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• Kootenai homes lose value for fourth year

  June 1, 2011 in City on Page A5 Kootenai County property values slid for a fourth year in 2011, with the total assessed value dropping almost $900 million, or 7 percent, from the 2010 level. The county’s assessed …

• Recent home-price gains starting to vanish

  May 1, 2011 in Business on Page E4 LOS ANGELES — The home price gains made after the housing market bottomed in spring 2009 have vanished, with 10 cities posting fresh lows in February, according to a closely … 1

• 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 sales rise as unemployment claims fall

  April 22, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Home sales rose sharply last month and claims for jobless benefits fell last week. The two reports Thursday sketched a picture of a modestly improving economy.

• Consumer confidence falls sharply

  February 23, 2010 in Business, Nation/World Americans’ outlook on the economy went into relapse in February. Rising job worries sent a key barometer of confidence to its lowest point in 10 months, raising concerns about the … 1

• Median Spokane County home prices up 3 percent

  November 20, 2009 in Business Median prices for Spokane County homes sold in October increased 3 percent over September, the first upturn since March, according to the Spokane Association of Realtors.

• 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-area home prices down in 2008

  February 4, 2009 in Business on Page A10 Spokane home values dropped more than 12 percent last year, even greater than the national decline, according to estimates from a Seattle firm that often draws criticism from real estate …