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Seattle pursues solutions to housing crunch amid tech boom

Seattle’s booming tech industry has brought a massive influx of new residents with big wallets to the city. But an ensuing housing crunch has led to skyrocketing rents and home prices that have strained middle- and working-class families and deepened the city’s homelessness crisis.

Inventory for home buyers across US at 20-year low

Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. The job market is solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates are still near historic lows. And then there’s the bad news: Just try to find a house.

U.S. new-home sales jump to highest level in five years

WASHINGTON — Americans snapped up new homes in June at the fastest pace in five years, a sign the housing recovery is strengthening.