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HousingSearchNW.org is a free resource to help you find a home anywhere in King County that fits your needs and budget. Property owners and managers throughout the county can post apartments or homes for rent any time, which means that the HousingSearchNW list is always current. The website is accessible 24 hours a day, while a toll-free call center (1-877-428-8844) is open Monday-Friday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m. Interpretation in a number of languages is available through the call center. 

HousingSearchNW.org is sponsored by the City of Seattle, King County, the Seattle Housing Authority, the King County Housing Authority and the United Way of King County, and supported by the Tenants Union and the Rental Housing Association.

Direct links to affordable housing providers in Seattle:

ArtSpace Projects
(206) 709-7611
Nonprofit developer of affordable live-work space for artists.

Bellwether Housing (formerly Housing Resources Group)
(206) 623-0506
A nonprofit organization meeting the region's affordable housing needs by developing and managing quality, safe and permanent affordable housing.

Capitol Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP)
(206) 329-7303
Offers secure, comfortable and affordable housing opportunities for individuals and families across a broad range of incomes to support social and economic diversity.

Catholic Housing Services
(206) 328-5731
Shelter and transitional programs for homeless and low-income persons. Formerly known as Archdiocesan Housing Authority.

Central Area Development Association (CADA)
(206) 328-2240
Affordable multifamily apartments, mixed-use developments and community programs in the Central Area.

Compass Housing Alliance (merger of LATCH and the Compass Center)
(206) 789-1536
A coalition of Lutheran congregations whose mission is to build safe and nurturing communities that recognize the right to affordable housing, the importance of self-determination, and the value of mutual respect.

Delridge Neighborhoods Development Association (DNDA)
(206) 923-0917
Affordable housing resource program, offering housing that is less expensive than for-profit buildings so that families with lower incomes can always live in Delridge.

Downtown Emergency Service Center
(206) 464-1570
Serves disabled and vulnerable homeless adults, providing a variety of housing options, which all include case management and/or on-site coordination of support services.

Habitat for Humanity of Seattle/South King County
(206) 292-5240
A homeownership program with homeowners investing hundreds of hours of their own labor (sweat equity) into building their Habitat house and they pay a no-profit, no-interest mortgage.

Inter*Im Community Development Association
(206) 624-1802
Affordable housing development in Seattle's International District and the larger Asian/Pacific community.

Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI)
(206) 443-9935
Develops, owns and operates housing for the benefit of low-income and homeless families and individuals.

Mt. Baker Housing Association
(206) 725-4152
Owns and operates apartments in the Rainier Valley for low-income persons, mostly with Section 8 rental assistance.

Plymouth Housing Group (PHG)
(206) 374-9409
Providing affordable housing and supportive services to people in transition from city streets to permanent homes.

Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority (SCIDPDA)
(206) 624-8928
Provides opportunities for low- to moderate-income individuals, families and seniors to afford a safe and decent place to live in the heart of the bustling Chinatown International District, near the city center and city jobs.

Seattle Housing Authority
Provides low-income housing and Section 8 housing vouchers.

SouthEast Effective Development (SEED)
(206) 723-7333
A not-for-profit community development corporation concerned with affordable housing, economic development, arts and cultural programs.

YWCA
(206) 490-4354
Owns and operates permanent and transitional low-income apartments for women and their families. Also has an employment and daycare center in downtown Seattle.