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• Idaho tax protester Hart files for bankruptcy

  May 31, 2012 in Idaho on Page A1 BOISE – Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, who lost his bid for a fifth term in the GOP primary two weeks ago, has filed for bankruptcy. In Hart’s petition … 2

• Tax-protesting Idaho state rep files for bankruptcy

  May 30, 2012 in Idaho Tax-protesting Idaho state Rep. Phil Hart, who lost his bid for a fifth term in the GOP primary two weeks ago, has filed for bankruptcy. 5

• Feds tell court Rep. Hart not immune from taxes

  March 8, 2012 in Idaho The U.S. Justice Department wants a federal judge to toss out Idaho Rep. Phil Hart’s arguments that his status as a state legislator should bar IRS claims against him for … 17

• Foreclosure was expected today on fire-destroyed mansion

  February 17, 2012 in City on Page A1 Arson investigators are combing through the debris of a million-dollar riverfront estate that was engulfed by fire Thursday morning as lenders prepared to hold a foreclosure on the home. Flames … 23

• Region’s homes selling for less

  December 8, 2011 in Business on Page A8 Average home sales prices in Spokane fell by 4.1 percent in October, in line with national and regional declines driven in part by foreclosures and high unemployment. The Spokane sales …

• Bank of America halts all foreclosure sales

  October 8, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Potential flaws in foreclosure documents are threatening to throw the real estate industry into a full-blown crisis, as Bank of America today became the first bank to stop sales of … 4

• Home sales change little, but foreclosures rise

  September 16, 2010 in Business, City The number and prices of homes sold in Spokane County last month nearly matched those for July, but foreclosure actions are multiplying. 2

• Loan modification lets cancer survivor stay in the house he built

  April 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 Rob Young, a self-employed building contractor, has lost a great deal in the past few years, but thanks to the Obama administration’s mortgage modification plan, he hasn’t lost his home. … 5

• Foreclosures oust renters from homes

  June 4, 2009 in City on Page A1 Stefanie Tietge has been faithfully paying the rent. Her landlord can’t say the same thing about the mortgage, though, so the Spokane Valley home where Tietge, her fiancé and their … 3

• Foreclosure crisis hits close to home

  February 21, 2009 in News, Idaho When it comes to foreclosures – just as with the real estate market in general – the Inland Northwest has a split personality.

• States want more say on fixing mortgage mess

  February 8, 2009 in Business on Page E1 Lowering mortgage interest rates will not by itself keep hard-pressed owners in their homes, Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna said last week. He said lenders will have to accept reductions …

• Developer faces foreclosure

  May 30, 2008 in Business on Page A12 Two downtown Spokane buildings – one that houses CenterStage and the other which was eyed for a condominium project – are threatened with foreclosure. Local contractor RenCorp LLC alleges owner …

• County Takes Land From Tax Protester

  March 22, 1995 in Idaho on Page B3 Kootenai County commissioners Tuesday agreed to take title to land owned by a protester who tried to pay his taxes with promissory notes. Commissioner Bob Macdonald said County Treasurer Jeanine …