Washington RealEstateRama
County seeks committed households for waste reduction challenge
Vancouver, WA - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The average Clark County resident sends 3.1 pounds of waste to a landfill every day.
First-time homebuyers in East King County offered help with down payments
SEATTLE - February 5, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- First-time homebuyers in East King County will again have access to downpayment assistance through the House Key Plus ARCH Downpayment Assistance Program.
Former Bank Vice President Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Mortgage Fraud Scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 29, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- A former senior vice president and loan officer at Pierce Commercial Bank was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 10 years in prison and five years of supervised release for a mo...
Buying your first home: a key part of the American Dream
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- If you’re looking to buy your first house in East King County, where housing prices are tough for the working class and middle class, there’s a program in King County that can help people ba...
Property Tax Foreclosure Sale
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Doug Lasher, Clark County Treasurer, announced that a Property Tax Foreclosure Auction will be conducted on Friday, February 1, 2013 at 9 a.m. in the 6th Floor Hearing Room, Clark County Public ...
Mortgage Fraud Co-Schemers Sentenced in Case That Crippled Pierce Commercial Bank
WASHINGTON, D.C. - January 15, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Three Pierce County women who played important roles in a mortgage fraud scheme that crippled now defunct Pierce Commercial Bank were sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, announ...
McMorris Rodgers Applauds Air Force Decision to Select Fairchild AFB as Candidate Base for...
Washington, D.C. - January 10, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) applauded the Air Force’s decision today naming Fairchild Air Force Base as a candidate base to serve as one of the first “main operating bases” (MOB) to...
Seattle City Council to vote on rental housing inspection legislation
Seattle - October 1, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- On Monday, October 1, the Seattle City Council will cast the final vote on Council Bill 117569, rental housing registration and inspection legislation, a program that has been discussed since early 2010.
Confusing, inaccurate phone calls target older property owners, state, county officials warn of reverse...
Vancouver, WA - August 24, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Clark County Assessor’s Office is warning county residents of a telephone marketing campaign that seeks personal information from older residents, implying they could receive property tax refu...
Hearing to consider flood hazard zones, shoreline property guidelines
Vancouver, WA - July 20, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Two public hearings, set for 10 a.m. July 24, could mark final steps in updating a flood hazard ordinance and shoreline master plan for properties near waterways in Clark County.
Seattle releases report on South Lake Union evolution, public-private investment
SEATTLE, WA - July 9, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — Today Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Seattle City Councilmember Richard Conlin released a report Public & Private Investments in South Lake Union that examines the relationship between pub...
Assessor’s Office updates property values more quickly in 2012
Vancouver, WA - July 4, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- Notice of Value statements are being sent this week to all property owners in Clark County. The notices reflect market values as of January 1, 2012, as required by Washington state law.
Seattle City Councilmember Nick Licata’s response to draft plan to support stable housing for...
Seattle, WA - May 28, 2012 - (RealEstateRama) -- City Councilmember Nick Licata, Chair of the Housing, Human Services, Health and Culture committee, released the following statement in response to the draft Communities Supporting Safe and Stable Housin...