Spokane Journal of Business

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Foreclosure numbers dip in Spokane, remain historically high

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Foreclosure actions completed in 2014 in Spokane County fell 19 percent compared with the record number of foreclosures in 2013, but they’re still historically high, some housing-market observers here say. The Spokane County Auditor’s Office recorded...

Spokane has state’s lowest homeowners’ premiums

Spokane has the lowest average annual homeowners’ insurance premiums of any city in the state—...

Spokane’s economy is on consistent growth track

Spokane has seen 2014 start with a more consistent pattern of economic growth than the nation as a w...

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Foreclosures climbed in Spokane County last year

Foreclosure actions completed in Spokane County swelled to a record level in 2013 following a four-y...

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Inland Northwest economy continues to make positive strides

In some sectors of the Inland Northwest economy, activity levels are returning to prerecession levels, welcome news that comes none too soon for economic observers. In overall employment, Spokane-area economists are expecting job growth next year, though...

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INW is tops in home affordability

Spokane County has topped a homebuyer affordability index for three quarters among metropolitan housing markets around the state, says Glen Crellin, associate director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies.In for...

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Stability returns to Inland Northwest waterfront

Once troubled waters surrounding the Inland Northwest waterfront real estate market have calmed, and current sales data suggests consistency has returned to that high-profile niche market.Realtors who market property say they're witnessing an in...

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Spokane's new-home market gains strength

The market for newly constructed homes is staging a welcome comeback, sources in the homebuilding industry say.The city of Spokane issued 96 building permits for single-family homes in the first five months of 2013, up 43 percent from a period,...

Open space said to lift home prices

Homes in neighborhoods that incorporate protected open space command prices 20 to 29 percent higher than those without open space, says a new study by a Colorado State University multidisciplinary research team that included Wildlife Conservation a...