Advocates say that rent stabilization is the key to relief, but efforts to do so died in the 2023 legislative session.

Officials plan to reintroduce mobile home and renter rights bills involving rent stabilization, tax breaks and civil penalties against landlords.

As 2023 ends, returns to offices at the city’s center hover around 55%. Here’s what’s going well and what still needs fixing.

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As manufactured home communities in Washington become less affordable, residents have increasingly organized to galvanize support and push policy.

Billions in federal pandemic aid masked dysfunction in the rental market. But that money is gone — along with some legal protections.

Tacoma, Spokane and Bellingham each have ballot measures on these issues, and both voters and candidates have cited them as top priorities.

After residents filed complaints, a state investigation alleges Port Orchard-based management company Hurst & Son violated tenant protection laws.

Apple Health and Homes has distributed $41M from Medicaid to shelter and support those with behavioral or other health issues.

But they disagree on whether to go left or right.

Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son LLC bought dozens of parks in recent years. Now residents say the company is raising rents and cutting services.

Homestead Community Land Trust said the billionaire’s gift will be a ‘game-changer’ for low-income residents looking to buy. How will it work?

The city is updating protections for waterfront industrial lands, but a fight over the SoDo ‘Makers District’ development could upend it.