Vancouver

From the Columbian:
Clark County’s economy and that of the nation will recover from today’s financial meltdown when people give up the herd mentality that has us galloping off a cliff.
You should read the entire article but basically she is saying this whole meltdown is avoidable. I don’t think Julia Anderson gets it. Consumers spent 105% […]

From the Oregonian:
An untimely expansion into a new $30 million office building has pushed The Columbian Publishing Co., owner of The Columbian newspaper in Vancouver, to the edge of bankruptcy.The company, which has published the newspaper since 1890, released a statement Wednesday saying it must restructure a loan it secured from Bank of America when […]

From the Columbian:
An east Vancouver residential complex is being converted from apartments to condominiums, according to its owner, Portland-based Ironwood Partners LLC.The two- and three-bedroom condos in the 60-unit complex will sell for $148,000 to $165,900.The Evergeen East condos are on the west side of Northeast 157th Avenue, about one block north of Mill Plain […]

From the Columbian:
While single-family home sales remained slow in January, pending sales showed strong improvement from December, Vancouver Realtor Mike Lamb said. In his Clark County Market Report out on Monday, Lamb said new pending residential sales, as recorded by Regional Multiple Listing Service, were up 54 percent in January from December. “The market is […]

The median sale price for January 2008 was $250,000 this is a 3.8% decrease over the median sale price for January 2007.The Vancouver residential real estate market peaked in July 2007 with a median sale price of $269,900. Prices have now fallen 7.3% from that peak.Months of supply (total inventory/monthly sales) jumped to 17.0 months […]

The median sale price for January 2008 was $250,000 this is a 3.8% decrease over the median sale price for January 2007.The Vancouver residential real estate market peaked in July 2007 with a median sale price of $269,900. Prices have now fallen 7.3% from that peak.Months of supply (total inventory/monthly sales) jumped to 17.0 months […]

Here is a follow up to the Buy Now Campaign from the Columbian:
Waiting to buy a new house in Clark County? Local builders say now is a good time to do it, and they’re spreading the word with a new ad campaign and event to showcase their products.In April, a tour of more than 30 […]

From the Columbian:
Despite lower mortgage interest rates, Clark County home sales remained soft in January and prices showed continued erosion. According to reports gleaned from the Clark County Courthouse, a total of 312 new and pre-owned homes sold last month with a median price (half for more-half for less) of $245,383. That’s a 7 percent […]