House building
Contracts for home sales dropped in April
WASHINGTON -- A gauge of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes fell in April from nearly a two-year high in the previous month.The decline was the biggest in a year. Still, sales are well ahead of last year's level for the same month, suggesting the housing market is improving slowly.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Business
Home prices rise in most major U.S. cities
WASHINGTON -- Home prices rose in March from February in most major U.S. cities for the first time in seven months. The increase is the latest evidence of a slow recovery taking shape in the troubled housing market.
Date: 05/29/2012 | Business
Sales of new homes rose 3.3 percent in April
WASHINGTON -- Americans bought more new homes last month, the latest evidence that the U.S. housing market could be starting to recover.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Business
U.S. economy perks up after early spring slump
WASHINGTON -- Maybe the U.S. economy's strength this winter wasn't just weather-related after all.Home construction is near a three-year high. And factory output has risen in three of the year's first four months.
Date: 05/16/2012 | Business
Construction permit boom hits Snohomish County
EVERETT -- Back in 2007, Stonewater Creek was well on its way to becoming a new neighborhood of 76 homes.Then came the financial downturn. Like so many other housing developments, Stonewater Creek got stuck in limbo -- ghost streets with utilities and empty roads, but no houses.
Date: 05/08/2012 | Local News
Economy in ‘virtuous,’ if slow, cycle, analysts say
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. economy's recovery looks enduring. It's just not very strong.
Date: 05/04/2012 | Business
Optimism grows for U.S. housing market
WASHINGTON -- It's been a long time since the market for new homes has looked this good.Rising rents and a healthier job market are inspiring more people to consider buying.
Date: 04/17/2012 | Business
Sales of new homes fall again
WASHINGTON -- Sales of U.S. new homes fell in February for the second straight month, a reminder that the depressed housing market remains weak despite some improvement.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Business
Home prices hit new lows in U.S. largest cities
LOS ANGELES -- A key gauge of home prices in the nation's largest cities fell in December to its lowest level since the start of the housing crisis in mid-2006.
Date: 02/28/2012 | Business
U.S. home sales jump more than 4 percent in January
WASHINGTON -- Sales of previously occupied homes rose in January by the highest pace in nearly two years, flashing modest signs of health ahead of the spring-buying season.
Date: 02/22/2012 | Business
4Q home sales up in state, but not prices
Sales of existing homes in Washington rose in the final quarter of 2011, but prices continued to drop.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Business
New home sales drop across U.S.
WASHINGTON -- Americans bought slightly more new homes in November, but 2011 will likely end up as the worst year for sales in history.
Date: 12/24/2011 | Business
Business Briefs: Builders making slow comeback with apartments
The depressed housing market has held the economy back for four years. No longer. Home construction has finally begun a gradual comeback and should add to the nation's economic growth in 2011, a turning point in the recovery from the Great Recession. The main reason appears to be a positive...
Date: 12/21/2011 | Business
Point Wells developer appeals ruling that halts project
WOODWAY -- The developer seeking to build nearly 3,100 high-rise condos at Point Wells filed an appeal Wednesday of a recent court decision that favored the project's opponents.
Date: 12/08/2011 | Local News
Judge orders halt to Point Wells condo development while county rewrites zoning ordinance
SEATTLE -- A judge dealt a setback Wednesday to a plan for high-rise waterfront condos at Point Wells by stopping the proposed project from moving forward under Snohomish County's existing zoning.
Date: 11/23/2011 | Local News
Nationwide homebuilder Toll buys Kirkland's CamWest
LOS ANGELES -- Luxury homebuilder Toll Brothers Inc. is expanding into a new state for the first time since the days of the housing boom.The Horsham, Pa.-based company said Monday that it bought privately held Seattle-area builder CamWest Development LLC for an undisclosed amount.
Date: 11/22/2011 | Business
Home plan: The 3-bedroom Berniece
The sprawling country-style Berniece is equally adaptable for a family with older children or empty nesters who need space for grandchildren and other overnight guests.
Date: 10/27/2011 | Home and Garden
Co-op homes are coming to Lake Stevens
EVERETT -- Richard Reese wants to help make cooperative housing familiar for people in Snohomish County.
Date: 09/16/2011 | Business
Woodway and community group sue over proposed Point Wells condo project
The Town of Woodway and a community group filed a lawsuit Monday against Snohomish County and a developer over a
Date: 09/12/2011 | Local News
Building a place to call home
Families celebrate as they get keys to their new houses
Date: 08/26/2011 | Local News
Shoreline proposes compromise on Point Wells condo development
WOODWAY -- The city of Shoreline is dangling a possible compromise in front of the Israeli developer trying to build thousands of high-end condos on a waterfront industrial area.
Date: 08/26/2011 | Local News
County seeks volunteers to set design guidelines for urban center development
EVERETT -- Snohomish County is looking for volunteers to help set design guidelines for large-scale urban center developments such as the one proposed at Point Wells.
Date: 08/25/2011 | Local News
Builders still pessimistic over housing market
Homebuilders are just as pessimistic about the depressed housing market as they were two years ago. The National Association of Home Builders said Monday that its index of builder sentiment in August was unchanged at 15. The index has been below 20 for all but one month during the past two years.
Date: 08/16/2011 | Business
Home design: The Tralee
The Tralee is a small single-level home that doesn't feel the least bit cramped inside. Half-circle trim nestles under front-facing gables. Palladian-style garage door windows echo this eye-catching detail.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Home and Garden
Death of a dream
Grand plans for Everett marina end with an auction of scraps
Date: 06/03/2011 | Business
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