EUGENE, OR - June 15, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. and David Brimhall have brought a new IDX solution to the Seattle, Washington area real estate market. IDX Broker software now syncs directly to the website of Brimhall, extracting raw listing data from the Northwest MLS (NWMLS) and displaying it seamlessly on the IDX enabled search page Brimhall hosts. Now, Seattle home seekers can experience and dynamic, time-saving, online real estate search from the convenience of the website of Brimhall, thanks to IDX Broker software. Brimhall has forever changed the way potential Seattle buyers find the homes of their dreams.

Washington, D.C. - June 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) applauded an announcement made by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric K. Shinseki that a supportive housing project for homeless veterans and their families will be developed in Spokane and Vancouver. Through the Building Utilization Review and Repurposing (BURR) initiative, the VA was able to identify unused and underused buildings at VA properties in Spokane and Vancouver that will be developed into new housing opportunities for veterans returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan and homeless veterans and their families.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 6, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- PCCP, LLC has announced that it has provided a $23.2 million senior loan commitment for the acquisition and re‐development financing of 2055 L Street, NW, a Class B+ office condominium located in the “Golden Triangle” of Washington D.C.’s CBD. The borrower/property owner is a joint venture between Monument Realty and Angelo Gordon & Co. which acquired the asset in December 2010. With this loan in place, the joint venture will now commence a six-month rehabilitation to the owned 102,000 square foot condominium office portion of the 237,000 square foot building.

VANCOUVER, WA - June 2, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Lionbridge Technologies Inc. has signed a five-year lease for 34,000 square feet of flex space at 1115 SE 164th Avenue, a 478,080-square-foot office/flex building also known as Columbia Center. Owner PacTrust Realty was represented by Paul Carlson and Tom Usher of the Portland, Oregon office of Cushman & Wakefield. The tenant was represented by CresaPartners.

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - May 31, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- PCCP, LLC has announced that it has partnered with Principal Real Estate Investors, the fourth largest institutional real estate manager in the United States, to acquire a 253,769 square foot class A office building located at 705 5th Avenue South in Seattle. The property is located within the Pioneer Square submarket, which is situated just south of the Seattle CBD, and is 98 percent vacant. The joint venture acquired the property from a private owner in an off market transaction.

EUGENE, OR - May 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The latest real estate professional to adopt the innovative IDX Broker software is William Randolph of Seattle, Washington. IDX, Inc. welcomes Randolph to the growing network of agents and brokers who have chosen to employ a powerful and effective IDX solution onto their professional websites. Northwest MLS (NWMLS) listings are now seamlessly integrated onto the site Randolph hosts, giving his clients a thorough, complete and comprehensive database of properties to search through online.

EUGENE, OR - May 23, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. has teamed with Evelyn Cheme to deliver Northern Virginia property listings to Washington DC area home seekers. Cheme has adopted IDX Broker software, giving her website a thorough database of detailed home listings for potential buyers to search through. As a member of the Metropolitan Regional Information Systems (MRIS), Cheme has long had access to thousands of area listings, once reserved only for agents and brokers. Now, thanks to her IDX solution, clients of Cheme can experience the same level of access to the MRIS database of property listings, without ever leaving the convenience that the real estate website of Cheme affords.

Seattle, WA - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and City Councilmembers Nick Licata and Mike O'Brien today announced two new steps in the City's efforts to better support those living without permanent shelter in Seattle:

SEATTLE, WA - May 12, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Council's Committee on the Built Environment today reviews a report on backyard cottage development in Seattle over the past 18 months. In November 2009, Council adopted legislation allowing construction of backyard cottages on eligible lots in single-family zones throughout the City. Fifty-seven units have been permitted since.

Seattle, WA - May 11, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The City of Seattle sent letters to more than 800 large commercial property owners and managers today informing them about a new citywide program designed to help owners and managers assess and improve building energy efficiency and spur the market for building energy retrofits.

Seattle, WA - May 10, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- One year has passed since the City Council adopted legislation to allow backyard cottages in all single family zones. Join Councilmembers, architects, and backyard cottage owners as they discuss and review how many cottages have been built, what they look like, their scale, and where they're appearing.

May 9, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- How are neighborhoods responding to an influx of low-income and homeless housing? On Friday, May 6, 7 p.m., Cable 21, City Inside/Out with C.R. Douglas examines what is happening as services and housing for the poor spread out from downtown. We discuss the issues with representatives of a business association, property owners and housing and human-services providers.

SEATTLE, WA - May 4, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Seattle City Light is expanding an energy use tracking service that helped about 18,000 customers save $477,000 on their energy bills last year.

SEATTLE, WA - April 28, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today awarded $2,199,963 to 11 new homeless programs in Washington state.

Vancouver, WA - April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- International Code Council recently selected Clark County’s Building Safety program as winner of the group’s 2011 Raising the Profile Award in conjunction with Building Safety Month in May. The national award recognizes efforts to raise public awareness about work to improve public safety in the built environment

April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, stated that first-half property taxes are due on Monday, May 2 due to April 30 falling on the weekend. “If you have not received your 2011 first-half tax statement or have lost it, you can visit our web site at www.clark.wa.gov/treasurer or contact the Treasurer’s Office at 397-2252 for a duplicate statement.”

OLYMPIA, WA - April 26, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) is pleased to announce the five-year extension of the Mortgage Fraud Prosecution fund with the Governor’s signature earlier this week of HB1191, signing it into Chapter 129, Laws of 2011 62nd Legislature 2011 Regular Session

WASHINGTON, DC - April 25, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- Jones Lang LaSalle announced that it is serving as a sponsor of Empowerhouse, a team participating in the 2011 Solar Decathlon Competition, which will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., this fall. Hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, this biennial competition challenges college students to design, build, and operate a solar-powered house.

EUGENE, OR - April 22, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- IDX, Inc. welcomes Hamid Ali to the growing network of real estate professionals dedicated to serving their clients and their every real estate need, by syncing an IDX solution to their search page. The latest addition of IDX Broker software has changed the way Ali presents Seattle, Washington real estate. His membership with the Northwest MLS (NWMLS) makes it monumentally easier for home seekers to search through thousands of area properties with the click of a mouse, thanks to the IDX enabled website of Ali

Seattle, WA - April 14, 2011 - (RealEstateRama) -- King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn today announced a long-term agreement in principle for use of the King County Jail as the primary provider of bed space for the City's misdemeanor inmates over the next two decades."With the County jail next door to the City's courts, it just makes sense for us to provide space for City inmates awaiting trial," said Executive Constantine.