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Clark County to reduce staff and services linked to development

Vancouver, WA - October 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — With the continuing sharp downturn in building permits and development applications, Clark County is preparing...

At-risk Washington homeowners to get help in Countrywide settlement

SEATTLE, WA - October 8, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Attorney General Rob McKenna Monday announced a landmark settlement brokered by  Washington  and other states requiring...

MAJOR COUNTRYWIDE MORTGAGE ANNOUNCEMENT FROM AG MCKENNA MONDAY

 Seattle, WA - October 06, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — On Monday Attorney General Rob McKenna will announce Washington’s share of a multi-state, multi-billion dollar...

Public Health offers 0% interest loans for failing septic systems

Vancouver, WA - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Clark County Public Health is offering deferred, 0% interest loans to homeowners with failing septic...

Bremerton, King County, Seattle to bring affordable housing in new mixed-income communities

WASHINGTON - September 23, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Steve Preston today awarded $50.5 million to three public housing...

Mayor Nickels calls for plan to create more workforce housing

SEATTLE, WA - September 16, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Mayor Greg Nickels today sent legislation to the City Council to increase the supply of...

Gov. Gregoire praises efforts to increase affordable housing

TACOMA, WA - September 15, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Chris Gregoire today applauded community organizations that provide families an affordable home. The governor spoke...

Dirty deeds: Attorney General’s Office raises the red flag on foreclosure fraud

OLYMPIA, WA - September 05, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — Rising mortgage payments have paved the way for scammers who peruse foreclosure listings. Grasping at...

Winners of Economic Development and Workforce Best Practices awards announced

Lynnwood, WA - September 4, 2008- (RealEstateRama) — Gov. Chris Gregoire today announced the winners of the 2008 Economic Development and Workforce Best Practices...

State Settles Two False Advertising Cases – Mortgage Firms Pay More Than $200,000 In...

DFI alleged firms engaged in deceptive radio and direct mail advertising campaigns OLYMPIA, WA - August 19, 2008 - (RealEstateRama) — The Department of Financial Institutions...

Mortgage Broker Charged With Deceptive Lending Practices – State Seeks Full Restitution For Injured...

DFI Alleges Paramount Equity Mortgage Made Deceptive Fee Disclosures, Collected Unearned Points and Fees, and Engaged In False Advertising OLYMPIA, WA - August 17, 2008...

Fire Marshal reminds homeowners to create “defensible space”

Vancouver, WA (RealEstateRama) July 15, 2008 – With the Mt. Adams wildfire so close, Clark County Fire Marshal Jon Dunaway is reminding homeowners to create...

State Awards $5 Million to Reduce Homelessness

OLYMPIA, WA – Island, King, Snohomish, and Thurston counties. “Every family in Washington State deserves a safe and decent place to live” said Juli...

State Awards More Than $32 Million for Affordable Housing Projects

OLYMPIA, WA- The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) has awarded more than $32 million for 25 multifamily affordable housing...

Consumer Protection A DFI Priority In Enforcement Of New Mortgage Industry Regulatory Legislation Now...

OLYMPIA - – “DFI takes consumer protection very seriously,” Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Director of Scott Jarvis said. “With yesterday’s enactment of several...

New law helps protect distressed homeowners

 SEATTLE - A new state law to help protect financially strapped homeowners from equity skimming and foreclosure rescue scams becomes effective in Washington on June 12....

Free forums offer help for manufactured home owners and landlords

SPOKANE – A new state government program is helping resolve disputes between manufactured home owners and their landlords. A statewide tour titled “Don’t Move...

Northgate Buildings Win the Gold

SEATTLE, 06 May 2008 - Mayor Nickels announced today that two city facilities in Northgate won environmental awards from the U.S. Green Building Council....

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...

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KCHA spearheads successful effort to preserve nine subdized apartment complexes in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - December 3, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- When a portfolio of nine privately owned Section 8-assisted housing complexes located in five counties scattered across Washington state was offered for sale last spring, the King County Housing Authority spearheaded a collaborative effort to purchase it. The housing authorities of Bremerton, Grays Harbor County, Yakima, and Chelan County and the City of Wenatchee participated in assuring the preservation of a total of 337 homes within the various communities.

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Calmwater Capital Originates $7.6 Million Loan for WSU Student Housing

Calmwater Capital, a leading national direct real estate lender, has provided $7.6 million in senior debt to Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate, LLC to acquire and upgrade a student housing complex near Washington State University. The 184-bed property, known as College Crest Apartments, is located at 1555 NE Merman Drive in Pullman, Washington.