Seattle-based Common Ground is studying shipping containers, modular apartments and other alternative structures as part of a plan to create more affordable low-income housing in Washington state, according to a report released Monday. According to the nonprofit developer, the average development cost of a new rental housing unit in Washington state is approximately $200,000. That’s […]

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve legislation requiring owners of rental housing units to register with the city and undergo inspection to certify that their property meets city health and safety codes. The new law requires all registered properties to be inspected within the first 10 years of the program. Registrations would […]

Puget Sound Energy seeks to decrease natural gas prices for winter Puget Sound Business Journal by Kirsten Johnson, Staff Writer Date: Thursday, September 27, 2012, 4:59pm PDT Utility provider Puget Sound Energy (PSE) filed a request to state regulators Wednesday to lower natural gas rates beginning Nov. 1. If the request is approved, PSE said […]

King County well below U.S. homeownership average Puget Sound Business Journal Date: Friday, September 28, 2012, 6:23am PDT At only a bit more than 58 percent, King County falls well below the national homeownership rate of 65 percent. Only Whitman County in eastern Washington, home of Washington State University in Pullman, has a lower homeownership […]