Washington

For the second month in a row, Seattle is the only major American city where home prices were lower than a year ago.

Seattle is poised to get a new $1 billion development steps from Amazon's sprawling urban campus as part of a major land sale by the city.

For months, Seattle-area home prices have been teetering between growth and decline.

High demand, low inventory and multiple offers on homes are common in Spokane, Wash., which has become one of the hottest real estate markets in the nation.

High demand and low inventory in Spokane County, Wash., continued to push median home prices up in June.

Seattle's housing market isn't cooling quite as fast it was earlier this spring, but prices are still dropping as inventories build and would-be buyers continue to search outside the city limits for better prices.

All of the Seattle company's directors, including CEO Mark Mason, were backed by shareholders despite a challenge by Blue Lion Partners.

The Puget Sound housing market continues to splinter into hot and cold sectors — with substantially more heat the farther south you move — but the trend may be moderating as buyers and sellers adjust their expectations.

After years as an oasis of affordability, Tacoma is rapidly losing its status as a refuge for homebuyers priced out of places like Seattle.

An institution that services housing finance authority loans is putting $2.65 billion in servicing rights from Washington state up for bid through the Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp.

Seattle-area homebuyers have a bit of good news as the middle of the housing market continues to come down from what one local housing economist calls last summer's "sugar high."

Buyers looking for higher-end homes in pricier cities like Seattle and Bellevue aren't paying any more than they did a year ago. Meanwhile, those shopping around for something resembling a deal, perhaps in Tacoma or Everett, are still confronted with the same old hot market from years past.

Blue Lion Capital, which has been critical of the Seattle company in recent years, has nominated two individuals to become directors.

The tightest housing markets in the U.S. are unwinding in time for the key spring selling season, giving buyers an edge for the first time in years, a Trulia study said.

While home prices in Spokane County, Wash., were on the upswing in March, sales dropped dramatically compared to last year.

After a powerful winter storm dumped snow on Thurston County, Wash., in February, pending sales of single-family homes fell by a double-digit margin.

This week's deal will prime the pump for another $2.5 billion in loans Freddie Mac plans to securitize in the next two to three years.

As the Seattle-area real estate market has slowed over the past year, it's clear things have gotten better for buyers of the region's priciest homes. But people looking for anything resembling affordable housing haven't had the same luck.

The Seattle company has a letter of intent to sell its home loan centers to Homebridge Financial Services.

The average price for a Spokane, Wash.-area home rose to $256,000 in January, as low numbers of properties for sale continued to put pressure on prices.