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Niagara County Real Estate Transactions Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:39AMFollowing are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Niagara County Clerk’s Office for the week ending June 10. •Lockport Road, Joshua J. Sidebottom to Carol M. Laport, $130,000.
Movers & Shakers (July 18) Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:51AMPeople on the Move
Foreclosures decline in Clark County Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:07PMThe number of homes in foreclosure declined across the state and the nation in June, according to a national report issued Thursday. And the rate of foreclosure dropped even more rapidly in Clark County, which fell to the fifth-highest rate of foreclosure among Washington’s 39 counties last month, down from second-highest in May. National forecasters expect another wave of foreclosures to send ...
Developer sees housing boom around corner Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:16AMIt's a question that's on every local homeowner's mind: just when will Edmonton's sluggish housing market finally lift off?
Tradewinds Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:20PMTradewinds The Salt Lake Tribune Published Jul 13, 2011 12:12PM MDT Distinctive Properties has merged with Windermere Real Estate-Utah. Founders Darlene Dipo, Debbie Dahmen and DeAnna Dipo have joined Windermere, along with Lisa Jungemann and Jamie Duncan Plott. Intermountain Financial Group, the Utah Agency for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual), has hired Jon Knudson as ...
Checks awarded after fun run Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:15PMWindermere Real Estate Broker Cobi D’Eau Claire presented a $200 check to the Waldport Lion’s Club on Tuesday, July 5 and another $200 was presented to the Waldport Seashore Literacy Center.
Students supplied with school basics Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:39AMSouth County groups are aiming to ensure 1,000 Edmonds School District students in need will start the school year with a backpack filled with school supplies.
Pending home sales up in county, but prices still low Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 7:44AMPending home sales in Snohomish County rose dramatically in June, prompting at least one industry leader to suggest the region's housing industry may be rebounding.
Erie County Real Estate Transactions Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:55AM3. • 1705 Willow Woods Lane, Michael S. Larson to Carl Posluszny, $173,000.
Business briefcase Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:38AMNames and Faces
Kittitas County 6-month home-sales figures drop in 2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:14PMDespite a drop in home sales across Kittitas County in the last six months, some say there’s a glimmer of hope the market has hit bottom and now’s the time for an upward trend.
SAILING: Women on the Water Regatta set for 14th annual race Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:38AMWhen Dawn Durand moved to Bellingham from Southern California in 1988, she noticed one significant d
Could Kitsap's real estate market be bottoming out? Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:53PMHome prices are up slightly from a year ago.
Pending home sales up in county, but prices still low Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:53AMPending home sales in Snohomish County rose dramatically in June, prompting at least one industry leader to suggest the region's housing industry may be rebounding.
Pierce home prices drop again Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:18AMThe South Sound housing market showed some improvement in June as more homes sold than in the month before, but year-over-year sales dropped. And median sale prices dipped yet again.
Monthly data: Pierce County home prices drop again Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:18AMThe South Sound housing market showed some improvement in June as more homes sold than in the month before, but year-over-year sales dropped. And median sale prices dipped yet again.
Is Thurston's housing market 'starting to firm up'? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:55PMMore South Sound homes sold last month than in May, but sales were flat year over year, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released Wednesday.
Local home prices slide again, but market may be stabilizing Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:50PMHome sales were relatively flat last month despite lower prices, but a spike in pending sales may indicate the real-estate market is slowly regaining its footing.
Niagara County Real Estate Transactions Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:39AMFollowing are real estate transactions over $5,000 as listed in records of the Niagara County Clerk’s Office for the week ending May 27. •Lower Mountain Road, Daniel T. Hogue; Victoria V. Hogue toRSean Manning, $60,000.
This week's real estate transactions Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 11:17PMThe transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between May 9-13. First Savers Bank sold 2804 Sunchaser Lane to Duane N. and Kelly Lucas Parrish for $500,000.
Great Recession sheds real-estate agents, attracts newcomers to the business Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 12:14AMThe new crop of agents has had to seriously think about what they will need to do to succeed in a slow real-estate market.
Will Phosphate Be Canada's Next Potash? Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 1:58PMVia Pension Pulse . On Thursday, I met three sharp hedge fund managers based in Montreal: Jacques Lacroix and Paul Beattie of BT Global Growth and Brian Ostroff of Winderemere Capital . Their offices are all next to each other. I first met with Jacques and Paul and chatted a little with Brian before heading off to lunch with Paul. My meeting with Jacques and Paul was extremely interesting. I've ...
Mixed trends show signs of hope Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 8:01AMCount your blessings. Sure, local home prices are down. Credit is tight. And buyers are getting darned picky as they search for that screaming deal on a new home.
4th of July events on San Juan Island Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 1:58PM4th of July events on San Juan Island
Who sold what, published June 25 Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 6:04PMResidential transactions in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, San Francisco and southern Alameda County, published June 25, 2011.
Mixed news for home prices in Pierce, Thurston counties Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 5:58AMA new housing sales price report ranks the Seattle-Tacoma area among the top-performing metropolitan areas nationwide in April, but Tacoma real estate brokers raised warnings about reading too much into those broad-brush numbers.
Making Good: Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions. Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:31PMSean Rodman has joined SOVRN Creative as a creative strategist.
