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

Cozy on the Canal

Property Watch: Petite Houseboat, Full-Size Amenities

This Fremont-adjacent hideout offers a soaking tub under a skylight, full-size bed and appliances, and a sizable outdoor deck—but we're pretty hung up on the little reading nook.

08/09/2023 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Moored Minimalism

Property Watch: Macklemore's Fictional Houseboat Has a Real Walk-In Closet

This itty-bitty boat co-starred in the rapper's "Next Year" music video. But its real claim to fame is its small-space storage solutions.

05/24/2023 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Left a Good Job in the City

Property Watch: Ye Old-Timey Paddlewheel Houseboat on Lake Union

More character than a Mark Twain book. (And more luxury, too.)

04/05/2023 By Haley Shapley

Best of Eye Candy

Our Top 10 Property Watches of 2022

These are the homes you couldn't quit.

12/29/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Itty Bitty Boat Life

Property Watch: A Cute and Classic Houseboat in Eastlake

This adorable 560-square-foot, two-bedroom home on the water has only had one owner.

12/15/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Hello, Bird!

Property Watch: An Artsy Houseboat with Vaulted Ceilings

This intricately designed houseboat from Windermere features creative siding, end-of-dock views, and a delightful heron visitor.

09/07/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Have Home, Will Travel

Property Watch: Lake Union Houseboat You Can Actually Drive

Built by a local family of craftspeople, this cabin-like home sits on a pair of pontoons and can travel around the lake.

07/13/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Lake Season Approacheth

Property Watch: A Floating Home Designed with Love

High design meets laketop whimsy in this custom SLU retreat.

03/02/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Seattle in the Movies

Sleepless in Seattle Makes Me Deeply Grateful That I Don’t Remember the '90s

New York is the city that never sleeps, Seattle is the city that never processes its feelings.

12/31/2021 By Sophie Grossman

All Aboard

Property Watch: Live Aboard This 1938 Ferry in Tacoma

Three levels, plenty of deck space, and room for dancing make this nautical beauty a catch.

12/22/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

House Hunters

Our Top 10 Property Watches of the Year

The homes you ogled in 2021.

12/21/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd and Seattle Met Staff

Float On

Realtor Confessions: Courtney Cooper of Seattle Afloat and Cooper Cartwright

Pro tip: If you sell floating homes, hang on to those keys.

10/18/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Explainer

What Is a Houseboat, Really?

What you need to know about Seattle's quirkiest type of home.

06/17/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Drowning in Process

Why Seattle Won't Allow New Houseboats Anymore

City permitting may sink the city's famed on-the-water living.

06/10/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Fancy Floats

Property Watch: Seattle’s Biggest Houseboat Is a Floating Mansion

At almost 5,000 square feet, it may be the only Lake Union house with a home theater.

05/19/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

All Float On

Property Watch: A Curvy Little Lake Union Houseboat

Shingles, decks, and even a cargo hold combine for quintessential boat life.

03/24/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Habitat

A Seattle Houseboat's Custom Wallpaper Turns Marine Life Into Art

Kate Blairstone, she of the State Hotel's memorable wall coverings, created a stylized kelp forest for real estate maven Liz Dunn.

04/08/2020 By Karin Vandraiss

Float On

How Seattle Folk Fit Boat Life into a Crowded City

From fold-up dinghies to commuting by kayak, we do what it takes.

05/29/2019 By Allison Williams

On Other Blogs

On Other Blogs Today: Floating Homes, Footprints, and Finances

Our daily roundup.

12/17/2012 By Erica C. Barnett