Mike McLean

Real Estate Roundup

July 19, 2012

Wags to Riches LLC, a dog and pet grooming business, has leased 700 square feet of space at 9406 E. Sprague. Mike King, of NAI Black, handled the lease.Trinity Group Homes Inc., a Coeur d'Alene-based provider of housing and supportive for has

English-as-second-language school to move to downtown Spokane

For-profit language program outgrows space at SCC, will relocate next month

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane College of English Language Inc., a for-profit, intensive language program for English learners, says it will move downtown this summer from its current quarters in East Spokane.The school has leased 8,100 square feet of space on the of

Washington Trust Bank leases entire fifth floor of Holley Mason Building

Spokane bank leases floor of Holley Mason for call center, growth

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

Spokane-based Washington Trust Bank says it has leased 18,000 square feet of office space in the Holley Mason Building downtown to make room for some of its growing back-office functions here.The space includes the entire fifth floor of the at a

Brett-led groups buy buildings on Havermale Block

Portion of downtown block to be reconditioned

July 19, 2012

Mike McLean

A pair of real estate investment groups headed by Spokane sports team owner Bobby Brett recently bought two three-story buildings, a one-story former garage structure, and 27,600 square feet of parking in the histo ric Havermale block downtown, a a

Real Estate Roundup

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Ten Capital Investment Advisors LLC, a financial planning concern, has leased 3,000 square feet of space in the Chase Building, at 601 W. Main, and plans to move there from leased quarters at 510 W. Riverside. Jon Jeffreys, of NAI Black, handled &

Canyon Bluffs apartment developer refinances $13.1 million mortgage

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Love Funding, a Washington, D.C.-based lender, says it has refinanced a $13.1 million loan for Canyon Bluffs Apartment Homes, a 192-unit, market-rate apartment complex in southwest Spokane.Love Funding modified the financing through a Federal on

Bank touts home ownership via employer-aided program

Incentives together can help make mortgages pencil out for workforce

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Seattle-based residential lender HomeStreet Inc. has brought a program here that's aimed at making homeownership more accessible to workforces of participating employers by reducing mortgage-related costs and fees, says Andy Slipper, Spokane-area a

Photo courtesy of SilverWing of Sandpoint LLC

Sandpoint fly-in community throttles up

After years of contention, FAA directed to allow runway access easements

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

The long-planned, $26 million-plus SilverWing at Sandpoint fly-in community once again is revving up its marketing now that access to the runway at Sandpoint, Idaho, is free of federal red tape, clearing the development for takeoff, says Michael in

New-home starts in Spokane area rise in value

Move-up buyers pulling trigger after hesitating due to economic uncertainty

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Permit values for new homes under construction in the Spokane area have been on the rise this year, a good indication that the upscale residential market has started to rebound, some industry observers say.The average construction value for home

Idaho Trust Bank buys building, moves its Cd'A operations

Bank takes Sherman site with long-range strategy to expand in Lake City

July 5, 2012

Mike McLean

Idaho Trust Bank has bought a vacant bank building on the east end of downtown Coeur d'Alene where it has moved its North Idaho branch—and where it has room to expand in coming years, says Daniel Prohaska, the bank's co-founder and CEO.The