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Microsoft-led housing effort cuts rents in Seattle suburbs

by Gene Johnson
| November 19, 2020 9:03 AM

SEATTLE (AP) — A master's degree and a full-time job as a middle-school counselor weren't enough to help Sam Baker land an apartment she could afford in Seattle's east-side suburbs. But a $750 million commitment by a local tech giant helped do the trick.

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