In late 2024, Amazon announced that, effective January 1, 2025, all staff must be in the office five days a week, instead of the required three days before. In December 2024, just before the rule went into effect, the median rent in downtown Seattle rose 2.5% year over year to $2,000.

The median asking rent for an apartment in downtown Seattle rose for the first time in 17 months, according to a new analysis by real estate company Redfin.

The return-to-work mandate for companies like Amazon and Google has brought more congestion back to Seattle’s downtown core. However, that isn’t the only spike we’re seeing.

The cost to rent an apartment downtown grew 2.5% last month, the first year-over-year increase in more than 12 months, according to a new report from Redfin.

Amazon began requiring workers to return to the office five days a week, on Jan. 2, bringing longer commutes and heavier traffic.

The median asking rent in downtown Seattle grew for the first time in 17 months, according to a Redfin analysis, as experts wait to see the impact of Amazon’s return-to-office policy. Redfin said apartment rents grew 2.

Rents in downtown Seattle have gone up for the first time in 17 months as Amazon employees have returned to the office, according to a new report by Redfin.The

Apartment rents in the Seattle area are on the rise, according to a new report. But not all areas have been affected equally.