Economy

In an attempt to help its builders sell more homes, Spokane-based Sterling Savings Bank has unrolled a new incentive plan for potential homebuyers aimed at filling unsold new construction across the bank’s five-state footprint. (STSA)

Work continues on a $17.3 million North Spokane Corridor concrete arch tunnel for a BNSF rail line to pass under the new freeway. —Photo courtesy of DOT

With more people losing their jobs, more people are struggling to pay their mortgages, and as a result foreclosure rates have jumped more than 50-percent from a year ago.

If you'd like to buy a home in 2009, there's a good chance McCook's Housing Director can help you find a comfortable house at a cost lower than you expected.

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The number of home foreclosure proceedings in Kootenai County hit a record high in 2008, officials say. The 939 notices of default and trustee sales posted is 35 percent higher than the previous peak year of 2002.

The number of home foreclosure proceedings in Kootenai County hit a record high in 2008, officials say.

Chopp, Brown pledge to save GAU. In the days before the legislature opened on Jan. 12, you could hear advocates for Washington’s poor and disabled taking some deep breaths as they prepared for a long, hard fight to try to save major pieces of the state’s safety net.

Garco Construction Inc., of Spokane, says it has landed a $44.6 million contract to build replacement family housing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, near Great Falls, Mont.

State Senate Democrats unveiled an economic stimulus plan Tuesday that they say will create 25,000 jobs in Washington over the next two years.

by Mary Bush FSBO stands for “For Sale by Owner”. Quite a few homeowners suppose it’s not big deal to sell a home on their own, the FSBO way. They assume they can net thousands of dollars more at closing than if they hire a real estate broker and pay sales commissions. Many homeowners choose to sell their home without the aid of a real estate broker and do just fine; others find out the hard way how much help a real estate broker can be and how they can actually help to net more cash at the end