Seattle No. 1 Green Building City in the Country
Tally of LEED certified buildings puts Seattle ahead of the nation
SEATTLE - The U.S. Green Building Council, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, determined that...
State Awards More Than $6 Million for Affordable Homeownership Projects
OLYMPIA, WA- The state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) recently awarded more than $6 million for 16 homeownership projects in 23...
NAHB Names Seattle High-Rise Best Multifamily Community of the Year
April 17, 2008 - Mosler Lofts, a high-rise condominium located in downtown Seattle’s historic Belltown neighborhood, has been named the Best Multifamily Community of...
Property Taxes Due By April 30
Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, stated that first-half property taxes are due on Wednesday, April 30. “If you have not received your 2008 first-half...
State kicks off new program to help manufactured homeowners and landlords resolve disputes
SEATTLE – March 26, 2008 - A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. Attorney General...
Mobile household hazardous waste collection events begin in April
Vancouver, WA – Residents of Clark County and its cities will have a number of opportunities to safely remove household hazardous waste, block foam,...
Mayor proposes rehab of Magnuson buildings
Package would tap $16.8 million for expanded arts and recreation at waterfront parkSEATTLE- Mayor Greg Nickels this week sent to the City Council legislation...
Seattle Parks To Host A Public Meeting On Property Acquisition For New Ballard Park
Seattle Parks and Recreation will host a meeting to discuss a new park acquisition for the Ballard community. The meeting will take place on...
Colorado Lender Accused Of False Mortgage Advertising
DFI intends to revoke license, impose other sanctions
OLYMPIA – Since December 2005, when Assurity Financial Services, LLC (Assurity) was licensed as a consumer loan...
Free Homeownership Counseling Available To Washington Residents, Counselors To Be Paid With State Funding
OLYMPIA - The Washington Homeownership Information Hotline and Counseling Program kicks off March 1. The program will provide free homeownership counseling to Washington residents...
Seattle Planning Commission Presents Affordable Housing Action Agenda
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...
New Commissioner Sought For Seattle Housing Authority Board
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels is looking for candidates to fill an upcoming, at-large vacancy on the Seattle Housing Authority Board of Commissioners.
“Keeping housing...
City partners with two nonprofits to help struggling families facing foreclosure
SEATTLE - January 29, 2008 - Mayor Greg Nickels today announced a new pilot program aimed at helping Seattle families facing foreclosure keep their homes...
Attorney General’s foreclosure rescue fraud and identity theft bills scheduled for public hearings tomorrow
OLYMPIA – Two bills requested by Attorney General Rob McKenna that would protect Washington residents from mortgage foreclosure scams and make it easier to...
Property Tax Foreclosure Auction – February 1, 2008
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...
‘Housing First’ Approach to Homelessness Brings Hope to Hard Lives
Two studies show once-controversial projects are helping save lives and money
SEATTLE - Mayor Greg Nickels released studies showing that Seattle’s “Housing First” program is...
First Industrial Realty Trust Acquires 261 Acre Site in Seattle/Tacoma Market to Develop ‘First...
Unique Site in DuPont, WA for Customers Seeking Distribution and Light Industrial Space
CHICAGO, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR),...
State Funds Pilot Program to Help Displaced Mobile Home Park Residents
OLYMPIA – The state Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) awarded $600,000 in federal funding for a one-year pilot program to help...
Appraisers to visit south county properties; set values for 2009
Vancouver, WA – Appraisers from the Clark County Assessor’s Office will be conducting onsite inspections in the south-central portion of the county from now...
Fewer Mortgage Brokers and Loan Originators Renew Licenses to Do Business in Washington State...
OLYMPIA – Only 66 percent of previously licensed mortgage brokers and 42 percent of previously licensed loan originators have fully renewed and been approved...
