Some long-term care insurance providers here say Washington state has placed them in a confusing and financially risky position with the impending implementation of the Long-Term Services and Supports Trust Program, also known as the WA Cares Fund.

Three townhome-style projects with construction values totaling $5 million are planned or underway in the Spokane area. Will Clark, owner of Union Townhomes at 1724 N. Union Road in Spokane Valley, says work on the first phase of a two-phase

Having been a real estate agent in Spokane since 1953, 90-year-old Pat Kenney says he's never seen the residential housing market as hot as it is now. The present market even exceeds the strong markets of the mid and late 20th century, he says.

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.

Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has pivoted from constructing new homes to rehabilitating existing homes as availability of construction materials and labor tightens and costs rise.

A project that's been more than a decade in the making is well on its way to wrapping up, as developers at the Ridpath start work on the final two floors of the building.