Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell issued the following statement after the City Council unanimously passed legislation proposed by his administration earlier this year to protect Seattle homeowners from predatory homebuying practices:

“Promoting equitable growth and fighting displacement are top priorities as mayor, and this legislation is a powerful step to safeguard homeowners from deceptive, misleading homebuying tactics. For far too long, these practices have targeted our senior, low-income, and Black and Brown homeowners, pushing them out of their communities and robbing them of opportunities to build generational wealth.

“As the city prepares to update our growth strategy through the One Seattle Comprehensive Plan , we will continue to make progress implementing my Execut

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