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.

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.