Elk Real Estate News

Thursday Dec 24 | via Spokane Journal of Business 

The residential real estate market is expected to improve slowly here in 2010 following a four-year sales decline, while the commercial real estate sector might remain in the doldrums for a while yet, industry sources here say.

Related Topix: Housing, Real Estate, Spokane County, WA, Spokane, WA

Nov 20, 2009 | via The Spokesman-Review 

Median prices for Spokane County homes sold in October increased 3 percent over September, the first upturn since March, according to the Spokane Association of Realtors.

Related Topix: Spokane County, WA, Housing, Spokane, WA

Nov 13, 2009 | via The Spokesman-Review 

Inland Northwest residents should not expect much out of the region's economy next year, forecasters John Mitchell and Grant Forsyth said Thursday.

Related Topix: Housing, Spokane, WA, Spokane County, WA, Social Security, Personal Finance

Oct 17, 2009 | via Spokesman Review 

As a slow national economic recovery increases the possibility of an additional $1.4billion state budget shortfall next January, the Legislature faces a number of daunting tasks.

Related Topix: Real Estate, Housing, Spokane County, WA

Oct 5, 2007 | via The Spokesman-Review 

Blu-ray disc manufacturer BlueRay Technologies Inc. allegedly evicted dozens of poor residents of the downtown Commercial Building illegally, according to a class-action lawsuit a Spokane nonprofit law firm said it intended to file Thursday.

Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Spokane County, WA, Foreclosures

Wednesday Dec 30 | via Q13.com KCPQ TV 

These file photos from July 2008 show the Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va., and the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington.

Related Topix: Financial Services, Fannie Mae, Washington, Foreclosures, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, US News, US Treasury

Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek 

European stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased.

Related Topix: Financial Markets, Housing, Human Resources, Banking, Financial Services, Ubs Ag, Washington

Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek 

European stocks rose, sending the the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased.

Related Topix: Financial Markets, Housing, Banking, Financial Services, Ubs Ag, Mining, Washington

Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald 

Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday.

Related Topix: US Politics, Nancy Pelosi, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Washington, Barney Frank, 2008 Presidential Election, Home, Mortgage

Thursday Dec 10 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer 

Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice.

Related Topix: Foreclosures, Washington, Washington Government, California

4 min ago | via Canada.com 

Regulatory hearings into the actions of Deutsche Bank regarding the sale of asset-backed commercial paper market will commence on Sept 27, more than three years after the $35-billion market collapsed in 2007 leaving investors on the hook for massive losses.

Related Topix: Mortgage, Home

4 min ago | via Reuters 

The rate of job losses at U.S. private employers slowed in December and the services sector showed marginal growth, according to reports on Wednesday which underlined the tentative nature of the economic recovery.

Related Topix: Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance

5 min ago | via Reuters 

How Senator Christopher Dodd handles his final months in office is suddenly the big question surrounding U.S. efforts to tighten bank and capital market regulation as part of a worldwide push for reforms.

Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Christopher Dodd, Barack Obama, Home, Mortgage

6 min ago | via Wall Street Folly 

Hedge Fund AQR Goes 'Mom & Pop' GM Cedes U.S. Market Share as Rising Demand Buoys Ford, Toyota US retail sectors saw growth in Dec-SpendingPulse Regional Mall Vacancies in U.S. Rise to Record on Unemployment Senator Christopher Dodd, a five-term Connecticut Democrat trailing in the polls, will not run for re-election in November, according to a ...

Related Topix: US News, Christopher Dodd, US Politics, 2008 Presidential Election, US Senate, Democrat, Christopher Dodd, Personal Finance, Retirement, Mortgage, Investment Banking, Investment Services, Financial Services, Goldman Sachs Group

12 min ago | via New York Times 

Senator Christopher J. Dodd , the embattled Connecticut Democrat who was facing an increasingly tough bid for a sixth term, announced on Wednesday that he would not run.

Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Christopher Dodd, US Senate, Democrat, Home, Mortgage, Mortgage, Personal Finance, Financial Services, Countrywide Financial, Iowa