Seattle may be one of the hottest housing markets in the nation, but if you’re eager to live within spitting distance of Capitol Hill and downtown without spending a fortune, you can find yourself an ...

Calder Mihlon has lived his whole life on the water. All five months. His mom, though, worries how much longer he has on their Lake Union houseboat. Honestly, I don't know how many things might be ...

A bill pending in the Legislature would exempt Seattle houseboats from state shoreline regulations and give houseboaters more rights when leasing state-owned land. The bill is the latest salvo in a ...

Some people who live in houseboats along Lake Union are up in arms over proposed new regulations the city is floating that could force them to pull up anchor. There are about 500 floating homes like ...

Several boats went up in flames on Lake Union in Washington state, video shows. Seattle firefighters responded to the fire behind the China Harbor Restaurant on Westlake Ave North along Lake Union, at ...

In Seattle’s Madison Park neighborhood near Lake Washington, is a charming and compact bungalow with a charming white picket street facade that cleverly belies both its diminutive-looking size and ...

Kevin and Linda Bagley gave up their roomy landlubber's house years ago to do something iconically Seattle: They moved into a paddle-wheeler on Lake Union. "We absolutely love the lake lifestyle," ...

WHAT: A one-hour tour of Seattle's houseboat scene. WHERE: Lake Union, near the University of Washington and slightly north of Pike Place Market. WHY: So you can see where Tom Hanks was "Sleepless." ...

A half century ago Seattle had more than 2,000 houseboats. Today only about 500 remain. Over the decades the houseboat community has struggled to stay afloat as a result of policy changes, higher ...

The houseboat featured in the film Sleepless in Seattle, which changed real estate in Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, still attracts tourists looking to see where Tom Hanks' character lived.

"Nora [Ephron] was really insistent on basing the movie in Seattle—and not for any reasons she could defend," production designer Jeffrey Townsend says. Rom-com legends Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks star as ...