Sunday | via Yakima Herald-Republic
Jadira Amaya never thought she'd own a home. But the 30-year-old single mom wanted her teenage daughter to feel the security and pride that comes with home ownership. Comment?
Yakima Valley's economy may see better times ahead
Wednesday Dec 30 | via Yakima Herald-Republic
As 2009 draws to a close, Far West Fabricators in Moxee is busy making retail display shelves and other metal parts now that business has picked up with new job orders. Comment?
County defends high cost of buying Nile property
Nov 21, 2009 | via Yakima Herald-Republic
In the hectic days after the Oct. 11 Nile Valley landslide, Yakima County purchased more than 60 acres, including open land, several homes and a barn to make way for a new Naches River channel and a new road. Comment?
Homebuyer credit helps keep area housing market afloat
Nov 12, 2009 | via Yakima Herald-Republic
Since he was a young boy, Ricardo Velasco was told by his parents that he needed to own a home. Comment?
Tax credit will rev up first-time home buys over ble...
Nov 3, 2009 | via Yakima Herald-Republic
This editorial appears in the Nov. 4, 2009, Yakima Herald-Republic. A measure to continue the $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers appears headed for passage in Congress, and that's good news for the Yakima Valley. Comment?
Taxpayer tab for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac likely to r...
Wednesday Dec 30 | via Q13.com KCPQ TV
These file photos from July 2008 show the Freddie Mac headquarters in McLean, Va., and the Fannie Mae headquarters in Washington. Comment?
Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek
European stocks rose, sending the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased. Comment?
European Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise Before Economic...
Wednesday Dec 23 | via BusinessWeek
European stocks rose, sending the the Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index to a 14-month high, before reports that may show U.S. consumer spending and new-home sales increased. Comment?
House bill gives Wall Street, banks a makeover
Saturday Dec 12 | via The Herald
Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks during a news conference in Washington on Friday. Comment?
Report: Wash. foreclosures up 15% over last year
Thursday Dec 10 | via Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Foreclosures in Washington were up 15.45 percent in November over the same period last year, according to a report from RealtyTrac, with one in every 835 homes receiving a foreclosure notice. Comment?
Property values leveling off in newest assessments
4 min ago | via Hampton Roads, Virginia, news, sports, weather, real estate, jobs and cars from the Daily Press -- dailypress.com
York residents receiving 2010 property reassessment notices this week are likely to see fewer of the large swings in value that were prevalent in recent years. Comment?
First-time home buyer gets assistance
4 min ago | via Dailyitem.com
A first-time home buyer will get $10,000 in assistance to buy a property on Buffalo Road following approval by the Union County commissioners Tuesday. Comment?
Aurora spends funds to fight foreclosures
4 min ago | via Daily Herald
The countdown to September is ticking as Aurora begins spending the nearly $3.1 million in federal funds the city received last March to assist in purchasing and rehabilitating foreclosed homes in the city's hardest-hit areas. Comment?
5 min ago | via Sunday Times
The Dow slipped yesterday as a plunge in pending home sales increased concerns about the housing market a day after stocks rose to 15-month highs. Comment?
New convention hotel might also expand Marriott complex
5 min ago | via KansasCity.com
DST Realty is pitching an idea that would dramatically broaden the proposal to build a 1,000-room convention hotel downtown.The concept, in the early stage of discussion, calls for not only building the convention hotel, but also adding 400 rooms to the 983-room Marriott complex at 12th and Wyandotte streets.DST officials believe their $465 million ... Comment?