Open house weekend 2017

What will a million bucks and change get you in Spokane County’s real estate market? Not nearly as many choices as next door in Kootenai County, flush with lakefront and riverfront listings in the seven figures. Still, if you’re looking to drop a meal ticket or more on some luxury digs, a few pricey properties are on the menu in and around Spokane.

By the time it’s completed in 2019, the new stadium complex for the National Football League’s Los Angeles Rams will span almost 300 acres with free-standing concession stands encased in glass and a 50-foot-tall video board covering the length of the playing field.

For years, millennials looked at owning a home as a distant fantasy. Student debt and a weak job market seemed to conspire to keep this generation stuck in their parents’ basements, if not permanently locked out of the housing market.

Are mortgage rates going up? With the Federal Reserve having raised its benchmark interest rate last month and signaling the likelihood of additional rate hikes later this year, consumers and businesses will feel it — if not immediately, then over time.

Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. The job market is solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up of late, are still near historic lows. And then there's the bad news: Just try to find a house.

When you’re selling a home, pricing it right is essential. It’s better to have buyers bidding on a competitively priced house than to attract no offers at all.

Competitive market conditions pose a dilemma for Spokane home sellers. Should you put your house up for sale if you haven’t found a replacement home? Willingness to move into a short-term rental may be the deciding factor, Realtors say.