Slow recovery forecast in most real estate sectors
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. Comment?
Median Spokane County home prices up 3 percent
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
BlueRay to face eviction suit 0 minutes ago
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. Comment?
Taxpayer tab for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to r...
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
European Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise Before Economic...
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. Comment?
House bill gives Wall Street, banks a makeover
Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
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. Comment?
Deutsche Bank's ABCP hearing to start Sept. 27
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. Comment?
Job losses slow in December, service sector grows
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. Comment?
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. Comment?
Averting defeat, Chris Dodd is stepping aside and wo...
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 ... Comment?
Senator Dodd Says He Won't Seek Re-election
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. Comment?