Your Treasure Valley business community: accomplishments and promotions. Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:26PMJOB CHANGESStephanie Thomason has joined the Boise office of Windermere Real Estate/Richard B Smit
Investor group pokes around suspended Bainbridge Island development Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 7:41PMUnfinished Blossom Hill has frustrated islanders for the past two years.
Open for business: City Market's Great Hall sports new look, 20 shops Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 11:14PMIt's not often 20 businesses open all at once and in one location, especially in a lukewarm economic recovery.
6/27: Progressions Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 11:13PMAccounting
Coming attractions: a full weekend of July 4th events Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 11:18AM“July 4th is very important from two perspectives: the community members who have come to embrace it and feel it is part of the small town fabric and for folks who choose to escape the big city,” said Orcas Island Chamber director Lance Evans.
Selling a house? A handyman may be just what you need Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 5:48AMHome repair to-do lists tend to pile up. They become honey-do lists, albatrosses that can threaten the best of relationships. When buying or selling a home, the to-do list, often called a punch list, can become a tipping point between buyers and sellers.
Movers and Shakers June 25, 2011 Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 3:59AMChristina Petit has been hired as director of sales and catering at The Best Western Plus Coeur d'Alene Inn & Conference Center. Petit is president of both the Kootenai Lodging Association and the North Idaho Tourism Summit committee. She was previously director of sales at the Holiday Inn Express.
Blossom Hill project may have a buyer in John Jacobi Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 3:43PMJohn Jacobi, the founder of Windermere Real Estate, has signed a 30-day due diligence contract with Whidbey Island Bank to explore the potential purchase of the unfinished Blossom Hill development in Lynwood Center. The goal is to evaluate the prospects and determine the resources needed to complete the 16-acre project.
RECENT HOME SALES Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:57PMby PaloAltoOnline.com
Weather & Tides Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 4:10PMTemperatures and precipitation
Council nixes Eric Lane rezoning Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 10:20PM BURLINGTON - After two continuances and three months of anticipation, plans for a multifamily development on Eric Lane were officially nixed when the City Council unanimously voted against the pending rezoning request Tuesday night.A public hearing for the rezoning of 5.68...
Unofficial mayor of Magnolia dies Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 9:36PMArt Van der Wel, the "unofficial mayor" of Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood and a longtime real-estate agent, died June 13 at age 64.
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This week's real estate transactions Saturday, June 18, 2011 @ 11:34PMThe transactions listed below include properties sold for $150,000 or more and recorded between April 25-29. William J. and Ellen K. Zorn sold 1470 Lieben Road to William Joseph Zorn Jr. for $175,000.
Brokers roll up their sleeves to clean up a Spokane County park Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 9:14PMSPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. -- Brokers with local Windermere Real Estate offices are teaming up to help one of the parks in their backyard. It is part of a growing effort to clean up local parks as county funding and maintenance keeps dwindling. Gleneden Park was in need of a major makeover. It finally got one thanks to outside help joining an active community and the county to clean up. More than ...
Life jackets available at Camano Island boat launches Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 2:34AMThe safety devices have been placed for free use at all 3 boat launches and must be returned to the same location.
North County Update Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 1:34PMThe city's West Arlington Plan is the focus of a public meeting and workshop at 6 tonight at the Stillaguamish Senior Center, 18308 Smokey Point Blvd.
Green Lake Windermere to spend a day of community service developing Bagley’s outdoor classroom Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 11:10PMParticipants will be lending a hand with the development of Daniel Bagley Elementary‘s outdoor classroom and learning garden (7821 Stone Ave N). “Windermere’s Community Service Day started in 1984 with my dad, John Jacobi, a handful of agents, and a run-down chain-link fence at an elementary school that needed some TLC,” said company president, OB Jacobi, in a press release.
Movers and Shakers June 15, 2011 Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 3:37AMHolly and Karen Hansen have joined Windermere/Coeur d'Alene Realty, Inc. as sales associates. Before entering into real estate, Karen Hansen was active in the Merchant Marines, driving ammunition ships for the Department of Defense Naval Support Group.
Small surge in May homes prices Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 11:12AMExisting-homes prices in the Orlando area made their regular spring uptick from April to May, rising 4 percent to a median of $110,000, according to a new report by the Orlando Regional Realtor Association.
Ballarat real estate agents get active for conservation Monday, June 13, 2011 @ 10:06AMIn an effort to conserve the natural environment, 15 PRD Jens Gaunt employees have put on their gumboots and planted trees at Winter Swamp.
Where Will Insitu Land? Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 8:07AMBINGEN — It’s intriguing to wonder whether technology made by Insitu Inc. led U.S. Navy SEALs to Osama bin Laden. Insitu’s unmanned aircraft may look different from the drones that monitored bin Laden’s Pakistan hideout. But the Boeing Co. subsidiary does manufacture surveillance drones equipped with cameras that can film and transmit real-time video without being detected in war zones — and ...
Where will Insitu land? Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 8:07AMBINGEN — It’s intriguing to wonder whether technology made by Insitu Inc. led U.S. Navy SEALs to Osama bin Laden. Insitu’s unmanned aircraft may look different from the drones that monitored bin Laden’s Pakistan hideout. But the Boeing Co. subsidiary does manufacture surveillance drones equipped with cameras that can film and transmit real-time video without being detected in war zones — and ...