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• Home prices fell in January in most US cities

  March 27, 2012 in Nation/World WASHINGTON — Home prices fell in January for a fifth straight month in most major U.S. cities, as modest sales increases have yet to boost prices. 3

• Spokane home sales on rise; prices declining

  February 9, 2012 in Business on Page A7 Over the past seven months, Spokane County home sales have been increasing compared to the year before, indicating the area may have made the first step toward a housing rebound. …

• 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 …

• Survey: Home prices down in most major U.S. cities

  November 29, 2011 in Business U.S. home prices are falling again in most major cities after posting small gains over the summer and spring. The report suggests the troubled housing market remains weak and won’t … 4

• Spring buying boosts home prices for 4th month

  September 27, 2011 in Nation/World, Region Home prices rose for a fourth straight month in most major U.S. cities in July, buoyed by the peak buying season. But the housing market remains depressed, and prices are … 1

• Report makes mountain of market bump

  August 26, 2011 in City on Page A5 Do you feel recession-proof, Spokane? All steel-plated and financially indestructible? No? Maybe you should feel a little harder. Because Forbes magazine – “the No. 1 source for business news on … 10

• Spokane remains hotbed of affordable home prices

  June 26, 2011 in Business on Page E4 A new survey of home listing prices ranks Spanaway second only to Spokane in Washington for low home prices. The survey by real estate firm Coldwell Banker said the average …

• Home-price index at lowest point since 2006 bust

  May 31, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Home prices in major areas have reached their lowest level since the housing bubble burst in 2006, driven down by foreclosures, a glut of unsold homes and the reluctance or … 12

• Home prices fall in major U.S. cities

  January 25, 2011 in Business, Nation/World Home prices are falling across most of America’s largest cities, and average prices in eight major markets have hit their lowest point since the housing bust. 9

• Spokane’s economy showing signs of recovery, Moody’s finds

  September 1, 2010 in Business on Page A12 Spokane’s economy is recovering, while Coeur d’Alene’s remains in recession, according to a new analysis of June data released Monday by Moody’s Economy.com. But the Kootenai County city’s rankings for …

• Home prices up; last time was ’06

  April 28, 2010 in Business on Page A8 Home prices in February posted their first annual increase since the end of 2006, lifted by temporary tax credits for homebuyers.

• Home price index shows first annual gain in 3 years

  April 27, 2010 in Business Home prices in February posted their first annual increase since the end of 2006, lifted by temporary tax credits for homebuyers. 1

• Poised for recovery, economy is lurching forward

  January 26, 2010 in Business Americans are feeling better about the economy, home prices are on the rise and companies are forecasting a brighter 2010. 7

• Foreclosure rates diverge when crossing state line

  January 14, 2010 in City on Page A1 Foreclosures in Spokane County fell in 2009 compared with the previous two years, but the toll ballooned in Kootenai County, according to RealtyTrac, which released its statistics today. The 979 … 1

• Spokane home values rise slightly

  November 11, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Home values in the Spokane area are running 2 percent below last year, though they’ve made modest gains in recent months, according to a quarterly report from the real estate …

• Zillow: Spokane home values lower than last year but improving

  November 10, 2009 in Business Home values in the Spokane area are running 2 percent below last year, though they’ve made modest gains in recent months, according to a quarterly report from the real-estate website …

• Median home prices fall nationwide

  November 10, 2009 in Business, Nation/World A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up …

• July new U.S. home sales up 9.6 percent

  August 26, 2009 in Business, Nation/World New U.S. home sales surged 9.6 percent in July, rising for the fourth straight month and beating expectations as the housing market marches steadily back from its historic downturn.

• Home sales increase in Spokane; prices still lagging

  August 12, 2009 in Business Home sales picked up in Washington state in the second quarter compared with last year — the first quarter-over-quarter improvement in sales numbers in more than two years, according to …

• Home prices holding in Spokane

  February 26, 2009 in Business on Page A8 The lingering effects of the early winter snow onslaught weighed on the Spokane residential real estate market in January. Sales volume fell considerably, according to the Spokane Association of Realtors, … 1

• Spokane home sales down, but prices holding

  February 25, 2009 in Business The lingering effects of the early winter snow onslaught weighed on the Spokane residential real estate market in January.

• Hearing set on 15.5% rate hike

  September 25, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Avista’s Washington ratepayers may comment during a public hearing on the company’s proposal to raise electricity rates an average of 15.5 percent. For the typical homeowner, that’s an extra $10.07 …