{"id":3387,"date":"2026-07-16T15:39:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3387"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:39:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T15:39:20","slug":"socialist-run-seattle-now-leads-nation-in-alarming-statistic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3387","title":{"rendered":"Socialist-Run Seattle Now Leads Nation In Alarming Statistic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Seattle has the nation\u2019s highest office vacancy rate, a new report found. <\/p>\n<p>Downtown office vacancy has climbed to 36.5%, above the national average of roughly 23% and higher than other major cities, according to the Q1 2026 report from commercial real estate firm Cushman &amp; Wakefield.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3385\">Bison Hurls Grandfather Eight Feet Into The Air After Charging Children In Yellowstone National Park<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Q1 2025, Seattle\u2019s vacancy rate was only 31.2%, according to Colliers.<\/p>\n<p>The report comes just months after socialist Democratic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson took office following a campaign centered on progressive tax proposals \u2014 including a tax on vacant commercial properties. <\/p>\n<p>Wilson publicly wants to remove guns, eliminate private grocery stores and established 50 more homeless shelters to hide the city\u2019s large homeless population during the World Cup season.<\/p>\n<p>The left-wing mayor also created barriers throughout a known prostitution zone, off of Aurora, to respond to shooting and sex trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson has \u201ccreated this air of uncertainty in the city for businesses,\u201d Mark Harmsworth, Director of the Center for Small Business at the Washington Policy Center told the Daily Caller News Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3383\">Editor Daily Rundown: Lindsey Graham Dies At 71<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_2 --> <\/p>\n<p>He added that these businesses are \u201cvoting with their feet\u201d and moving to smaller nearby cities such as Bellevue, Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s Seattle has \u201ceven started talking about removing some of the roads and converting them 100% pedestrian and bike traffic,\u201d Harmsworth said. He noted that his \u201cmakes it incredibly difficult for you as a business to get deliveries.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>This is another big step forward towards my highest priority: rapidly expanding shelter &amp; emergency housing. Thank you to @council.seattle.gov for moving so quickly to advance this legislation, and for their continued partnership moving this work forward. www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\u2026<\/p>\n<p>[image or embed]<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mayor Katie B. Wilson (@mayorofseattle.bsky.social) May 19, 2026 at 9:45 PM<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Downtown Seattle Association claims that Seattle\u2019s payroll tax had a part to play in the high office vacancy rates.<strong>(RELATED: Taxpayers Revolt As Socialist Mayor Tries Solving Pimp Epidemic With \u2018Barricades\u2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Wilson\u2019s office and The Downtown Seattle Association each did not immediately respond to the DCNF\u2019s requests for comments.<\/p>\n<p>In the past year, major businesses such as Meta and Amazon vacated 325,000 square feet of office space in downtown Seattle, the report reads. Starbucks, a longtime Seattle institution, abandoned its headquarters for Florida earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>If the policy trend continues, Seattle could observe an increase of buildings that cannot produce enough revenue to support themselves, commercial real estate experts told the Seattle Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith office vacancies still climbing rather than stabilizing, the city\u2019s commercial core faces an uncertain future,\u201d Ari Hoffman, a Seattle-based conservative talk host for KVI wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery empty floor not only represents lost rent for building owners, but also fewer downtown workers supporting restaurants, retailers, transit systems, and the city\u2019s tax base,\u201d Hoffman concluded.<\/p>\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been update to include quotes from Harmsworth that were sent post-publication.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=3381\">Lindsey Graham\u2019s Passing Sets Off Scramble For His South Carolina Senate Seat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_3 --> <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seattle, under socialist Democratic mayor Katie Wilson, has the nation\u2019s highest office vacancy rate, a new report found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3386,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1296,1297,315],"class_list":["post-3387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting","tag-katie-wilson","tag-seattle","tag-socialism"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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