Washington RealEstateRama
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...
Most Home Corp. Signs Letter of Intent to Purchase the Operating Assets of Netupdate
Most Home to enhance lead conversion platform with web-based mortgage point-of-sale system
VANCOUVER, British Columbia and BELLEVUE, Wash., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Most Home Corp....
More than $3.5 million in Community Fund grants released
Vancouver, Wash. - December 18, 2007 - Clark County’s Community Action program has released more than $3.5 million in grants for 2008-09 as part of...
“Home Of The 1% Mortgage” Gets Notice: Bait And Switch Advertising Prohibited In Washington
OLYMPIA - December 17, 2007 – Linden Loans, LLC of Kirkland, a licensed mortgage broker, bills itself on television as the “Home of the...
Washington Realtors praise Congressional action to expand access to home loans
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Dec. 14, 2007 - More low-income families will be able to buy homes under new legislation approved by the U.S. Senate...
Thousands of Washington residents to receive Ameriquest checks next week
Washington agencies continue working to address the subprime meltdown
OLYMPIA - December 14, 2007 - December will be a bit more rewarding for 8,750 Washington residents....
HUD Secretary announces disaster assistance for Washington State flood victims
Foreclosure protection offered to displaced families in Evergreen State
WASHINGTON - U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson today announced HUD will speed federal...
Sustainable Design Project Making Strides Against Global Warming
Seattle project cut CO2 emissions by nearly half in first year
SEATTLE, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Responsible for nearly half the world's greenhouse gas emissions...
Mayor Urges Council to Act on Affordable Housing
SEATTLE, WA - November 30, 2007 - Mayor Greg Nickels today urged the City Council to take action by the end of the year on legislation that could create...
Clark County awarded $3.3 million grant to fight homelessness
Vancouver, WA - November 30, 2007 – Clark County Community Services has been awarded a $3.3 million conditional grant from the Washington State Department of Community, Trade and...
Commissioners give green light to renewable energy projects
Vancouver, WA – On Wednesday, November 28, the Board of Clark County Commissioners agreed to study two proposals that could save the county money...
