Yearly Archives: 2011

SEATTLE - December 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Gusty winds are causing scattered outages across Seattle City Light’s service territory Christmas day. Outages are leaving more than 7,000 customers without power. Some of the largest outages are in the SeaTac and Burien areas.

Seattle, WA - December 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Federal homeless assistance funds totaling more than $21.8 million have been awarded to the City of Seattle and King County for 2012-2013, making it possible to continue to provide a range of housing and supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced the renewal grants on Dec. 20, 2011, following the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announcement of $1.5 billion awarded nationwide.

Washington D.C. - December 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee, issued the following statement after the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that their annual point-in-time survey of veterans homelessness showed an estimated 12% decrease in homeless veterans.

Vancouver, WA - December 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Clark County will delay plans to build new parks in the urban area outside Vancouver until economic conditions improve, in keeping with priorities set by the Clark County Commissioners.

December 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today the Seattle Planning Commission released Housing Seattle, a report that analyzes housing information from the Census, American Community Survey as well as market data.

Vancouver, WA - December 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Board of County Commissioners approved a balanced budget for 2012 following a public hearing Tuesday night, as required by law. In a unanimous vote, the commissioners adopted recommendations from Budget Director Jim Dickman calling for county programs to continue at reduced levels established during the recession in 2009.

EUGENE, OR - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Deanna Sihon of The New Home Council to the growing network of agents and brokers that have adopted an IDX solution for their professional real estate search pages. As a member of the Northwest MLS (NWMLS), Sihon has long had access to the detailed property listings NWMLS supplies to real estate professionals. Now, potential buyers can experience the same level of accessibility to the NWMLS database by utilizing the IDX-enabled search tools Sihon hosts online.

Seattle, WA - November 21, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Seattle is sending letters to the owners of 8,000 buildings this week informing them of its new building energy-efficiency program. The program aims to help building owners and managers reduce their energy costs through benchmarking – or measuring and rating a building’s energy performance. By benchmarking, owners get insight into how their building uses – and wastes – energy and can begin identifying opportunities to improve energy efficiency and increase savings.

EUGENE, OR - November 17, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Kris Swierz of The MLSonline.com to the growing network of real estate professionals who have chosen to integrate the dynamic IDX Broker software onto their website. Home seekers can now experience an unprecedented level of access to Northwest MLS Listings databases of listings. Thousands of detailed property listings are seamlessly linked to his search page, giving potential buyers the unique ability to narrow the MLS databases on their terms.

SEATTLE, WA - November 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mike McGinn today announced more than $27 million in capital funding for the construction of seven new apartment buildings that will serve homeless individuals, low-income families and seniors. The investment, primarily Seattle Housing Levy funds, will help create 476 new permanent apartments, including some set-aside to serve veterans.

EUGENE, OR - October 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle, Washington area properties just became easier to search for, thanks to the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Broker/Owner Bonnie Beddall of RE/MAX Metro Realty, Inc. Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are now fully integrated onto the search page Beddall hosts, giving Washington home seekers an easy-to-use real estate resource to utilize in her online property search. With his custom IDX solution, Beddall now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for Seattle area buyers.

EUGENE, OR - October 27, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle, Washington area properties just became easier to search for, thanks to the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Broker/Owner Bonnie Beddall of RE/MAX Metro Realty, Inc. Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are now fully integrated onto the search page Beddall hosts, giving Washington home seekers an easy-to-use real estate resource to utilize in her online property search. With his custom IDX solution, Beddall now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for Seattle area buyers.

EUGENE, OR - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. announces today the addition of real estate broker Andy Langsford to the expanding network of realty professionals who have chosen to revolutionize the way people search for homes online. With the adoption of IDX Broker software by Langsford, thousands of Northwest MLS (NWMLS) and Commercial Brokers Association MLS (CBAMLS) listings are available for potential buyers to search through. Langsford has long been a dedicated real estate broker, servicing Bellevue, Washington as a leader in customer service and client satisfaction, and now his website reflects his business. The online IDX solution Langsford has enabled has truly revolutionized the property search for Washington home seekers.

EUGENE, OR - October 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle, Washington area properties just became easier to search for, thanks to the partnership of IDX, Inc. and Broker/Owner Bonnie Beddall of RE/MAX Metro Realty, Inc. Northwest MLS (NWMLS) are now fully integrated onto the search page Beddall hosts, giving Washington home seekers an easy-to-use real estate resource to utilize in her online property search. With his custom IDX solution, Beddall now hosts one of the most dynamic and informative real estate websites and searches for Seattle area buyers.

EUGENE, OR - October 7, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Keller Williams Realty just got a more efficient search function, on the IDX-enabled website of broker Becky Barrick. Now, finding Puyallup, Washington area homes can be done easily and quickly on the real estate website Barrick hosts. Her association with Northwest MLS (NWMLS) allows her to display thousands of listings on her website, making her search page a comprehensive database to find properties through. Barrick has forever changed the way home seekers find homes online.

EUGENE, OR - September 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Puyallup, Washington real estate agent Dan Olague has partnered with IDX, Inc. to bring a revolutionary real estate website to home seekers around Washington. Now, IDX Broker syncs with the website Olague hosts to display thousands of North West MLS (NWMLS) on the search page Olague employs. The online property search has never been easier or simpler than it currently is for potential buyers who chose to utilize the IDX enabled website of Olague.

WASHINGTON, DC - September 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it has charged the owner and manager of a Lakewood, Washington trailer park with discriminating on the basis of disability. HUD brings the charge on behalf of the Fair Housing Center of Washington, alleging that Deidra Miller, the owner of Terrace Trailers, and property manager Claudia Welch refused to make a reasonable accommodation to their “no pets” policy for testers posing as applicants with disabilities who needed service dogs.

EUGENE, OR WASHINGTON, D.C. IDX, Inc. announces today that Ron Lunceford of University Place, Washington’s Keynote Real Estate has implemented the IDX Broker Northwest MLS search application with their real estate website. Lunceford is now adapting the growing IDX Broker software to their professionals’ real estate company by utilizing the many features of IDX Broker. Now able to connect his clients with thousands of real estate listings from the NWMLS, Lunceford has gained the power to initiate strong client relationships, increasing their potential for lead generation and customer retention.

EUGENE, OR - September 8, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Sam LeBord have joined forces to present Seattle home seekers with a unique and informative online real estate search page and website. LeBord has adopted IDX Broker software and in the process upgraded the search capabilities of his online realty solution. As a member of the Northwest MLS (NWMLS) LeBord has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, his clients and other Washington buyers can experience the same heightened level of access to listings once reserved only for real estate agents and brokers.

Washington, D.C. - August 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Patty Murray and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin sent a joint letter to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki expressing their concern about the placement of homeless female veterans in unsecure housing in Chicago, which jeopardized their safety.