Yearly Archives: 2012

(Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Al Franken (D-MN), and John Kerry (D-MA) announced the introduction of the Improving Access to Child Care for Homeless Families Act of 2012, new legislation which aims to address the difficulties homeless families face in accessing reliable child care.

Seattle - July 31, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Mayor Mike McGinn and Councilmember Nick Licata today announced plans to cap fees for involuntary tows from private property. The proposed legislation, which goes to the City Council tomorrow, protects consumers while balancing tow companies’ business interests and private property owners' ability to seek relief from unauthorized parking. Standard impounds will be capped at $156.75, and storage rates are limited to $15.50 for up to 12 hours. Sales tax and an impound fee, yet to be determined, will also be applied.

Vancouver, WA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two public hearings, set for 10 a.m. July 24, could mark final steps in updating a flood hazard ordinance and shoreline master plan for properties near waterways in Clark County.

Washington, D.C. - July 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the Senate Housing Appropriations Subcommittee, announced that six state non-profit community agencies will receive homeless prevention grants in order to provide homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing assistance to veterans in Washington state. The grants are part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) Program.

SEATTLE, WA - July 9, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin released a report Public &...

Vancouver, WA - July 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Notice of Value statements are being sent this week to all property owners in Clark County. The notices reflect market values as of January 1, 2012, as required by Washington state law.

EUGENE, OR - June 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Sarah Day to the ever-expanding networks of agents and brokers dedicated to transforming the online real estate search on their professional websites. As a member of the Northwest MLS (NWMLS), Morris has long had access to thousands of detailed property listings. Now, her clients and other Port Orchard, Washington home seekers can experience the same level of accessibility to the NWMLS. IDX Broker has forever changed the way potential buyers search for homes online

SEATTLE, WA - June 18, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Tenants Union of Washington State is among 15 nonprofit organizations nationwide to have been awarded a total of $5 million through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s new Tenant Resource Network program to assist tenants receiving Section 8 project-based rental assistance at risk of being priced-out of the rental market. TRN nonprofits will assist, inform, educate and engage tenants living in certain Section 8-assisted properties at risk of losing affordability protections or project-based rental assistance

Seattle, WA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Councilmember Nick Licata, Chair of the Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee, released the following statement in response to the draft Communities Supporting Safe and Stable Housing Investment Plan

EUGENE, OR - May 7, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rob Potashnick of Ewing and Clark Realty has adopted a customized IDX solution from IDX, Inc. for his professional real estate website. As a member of the Commercial Brokers Association MLS (CBAMLS), Potashnick has long has access to the immense database of property listings CBAMLS hosts. Now, clients of Potashnick and potential home buyers are able to utilize the innovative IDX solution he employs and can experience an unprecedented level of access to CBAMLS MLS listings conveniently from Potashnick’s search page. The online property search in Mercer Island, Washington has been revolutionized by IDX Broker software and Potashnick

April 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Design and construction industry professionals, housing developers, and housing providers are invited to attend a free 8-hour Fair Housing Accessibility First training, on Wednesday, June 6, from 8 am to 5 pm at Seattle City Hall in downtown Seattle. Fair Housing Accessibility First promotes compliance with the Fair Housing Act design and construction requirements. The program offers comprehensive and detailed instruction, useful online web resources, and a toll-free information line for technical guidance.

BELLEVUE, Wash. - April 3, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- KBS Realty Advisors of Newport Beach, Calif., one of the nation’s leading commercial real estate investment advisors, has signed a new, 16,024-square-foot lease with TerraPower at its 240,518-square-foot Ridgewood Corporate Square in Bellevue, Wash., 10 miles east of downtown Seattle. Completed in 1990, the 92.5-percent-occupied property was acquired by KBS in 2009.

EUGENE, OR - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and Eastsound, Washington real estate consultant Mariah Buck have joined forces to present area home seekers with a comprehensive and detailed real estate website. IDX Broker software has integrated a search page that extracts raw listing data directly from the Northwest MLS (NWMLS) database and seamlessly presents it on Buck’s website. She can now supply her clients with thousands of Washington homes instantly, from the convenience and familiarity of her IDX-enabled website.

EUGENE, OR - March 23, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. is pleased to welcome Bellevue, Washington Realtor James Dianard to the growing network of real estate professionals using the revolutionary IDX Broker software on their websites. Northwest MLS (NWMLS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto Dianard’s Washington search page, making thousands of detailed property listings instantly available for home seekers and potential clients. With his customized IDX solution, Dianard can host one of the most dynamic and informative online real estate resources for Washington buyers

Reston, VA - March 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- How does employment growth impact net lease activity? Or is that question even relevant to the space at all? If you were to substitute “office” for “net lease” in that sentence, the answers would be clear and immediate: “significantly” and “definitely yes”, for starters. Then would follow any number of calculations designed to show the relationship between this particular macroeconomic metric—employment—and office leasing activity.

EUGENE, OR - February 14, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Steven Simmons of Coldwell Banker Ocean Beach Properties has joined with IDX, Inc. to upgrade his professional real estate website with a customizable IDX solution. IDX Broker software integrates the Ocean Shores, Washington property listings Simmons represents with thousands of Northwest MLS (NWMLS) listings, creating a thorough and comprehensive database of homes for potential buyers to search through. The IDX enabled website Simmons hosts has simplified the online search capabilities for all those involved in the real estate market, from agents and brokers to home seekers.

Washington, D.C.) - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released today showed that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has had difficulty in planning for and meeting the unique needs of a growing number of homeless women veterans. The study, which was requested by U.S. Senator Patty Murray, Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs’ Committee, is one of the first of its kind to examine the troubling rise in homelessness among women who have served.

Vancouver, WA - January 25, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that a Property Tax Foreclosure Auction will be conducted on Friday, February 3, 2012, at 9 a.m. in the 6th Floor Hearing Room, Clark County Public Service Center Building, 1300 Franklin Street, Vancouver, Washington. Lasher stated, “As of January 20, 2012, there are 53 parcels subject for sale this year; however, this could change daily.” Interested persons may obtain a foreclosure property list from the Clark County Treasurer’s web site at www.clark.wa.gov/treasurer/salesinfo.html or from the Treasurer’s Office at 1300 Franklin Street, second floor, Vancouver, Washington

Seattle, WA - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City Green Building team takes an exciting new step in 2012. Beginning in January, part of the “green team” will join forces with the Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE). Staff focused on policy development will become part of OSE, and those focused on green codes and permitting will stay with the Department of Planning and Development (DPD), as part of the Operations Division. As this next step unfolds, both DPD and OSE will continue to develop and implement innovative approaches to building sustainable neighborhoods.