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Be prepared for the downturn to come

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Be prepared for the downturn to come

Eric Sprink is not your typical bank president, so it was no surprise that Coastal Community Bank’s annual…

Tom Hoban

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Are millennials warming up to life in suburbia?

They dominate the apartment market and their wants need to be accounted for, says columnist Tom Hoban.

Tom Hoban

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Why owning property is key to liberty in U.S.

To own a slice of the earth from its center to the heavens is precisely how private property…

Tech can upend, enhance apartment industry

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Tech can upend, enhance apartment industry

I learn best by talking to people and I seem to be deeply curious about everything.

Everett wins big with commercial air travel coming to Paine Field

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Everett wins big with commercial air travel coming to Paine Field

Whether or not you use the airport, if you are a resident or business owner in the Everett…

How a new Everett mayor could affect local real estate scene

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How a new Everett mayor could affect local real estate scene

Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson’s about-face earlier this year on running for what would be a fourth term came…

Lawsuits make condos too costly to build

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Lawsuits make condos too costly to build

Before the current legislative session, Gov. Jay Inslee handed a task to several boards and commissions that report…

Former Bothell city manager returns to helping downtowns

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Former Bothell city manager returns to helping downtowns

Bob Stowe is now helping half a dozen cities do the same thing he has done his entire…

Crusade to help inventors, entrepreneurs in Snohomish County

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Crusade to help inventors, entrepreneurs in Snohomish County

By Tom Hoban

Column: A roadmap for affordable housing

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Column: A roadmap for affordable housing

Strong rental-rate growth for two straight years has allowed landlords to recover finally from when the market took…

Column: Snohomish County connects in surprising ways to Brewster

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Column: Snohomish County connects in surprising ways to Brewster

At the confluence of the Okanogan and Columbia rivers about 25 miles north of Lake Chelan in north-central…