Heidi Groover
Real Estate Reporter at Seattle Times
Reporter covering real estate @seattletimes, shop steward @SeaTimesUnion. Tips: [email protected]. Previously: @thestranger, @theinlander.
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2 weeks ago |
seattletimes.com | Heidi Groover
A large-scale property manager promised Washington tenants high-end apartments with affordable rents and instead subjected them to mold, mice, mothballed amenities and unexpected rent hikes, the state alleges in a lawsuit filed Friday. The Washington attorney general’s office filed the suit in Snohomish County Superior Court, accusing California-based FPI Management and several property owners of violating state consumer protection law at five Western Washington buildings.
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2 weeks ago |
thebrunswicknews.com | Heidi Groover
Seattle is on track to ban landlords' use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years. A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to bar landlords from subscribing to software platforms that compile rental information to recommend rent prices. The proposal targets the platform RealPage, which some of biggest property management firms in the country use. The service has drawn media scrutiny, lawsuits and a Department of Justice challenge.
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2 weeks ago |
seattletimes.com | Heidi Groover
Seattle is on track to ban landlords’ use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years. A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to bar landlords from subscribing to software platforms that compile rental information to recommend rent prices. The proposal targets the platform RealPage, which some of biggest property management firms in the country use. The service has drawn media scrutiny, lawsuits and a Department of Justice challenge.
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2 weeks ago |
dailygazette.com | Heidi Groover
Seattle is on track to ban landlords' use of controversial rent-setting software that has been under legal fire for years. A Seattle City Council committee on Wednesday advanced a bill to bar landlords from subscribing to software platforms that compile rental information to recommend rent prices. The proposal targets the platform RealPage, which some of biggest property management firms in the country use. The service has drawn media scrutiny, lawsuits and a Department of Justice challenge.
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2 weeks ago |
theolympian.com | Heidi Groover
More than 400 homebuyers across Washington state have tapped into a down payment assistance program launched last year to redress past housing discrimination. Now, that number could climb as the state broadens income eligibility to help more people struggling to afford sky-high home prices.
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