Business
Boiling Point restaurant, Harbour Freight Tools opening in Edmonds
EDMONDS — Behar Company purchased 6.5 acres at the southeast corner of Highway 99 and 220th in Edmonds…
Local News
Rentals rise as kids leave parents’ homes
LOS ANGELES — Parents who’ve been waiting for their grown children to move out may finally be in…
Business
Home ownership rate falls to 20-year low
The national home ownership rate fell last quarter to the lowest level in two decades, the Census Bureau…
Business
Lofty potential for drones in real estate, other businesses
BOTHELL — Toby Barnett set the small, white, four-rotor drone down on the driveway, stepped back and powered…
Business
Prices, stagnant incomes slow home sales
WASHINGTON — More Americans purchased homes in December, yet total sales slipped in 2014 as first-time buyers struggled…
Local News
190-home development project along river inching forward
EVERETT — A long-delayed development project on the Snohomish River is inching forward.
Business
Obama to announce lower fees on mortgages
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama plans to announce Thursday that the Federal Housing Administration will lower the fees…
Business
County housing market finishes strong in 2014
EVERETT — The housing market in Snohomish County and around metro Puget Sound finished strong in 2014.
Business
Pending home sales inch up in November
Signed contracts for previously owned homes rose slightly in November, suggesting that the sluggish housing market strengthened a…
Business
Index points to stability in housing market
Home prices are ending the year on a stable note, according to new data out Tuesday morning.
Business
Business offers tips on crime prevention
When real estate agent Beverly Carter went missing on Sept. 25, it sparked a viral social media campaign…
Business
Chinese wealth flows to Seattle suburbs
MEDINA — Savvy area real estate agents have gained an advantage by paying attention to the growing connections…
Business
Coast Equity purchases apartments for $25.5 million
EVERETT — Coast Equity Partners, an Everett-based commercial real estate company, has purchased the 152-unit BluWater Apartments in…
Business
New home sales up 0.7 percent in October
WASHINGTON — Sales of new U.S. homes edged up modestly in October, led by a big jump in…
Business
U.S. home sales rise in October
WASHINGTON — Americans bought homes in October at the briskest pace this year, a sign that the sluggish…
Local News
How could you refuse? Godfather house is for sale
NEW YORK — A New York City house featured in “The Godfather” is on the market for just…
Business
Former fire station in Stanwood on the market
STANWOOD — Here’s your chance to own a former fire station.
Business
Snohomish County sees 17 percent jump in home prices year-over-year
Snohomish County saw a spike in the price of sold homes in October compared with the same month…
Opinion
Fannie, Freddie, bankers back to old, dangerous tricks
Say we didn’t hear that. Say we didn’t hear that rules for mortgages guaranteed by the taxpayers are…