A Spokane couple plans to construct a three-story, 23-unit apartment building at 155 E. Cleveland, in Spokane's Logan neighborhood, says property co-owner David Tucker.

While student loan debt continues to rise and impact borrowers of all ages, the debt growth has been highest among older borrowers, says a report by AARP Public Policy Institute.

Longtime brokers Marianne and Chris Bornhoft have opened a new commercial real estate company, Bornhoft Real Estate, which does business as Bornhoft Commercial, in Spokane. Commercial real estate, specifically investment property, multifamily property

Peter Froese, the owner and chef at Spokane restaurant Gander & Ryegrass, has opened a "fancy dive bar" in a minuscule space in the downtown core.

U.S. Small Business Administration-backed lending had a strong year in 2021 and is keeping up pace so far this year, some SBA lending officials here say.

Anticipated federal funds interest rate hikes are expected to foster an environment of growth and diversified investment among banks. One of the key ways in which banks make money is through interest rates on funds the banks loan.

Some lenders in Spokane County have experienced an increased volume of digitally initiated mortgage applications since the onset of the pandemic, though not all attribute the shift to COVID-era behavior changes.