Lenders could be held responsible for upkeep of foreclosed Spokane homes | KREM.com Spokane
by RYAN SIMMS & KREM.com Posted on August 16, 2014 at 9:19 AM SPOKANE, Wash. — A solution is in the works in Spokane to help get rid of foreclosed homes that have become eyesores. In Spokane, there are more than 200 properties that have been abandoned and are turning in to hotspots for crime. […]
You Can Photograph Anything In Plain View In A Public Space Including Law Enforcement Officers And Government Buildings
As an attorney I’ve been asked many times over the decades about the legality of taking photographs and videotaping in both public and private spaces. Washington State and federal law is quite clear that you have a First Amendment right to photograph anything in plain view in a public space including law enforcement officers, public […]
Spokane recovery lagging behind – Spokesman.com
The recession’s impact seems to affirm the long-repeated axiom that Spokane gets the economic flu later than other cities, but then it takes longer to recover. And it has rekindled talk of whether more-focused strategies […]
Future looks promising after boom year for Spokane area construction
Last year, the city of Spokane set a record for the dollar value of the building permits issued at $538 million. Even if you take Walt Worthy’s downtown hotel out of the equation – permitted at a value of $135 million – 2013 was a genuine boom year for people deciding to invest in construction […]
Spokane County Overall Apartment Vacancy Rate
This indicator measures the availability of apartment housing. The rate of apartment vacancies is due to several forces: changes in the supply of apartments, changes in the number of people seeking apartments, as well as a “frictional” level of empty apartments due to a timing gap between move-outs and move-ins. The apartment […]
Spokane County Homeownership Rates by Income
Why is this important? How income levels affect rates of home ownership is an indicator of housing affordability and security within Spokane County. For most U.S. families, the home is the greatest asset in their portfolio. A recent study commissioned by the Consumer Federation of America and Fannie Mae concluded that homeownership is the main […]
2016 Before Spokane County Returns to Same Level Of Employment As 2008? Where’s ‘The Recovery’?
Post-recession job numbers in Spokane still aren’t back to even Spokane County trails state in its workforce recovery Katie Ross July 17th, 2014 As the Spokane area continues to recover after the great recession, one indicator of economic improvement is lagging behind here: job creation. Spokane County lost a total of about 13,500 jobs in […]
First-time owners key in Spokane County housing recovery
Tom Sowa The Spokesman-Review First-time homebuyer Alicia Isensee walks through the home she recently purchased in Spokane Valley. Online Information on the Washington State Housing Financing Commission:wshfc.org/buyers/index.htm If the Spokane home market is a tad soft, it’s because there aren’t enough first-time homebuyers like Joe Weber and Alicia Isensee. The two area residents are closing on home […]
Spokane real estate market bouncing back | Spokane/E. WA – KXLY.com
The latest S & P report finds home prices nationally up 10.3-percent in the first quarter of this year. via Spokane real estate market bouncing back | Spokane/E. WA – KXLY.com.