> A weekly cleaning of a 1,500-square-foot home runs about $156.

It doesn’t say what’s included but off hand that seems 2-4x expensive for a weekly house cleaning of that size.

That (relatively) high pricing may be specific to Seattle though as they’ve got a high ($15/hr) min wage laws there that would apply. Combined with non-contractor employees, FICA, and benefits, they’re easily looking at $20+/hr in labor costs.