Three multifamily projects with a total of 90 residential units valued at more than $8.5 million combined are planned at sites in Spokane Valley and on Spokane's upper South Hill, according to building permit application information. One of the project

Denny LaVé, co-owner and manager of Post Falls-based Precision Precast Erectors LLC, says scheduling issues, delivery delays, and supply-chain bottlenecks in the construction industry are becoming more difficult to plan for and overcome. So the company

The rural town of Deer Park, roughly 22 miles north of downtown Spokane, is attracting massive growth as over 700 residential units valued at more than $200 million are planned or under construction in and near the community of 4,200 people. Travis Hanso

Prominent manufacturers in the Spokane area are expanding either through construction at new locations, acquiring existing buildings, or conducting on-site renovations. All told, the projects at Knife River Corp., MacKay Manufacturing Inc., McKinstry Co.

Marshall Chesrown, the former prominent Coeur d'Alene-based developer whose ambitious real estate business collapsed during the Great Recession, has returned closer to his roots with a publicly traded company that buys and sells used vehicles.

Spokane County's assessed property values for new construction this year are $300 million higher than in 2021, fueled by climbing construction-related costs for materials and labor, says Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis.

Business for title insurance companies is down this year, caused by declining numbers of purchase and refinance transactions, representatives of title companies here say.