Real Estate & Construction

Spokane home sales decline 5% in 2019

Low home inventory said to cause drop, yet also is reason for rise in median prices

January 16, 2020

The number of single-family homes and condominiums sold through the Spokane Multiple Listing Service fell 5% in 2019 compared with the previous year, says Rob Higgins, executive vice president of the Spokane Association of Realtors.

Place LA merges with Tri-Cities landscape architecture firm

Design company expects continued growth in 2020

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based landscape architecture company Place Landscape Architecture LLC, which does business as Place LA, is expanding to the Tri-Cities with its recent merger with Sage Design Group PLLC, of Kennewick, Washington, says Place LA owner Joshua Tripp.

SkyOne Aerospace purchases building in Spokane Valley

Aerospace company move to serve expected growth

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Valley-based aerospace repair and overhaul company SkyOne Aerospace LLC has found a new home at 10305 E. Buckeye Lane, in Spokane Valley.

Next Kendall Yards project is in the works

Greenstone Corp. envisions two mixed-use buildings with a $20M total value

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Liberty Lake-based Greenstone Corp. has its sights set on its next two Kendall Yards developments with plans for two new mixed-used buildings on Summit Parkway.

Collins Aerospace eyes West Plains expansion

Aerospace company may add 45,000 square feet to existing facility

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Collins Aerospace is planning a three-building expansion to its existing facilities at 11135 W. Westbow Lane in the West Plains. A representative of the organization declined to comment on the expansion.

Aspen Homes builds its first apartment complex

Four-building project in Cd'A expected to be completed this spring

January 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

For the first time in its 20-plus years in business, Coeur d'Alene-based Aspen Homes & Development LLC soon will add custom-design apartment complex to its portfolio of work.

Thermal imagery business heats up

Western Unmanned Aerial Systems uses drones to assess roof defects

January 16, 2020

Kevin Blocker

Thomas Ethen's diverse resume through the years has led to the one job he finds to be most enjoyable of all: remote pilot in command-more commonly known as drone pilot.

Safe at home: Realtors must consider personal safety when showing houses

Incidences are unusual, but agents can be targets

January 16, 2020

Virginia Thomas

In 2013, the Yakima Herald reported the brutal assault of Yakima real estate broker Vern Holbrook at a rural home he was showing to a couple who posed as potential buyers.

$290 million-plus in public projects to start this year

Bridges, water expected to drive projects despite potential I-976 disruption

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Even though the passage of Initiative 976 and its subsequent court challenge have left some public projects up in the air, 2020 is expected to be another strong year of public work, with more than $290 million in activity expected to begin this year

Stockton family plans next U District development

Project envisioned near its other properties in the Gonzaga neighborhood

January 16, 2020

Natasha Nellis

Spokane-based development company Philomena LLC, which is led by Spokane native and basketball legend John Stockton, is planning a mixed-use facility at the site of the former state emissions testing facility at 920 N. Hamilton