Events
Attorney General McKenna to kick off mortgage intervention workshop in SeaTac
October 9, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Loan servicers and housing counselors offer help for borrowers
SEATAC, WA - October 09, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna will join housing counselors and loan servicers at a free workshop Saturday geared at helping homeowners find solutions to their mortgage problems.
MAJOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM AG MCKENNA MONDAY
October 6, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Seattle, WA - October 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — On Monday Attorney General Rob McKenna will announce Washington’s share of a multi-state, multi-billion dollar settlement with Countrywide Financial Corporation over allegations of deceptive lending practices.Bank of America, which recently acquired Countrywide, agreed to the settlement after months of negotiations. The agreement was brokered by McKenna […]
Gov. Gregoire praises efforts to increase affordable housing
September 16, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
TACOMA, WA - September 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Chris Gregoire today applauded community organizations that provide families an affordable home. The governor spoke at the 15th annual affordable housing conference in Tacoma, a two-day event hosted by Washington’s Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission.
Notices of residential property values mailed
June 17, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Vancouver, WA – The Clark County Department of Assessment and GIS will mail notices of new property values to about 114,000 residential, multi-family and condominium owners on Monday, June 16, 2008. Notices show the assessed value of each property on January 1, 2008. This value is used to calculate 2009 property taxes.
Free forums offer help for manufactured home owners and landlords
May 13, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
SPOKANE – A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. A statewide tour titled “Don’t Move It; Solve It,” includes three stops this month in Eastern Washington to educate homeowners and landlords about their legal rights and how the Attorney General’s Office can help them resolve problems.
Northgate Buildings Win the Gold
May 12, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
SEATTLE, 06 May 2008 - Mayor Nickels announced today that two city facilities in Northgate won environmental awards from the U.S. Green Building Council. The Northgate Community Center and the Northgate Branch Library, co-located on a campus in northeast Seattle, have earned a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) gold ratings.
Mobile household hazardous waste collection events begin in April
March 27, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Vancouver, WA – Residents of Clark County and its cities will have a number of opportunities to safely remove household hazardous waste, block foam, and unwanted electronics from their homes by dropping them off at mobile collection sites located throughout the county on selected Saturdays from April 12 through November 15.
Free Homeownership Counseling Available To Washington Residents, Counselors To Be Paid With State Funding
March 1, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
OLYMPIA - The Washington Homeownership Information Hotline and Counseling Program kicks off March 1. The program will provide free homeownership counseling to Washington residents thinking of buying a home and current homeowners who are having trouble with their mortgage. The program is the result of $1.5 million earmarked by this year’s legislature to help educate […]
Seattle Planning Commission Presents Affordable Housing Action Agenda
February 27, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
February 28, 2008 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
Seattle City Hall, Bertha Landes RoomThe Seattle Planning Commission will host leaders in labor, environmentalism, development, smart growth and affordable housing at an Affordable Housing Forum this Thursday. The forum will include the release of the Commission’s Affordable Housing Action Agenda, which contains nine key strategies for increasing the […]
Property Tax Foreclosure Auction - February 1, 2008
January 25, 2008 Posted by Washington Real Estate
Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that a Property Tax Foreclosure Auction will be conducted on Friday, February 1, 2008, at 9 a.m. in the 6th Floor Hearing Room, Clark County Public Service Center Building, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, Washington. Lasher stated, “It is anticipated that there will be two parcels subject to sale this […]