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Once again, artificial intelligence is dominating investors’ attention in the stock market. These days, however, the focus is turning more and more toward companies that may get disrupted by the new technology rather than those who stand to profit from it.

A Goldman Sachs basket of U.S. software stocks sank 6% on Tuesday, its biggest one-day...Read more

Think the real estate market is tough? Working for a real estate giant could be tougher.

The Seattle-based real estate giant Zillow terminated around 200 employees last month for failing to meet performance expectations.

The cuts coincided with widespread layoffs at several Seattle-area companies that sent shock waves through the local job ...Read more

Washington state and King County recorded more evictions in 2025 than ever before — a sign that the affordability crisis is deepening.

The number of eviction cases filed in Washington courts rose to 23,965 in 2025, a 3% increase from 2024. The increase was significantly greater in the Seattle area.

Eviction cases grew by 12% to 8,732 in King...Read more

When Marble Manor opened in the early 1950s, the Las Vegas public housing complex offered modern homes with up-to-date kitchens, bathrooms, heating and cooling.

It had everything needed for “comfort and clean living,” a newspaper columnist wrote, noting it served people who had been living, or just existing, in “paper-box or cardboard ...Read more

Rocket Companies, which acquired Seattle-based Redfin last year, allegedly pressured agents to steer buyers toward its loans — even if the loan terms were unfavorable for their clients, a lawsuit claims.

In the lawsuit filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, three homeowners from Georgia, North Carolina ...Read more

As Los Angeles grapples with a housing shortage, it could learn from San Diego, which has proved better at convincing construction companies to build more.

The city is more welcoming to developers, industry insiders say, with fewer regulations and fees, better planning and less rent control.

"It is easier to build in San Diego over Los Angeles...Read more

The Federal Reserve left interest rates alone at its first meeting of the year, keeping borrowing costs at a multiyear high for Americans as policymakers grow more cautious.

The decision means Fed policymakers will keep their benchmark rate in a target range of 3.5-3.75%, pausing a recent string of three rate cuts that began in September 2025. ...Read more

Maureen Spranza marked her retirement with a party in August 2024. By December of 2025, the 60-year-old was back at work, “un-retiring” as rising costs made retirement unaffordable. She now holds three jobs.

Moving from celebration to working six days a week was difficult and disappointing, she said, and meant putting personal projects and...Read more

Washington is debating a bill that would make short-term rentals more expensive to fund affordable housing initiatives.

After a similar effort failed last session, the Legislature is once again considering a controversial bill allowing local governments to tax short-term rentals up to 4% — which would be $8 on a $200-a-night stay.

Short-term...Read more

A new lawsuit alleges Zillow used its monopoly power to charge high referral fees and pressured agents to channel homebuyers into its lending business.

The lawsuit filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington comes as Zillow defends itself against other lawsuits filed by homeowners alleging similar practices.

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Residential sales were up and prices were down in December as the South Florida real estate market continues to favor buyers.

Sales of both condos and single-family homes were up in Miami-Dade and Broward counties last month compared to the previous December, according to data from the Miami Association of Realtors. Total sales in Miami-Dade ...Read more