Seattle's City Council moves to ban software that sets rent high, following a lawsuit against RealPage over inflated rents. Mayor Bruce Harrell plans to sign it.

Seattle is set to ban rent-setting software that skeptics say drives up housing costs.

Seattle is the latest jurisdiction to evict automated rent tools, joining San Francisco, San Diego, and Colorado which have already enacted bans on algorithmic rent-setting.

Seattle will soon ban the controversial rent-setting platform RealPage and similar services, becoming the latest local government to target a technology that critics say drives up housing costs ...

SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council passed a ban on using certain types of software to set rental rates. Supporters of the ban say the software is being used for predatory price fixing. If ...

Seattle renters need nearly $100,000 to afford average rent, according to a new report from Zillow.

While Seattle rents continue to increase faster than in most other cities, the downtown Seattle area has seen a major slowdown in rent increases.

Seattle renters need nearly $100,000 to afford average rent, according to a new report from Zillow. “Housing costs have surged since pre-pandemic, with rents growing quite a bit faster than ...

Seattle will soon ban the controversial rent-setting platform RealPage and similar services, becoming the latest local government to take aim at a technology that critics say helps drive up ...

Seattle renters need nearly $100,000 to afford average rent, according to a new report from Zillow.

Critics say rent-setting software used by large landlords drives up rents and amounts to price fixing. Now, Seattle could ban that software.