Habitat for Humanity-Spokane has a new $8 million, 25-unit affordable housing development underway at 228 S. Carnahan Road in Spokane Valley.

A new mortgage lender formed by Coeur d’Alene-based Lakeside Cos. and Plano, Texas-based Benchmark Mortgage will target new construction homebuyers in the Inland Northwest. 

An Inland Northwest staffing agency has deployed dozens of workers to help with wildfire recovery efforts, as the recent Spokane Complex Fires have driven up demand for demolition and cleanup laborers.

Eastern Washington University is accelerating its sustainability efforts with a roadmap of projects including the implementation of a solar array, geothermal heating and cooling, carbon capturing, and a microturbine that uses existing steam production to create electricity.

Spokane’s tight real estate market is about to get even tighter. After years of underbuilding, the Spokane area fires destroyed 719 homes, a record for fire damage in Washington state. 

The apartment vacancy rate is above 8% in the Spokane area, but this percentage doesn't capture the actual experience of many multifamily property owners. In reality, the market is split here: some buildings are completely full, while others are struggling with higher vacancy. 

MMEC Architecture & Interiors LLC plans to cease operations at the end of September due to several postpandemic challenges.

The Bank of America Financial Center is one of several downtown Spokane office buildings undergoing tenant modernization work in the last year.

Liberty Lake-based real estate developer Greenstone Corp. is planning to construct a $70 million, six-story, mixed-use apartment building on one of the remaining vacant lots in Kendall Yards, on the north bank of the Spokane River.

Silverlake Automotive has entered the Washington state market through its acquisition of Northwest Automotive Centers, at 324 N. Pines Road in Spokane Valley.