Home & Real Estate

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Property Watch: A Historic French Norman Home with a Surprise in Back

Century-old brick and a turret give way to modernist glass on a half-acre of Capitol Hill.

05/28/2026 By Melissa Dalton

Share and Tell

Plants Tell a Story of a Tribe on the Free Duwamish Eco-Tours

A good walk, improved.

05/13/2026 By Naomi Tomky

Praise Be

Property Watch: A Faithfully Converted Church Turned Townhouse

One Capitol Hill house of worship has become a Gothic showpiece.

04/16/2026 By Zoe Sayler

double up

Property Watch: A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Duplex

This pared-down midcentury home near the Arboretum is flexible enough for forever.

02/09/2026 By Zoe Sayler

Prime Grocery

Property Watch: A Historical Central District Shop, Reimagined

This former neighborhood grocery store gives new meaning to the words ‘housing market.’

12/31/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Know Your Place

The Livingston Baker Building Has Tales to Tell

The home of the Virginia Inn and Le Pichet has a few skeletons in its closets and ghosts in its walls.

12/23/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Float On

Property Watch: The Midcentury Modern Floating Home Seattle Dreams Are Made Of

The city’s easy to romanticize from this little house on the water.

11/25/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Explainer 

How to Rent an Apartment in Seattle 

It’s not cheap. It’s not easy. We’re here to help. 

11/06/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach Illustrations by Jordan Kay

Say What?

Property Watch: “Big Mouth House” Speaks Volumes About Modern Design

This Squire Park triplex unit thought of everything.

10/21/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Know Your Place

Pioneer Square’s Historic Cadillac Hotel Is Also Its Tiniest National Park

This working-class hotel is now a museum—and one of four units that make up the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska.

10/06/2025 By Meg van Huygen

Tyrannosaurus Rest

Property Watch: The Home Before Time

A Jurassic Park–themed property hides near Washougal.

10/01/2025 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Nostalgia Junket

Unearthing Vintage Magic at the West Seattle Garage Sale

After 20 years, the massive community event still piles on the memories.

07/23/2025 Photography by Chona Kasinger By Zoe Sayler

Relative Style

Property Watch: Authentic Modern Home from the Canlis Architect

Seattle architect Roland Terry’s star rose alongside the famous restaurant he designed in 1950. This North Capitol Hill home predates both.

05/27/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Campus Life

Microsoft’s Move to Redmond Reshaped the Eastside Forever

You can feel the repercussions all the way in Renton.

05/20/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Know Your Place

You Can Trace a Century of Seattle History Through the Henry Art Gallery

A railroad tycoon with a fondness for landscape paintings built Washington’s first public art museum in 1927.

05/13/2025 By Meg van Huygen

BULLITT PROOF

Property Watch: Capitol Hill’s Bullitt Mansion Broadcasts Seattle History

The home of a TV news pioneer, and one of Seattle’s most decorated woman entrepreneurs, is up for grabs.

04/29/2025 By Zoe Sayler

Underdog Neighborhoods

The Case for Fremont as Seattle’s Art Center

Bookstore owner Charlie Hunts loves his “hella gay” neighborhood.

04/15/2025 By Charlie Hunts and Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Seattle’s University District

An ivory tower of funky shops and cheap outdoor fun.

04/14/2025 By Eric Nusbaum

Underdog Neighborhoods

The Case for Hillman City, from Sara O’Neill-Kohl

Seattle's southside neighborhood is changing quickly—for the better.

04/08/2025 By Sara O’Neill-Kohl and Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Neighborhood Guide

Secret Spots in Seattle’s Capitol Hill

Look past the crowds to the new speakeasy and hidden mural.

04/07/2025 By Allison Williams