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Beleaguered small businesses hold the key to recovery

The U.S. Department of Labor reported in early August that July’s jobs numbers were as dismal as they could have been. The national unemployment rate was at 9.5 percent, with many economists anticipating double-digit numbers for August as the... [More]

By Tom Hoban
Realty Markets | August 26



Home sales tepid despite low interest rates and prices

KIRKLAND — Housing activity during July held few surprises for members of Northwest Multiple Listing Service, although some brokers wondered why more buyers aren’t taking advantage of historic low interest rates. Both pending sales and... [More]

SCBJ staff | August 26




Kurt Batdorf / SCBJ |
EvCC students gain property management skills

EVERETT — Twila Epler signed up for Everett Community College's two-quarter property management program on a whim because a friend was taking it. [More]

By Kurt Batdorf
SCBJ Editor | July 29




Jennifer Buchanan / The Herald |
Funny how Bieber Fever, real estate co-exist

On one of those Friday's after work when my wife and I lay out the evening and weekend plans for ourselves and our three busy teenagers, the spin of assignments and activities sometimes splits us up into different directions. It's like that with... [More]

By Tom Hoban
Realty Markets | July 29




John Wolcott / SCBJ |
Developer has big plans for Smokey Point

SMOKEY POINT — Developer “Red” Jacobsen, creator of Park Place Center, Creekside Village and other structures in the Mill Creek Town Center, is dreaming again. [More]

By John Wolcott
SCBJ Freelance Writer | July 29




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Arlington apartment complex sells for $9 million

ARLINGTON — The 109 tenants at Kent-Prairie Apartments have a new but familiar landlord. [More]

By Kurt Batdorf
SCBJ Editor | July 29



McMenamins to open hotel in downtown Bothell

BOTHELL — McMenamins, a company that owns pubs and hotels in Washington and Oregon, plans to open a 70-room hotel in Bothell. The company has agreed to buy 5.41 acres from the city for $7 million in cash and community benefits. [More]

By Amy Rolph
Herald Writer | June 30



Tax credit gives a bump to April home sales

KIRKLAND — Regional experts in the real estate business say the federal homebuyer tax credit has stabilized the market and still has buyers shopping, even though the tax credit has lapsed. [More]

For the SCBJ | May 27



Really, there’s good news behind local bank takeovers

The recent FDIC-led takeovers of CityBank and Frontier Bank marked the end of two local financial institutions that were part of our community and supported our real estate market for many years. Their presence will be missed, but behind these... [More]

By Tom Hoban
Realty Markets | May 27



‘Rucker Renaissance' improvements expected to be a boost for future downtown Everett development

If you are a long time Snohomish County resident, you might look at downtown Everett and its waterfront today and be taken by the amount of change you've seen. The City of Smokestacks, as Everett proudly called itself almost a century ago, is down... [More]

By Tom Hoban
Realty Markets | April 1


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