SEATTLE — At least three more affordable housing owners in Seattle have signaled they will try to sell off buildings as industry representatives cry for more financial help from Seattle City Hall.

The possible sales are timed with an announcement from Mayor Bruce Harrell Tuesday that the city will spend $170 million on affordable housing next year — the most in the city’s history — with an added focus on propping up struggling properties.

The possible sales of up to seven properties — from the Low Income Housing Institute, SouthEast Effective Development and Plymouth Housing — continue a yearlong trend of owners off-loading buildings as they seek to shore up their books.

If the sales go through, they would join the 13 already sold or transferred over the previous 12 months. Some may rem

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