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Seattle homeowners who don't want to sell may get relief from predatory calls 38%
By Joshua McNichols0%
6/29/2026, 5:03:09 AM
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Some Seattle homeowners are getting lots of unsolicited calls from buyers who offer way less than market value.
On Monday June 29, the Seattle City Council looks at ways to make the calls stop.
Chukundi Salisbury runs the group Black Legacy Homeowners.
He says sometimes, someone offering to buy your home can be helpful.
But he says many of the phone calls received by Black homeowners come from predatory lenders who know a home's value but make lowball offers.
"They call knowing that their house, could be worth $800,000 to $900,000.
This is Seattle.
It's disingenuous then to say, 'Hey, you know, would you wanna sell your house for $500,000, $400,000?'
So I would say that many of these calls are inherently... looking to take advantage of someone."
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Salisbury says beyond the financial risk such lowball offers represent, they're also just annoying.
"Like this week I've gotten five calls myself, and it's pervasive," he said.
"And you have people where this causes anxiety, it just causes a level of anxiety that you don't need."
Here's the city's plan: Any homeowner in Seattle who wants to be left alone could join a “do not solicit” list.
If a buyer calls anyway, they'd face a $1,000 to $2,000 fine.
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The idea's based on similar lists in New York and Philadelphia.
Monday's meeting is just a briefing.
The council will not be voting yet.
If it eventually passes, the ordinance is currently scheduled to take effect next summer.
Read more in the Seattle City Council's supporting documents.
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