Where to Look for Housing

Hunting for a place can be time consuming. Here are some suggestions on how to make the process pain-free. Keep in mind, however, housing in Seattle tends to be more expensive and more difficult to find in other part so the Puget Sound. With this in mind, make sure to allow at least a month to start your housing search.

Off-Campus Housing Affairs- G20 HUB

OCHA Online Database: UW students and staff with an active UWNetID may access the online database of available housing by visiting housing.asuw.org. The database reflects the listings that are physically posted in the OCHA office. Available off-campus housing is listed and sorted by the following: Sublets, Exchanges, Shared Housing, Non-Shared Housing and Housing Wanted.

OCHA Bulletin Boards: Available off-campus housing is listed and sorted by the following: Sublets, Exchanges, Shared Housing (divided by price), Non-Shared Housing (divided by housing type) and Housing Wanted. Pay phones are available on the Ground Floor between Husky Den and Scissor's Edge Salon.

Self-Posting Bulletin Board: An additional board located in our office is available for posting other types of housing flyers and notices by individuals after review. These postings are not reflected in our online database. You much come into our office to view these flyers.

General Campus Bulletin Boards: If you are looking for shared housing or for a roommate and you have an idea what kind of people with whom you would like to live, check out the bulletin boars in places where that type of person might frequent for example in different departmental buildings.

On-Campus Housing

For information about any University-owned housing (Residence Halls, Family Housing, etc.), write to the Housing and Food Services Office, 301 Schmitz, Box 355842, 1400 N.E. Campus Parkway, Seattle, WA 98195 or call (206) 543- 4059. You may also visit their website at http://hfs.washington.edu.
If you are interested in fraternity or sorority living, contact the Panhellenic Association (sororities - Females only) at (206) 543-1810, panhell@u.washington.edu or the Interfraternity Council (fraternities - Males only) at (206) 543-1800, ifc@u.washington.edu. Offices are located in the HUB Room 302A.
If you are visiting faculty, please visit the Visiting Faculty webpage. The VFHS office provides a listing service for new and visiting faculty and staff requiring rental housing.

Newspapers

The Daily: The UW campus paper, published Monday through Friday during the school year and weekly on Wednesday during the summer. Available in the entries to most buildings on campus.

Seattle Times: Pick up the Sunday editions early Saturday morning, or else the listings may be rented by the time you call them. Seattle Times / PI 206-464-2121.

Neighborhoods

If you have an idea about what neighborhood you want to live in, visit the area you're interested in. Look for "For Rent" signs. Talk to the managers of any apartment buildings or rooming houses that you stumble across, and put in an application even if there aren't any vacancies.

Check out community bulletin boards at:

Post Offices	Food Co-ops
Laundromats	Restaurants
Supermarkets	Coffee Shops
Neighborhood Community Centers

Fee Agencies

Includes apartment finders and real estate agencies. Although you might find leads on housing through these agencies, they may charge for listings you could find yourself in a daily paper. Many districts also have Neighborhood Community Centers with monthly newsletters and housing classifieds.

Online

OCHA provides these links as housing resources. OCHA is not responsible for their content nor does it imply endorsement or recommendation of their services or rentals.

Senior Services - provides homesharing with area senior citizen residents

Department of Neighborhoods - Gives info on Seattle area neighborhoods

Seattle Housing Authority - Information and services for low income housing

Corporate Housing Connection - Temporary Accommodations Agency

Craigslist - Online Classified Ads

AurHomes - Find temporary and professional housing