of software that critics allege allows for collusion among landlords ...

Seattle wasn't the only Puget Sound-area city to see a year-over-year rent hike. In Bellevue, the median price for a one-bedroom apartment is $2,251, a 6% increase from the same time last year.

West Seattle is a renter’s paradise. In the 98116 zip code (right below Elliot Bay), rents average about $880 less than the citywide rate for high-end units. The Delridge neighborhood is also a ...

The Seattle-focused lawsuit notes that RealPage-participating landlords today control 60% of the core Seattle apartment building market—defined as downtown, Capitol Hill, Central District, Queen ...

Seattle has the smallest new apartments in the nation, with an average size of 649 square feet, according to a RentCafe report. The trend in Seattle has been towards smaller units, including micro ...

Those looking to rent instead of buy in Seattle's red-hot real estate market won't save themselves much. The Emerald City is the 10th most-expensive rental market in the nation, according to San ...

The average new Seattle apartment in 2022 was smaller than any other metro area in the U.S., according to a report from Rent Cafe.