Business

Montreal leads record Canada home sales as Vancouver eases

Canadian home sales rose 1.5 percent to a fresh record in March, with the source of strength shifting…

Executive Assistant Sarah Redding shares her desk area with her dogs Ruby and Finn at the Humane Society of the United States in Gaithersburg, Maryland, on Wednesday.

Business

Pet-friendly offices can cause complications

WASHINGTON — There’s Lily, the chief executive’s dog, who clocks in 60 hours a week in a corner…

Opinion

We’re losing old houses for want of luxury

They demand granite countertops. We don’t. They abhor 20-year-old kitchen cabinets. We don’t notice they’re 20 years old.…

Tom Hoban

Business

Are we in another housing bubble?

The Puget Sound real estate market is about as healthy as it’s been since the crash of 2008-09.

Business

Real estate prices jump in Snohomish County

The law of supply and demand caught up with Snohomish County’s real estate market in March.

Business

Work being done on waterfront as a precursor to attracting developers

EVERETT — Port of Everett officials are nailing down nitty-gritty design details and construction workers are moving earth…

Life

How to stage your home for sale in 15 minutes

Keeping the house clean, tidy and show-ready can seem like a never-ending task. Yet, that’s exactly what you’re…

Business

Port of Everett wants hotels built as part of waterfront redevelopment

EVERETT — The Port of Everett is looking for a developer to build a mid-market hotel as it…

Business

Briefs: Everett’s Coast Real Estate expands in Portland, Vancouver

Everett’s Coast Real Estate expands in Portland, Vancouver

Business

Port sets new course on waterfront

EVERETT — In 2014, Mark Beattie relocated from Spokane for a job at Washington State University North Puget…

Business

California firm buys apartments in Mukilteo, Lynnwood

A Beverly Hills, California,-based real estate company announced on Friday that it purchased two large apartment complexes in…

Business

Lack of inventory in county sets up ‘crazy spring real estate market’

With spring coming soon — and hopefully sunnier weather along with it — more people will be out…

Local News

Lender must pay homeowner $213,000 for emotional distress

SEATTLE — A nationwide mortgage lender is appealing a $213,000 emotional distress judgment awarded to a Bellevue mom…

Business

New-home sales tumble in January. Big decline in the West

WASHINGTON — Americans stepped back from buying new homes in January, as purchases plunged sharply in western states…

“Someday,” the sculpture of a paper airplane thrower outside the Aero Apartments on Rucker Ave. in Everett, was installed in October.

Local News

Everett’s ‘Someday’ art fits Aero Apartments aviation theme

The sculpture is called “Someday.” A jaunty, childlike character in an aviator cap and goggles looks ready to…

The Kimberly-Clark pulp and paper mill in Everett, as it was being demolished in 2013.

Business

Everett port commissioners OK bid for waterfront mill site

EVERETT — The Port of Everett’s board of commissioners Tuesday voted unanimously to pursue acquisition of the former…

Business

Consumer borrowing accelerated in December

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers in December increased their borrowing at the fastest pace in three months. The result…

Local News

Everett-based developer’s $2.5M home could be sold

SEATTLE — An embattled Everett-based real estate developer could lose one of his two Bellevue homes if a…

Business

American new-home sales surged in December

WASHINGTON — Americans rushed to buy new homes in December at the strongest pace in 10 months, with…

Business

Receiver wants to sell off 3 of Dargey’s biggest projects

EVERETT — A court-appointed receiver wants to sell off Potala Place and Farmer’s Market and three other real…