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Real Estate & housing

Compromise reached on Washington bill to cap rent increases

April 25, 2025, 7:29am Latest News FreeUpdated 2 days ago

Washington Democrats have landed on a new proposed limit on residential rent increases after negotiations in the Legislature. Read story

Washington Democrats abandon property tax hike

April 21, 2025, 2:08pm Latest News Free

The property tax battle of 2025 is over in the Washington state Legislature. Read story

Sheldon Angelo (left), Albert Angelo III (middle) and Al “Corky” Angelo Jr.

Vancouver real estate executive Al ‘Corky’ Angelo Jr. dies at 76

Sheldon Angelo (left), Albert Angelo III (middle) and Al “Corky” Angelo Jr.

April 21, 2025, 1:37pm Business Updated 2 days ago

Al “Corky” Angelo Jr., co-owner of the Vancouver property management company founded by his father and namesake, died Saturday. He was 76. Read story

Construction continues at a home already sold in the Stonegate neighborhood in northeast Vancouver in 2020.

Housing post-COVID: Tight market, low inventory in Clark County

Construction continues at a home already sold in the Stonegate neighborhood in northeast Vancouver in 2020.

April 19, 2025, 6:13am Business

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago, Clark County’s housing market has tightened and become more competitive — but that’s not all due to the pandemic. Read story

Nate Brinton sits outside Vancouver Community Library, where he spends a lot of time now that he’s homeless. Brinton thought he had found the solution to his housing problem in Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway, but that didn’t work out.

Legal complexities in alternative housing: A cautionary tale from Clark County

Nate Brinton sits outside Vancouver Community Library, where he spends a lot of time now that he’s homeless. Brinton thought he had found the solution to his housing problem in Lake Merwin Campers Hideaway, but that didn’t work out.

April 12, 2025, 6:15am Clark County News

When Vancouver resident Nate Brinton began looking for a place to live last year, he quickly realized Clark County’s skyrocketing home prices and high interest rates had put traditional homebuying beyond his modest budget. Read story

Sen. Annette Cleveland answers a question on rent control during a 49th Legislative District town hall on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Fourth Plain Community Commons in Vancouver.

Sen. Cleveland votes no on rent cap measure; Measure passes in Senate, moves back to the House

Sen. Annette Cleveland answers a question on rent control during a 49th Legislative District town hall on Saturday, April 6, 2024 at Fourth Plain Community Commons in Vancouver.

April 11, 2025, 2:49pm Clark County News

Sen. Annette Cleveland of Vancouver was the only Democrat to vote against a bill capping rent increases that passed through the Washington Senate on Thursday evening. Read story

The city of Vancouver is selling a parcel of land, right, to the Native American Youth and Family Center for $1 to kick off the affordable housing component of its Waterfront Gateway project.

Vancouver plans to sell part of parking lot next to City Hall for $1 for affordable housing project

The city of Vancouver is selling a parcel of land, right, to the Native American Youth and Family Center for $1 to kick off the affordable housing component of its Waterfront Gateway project.

April 8, 2025, 2:26pm Business

The city of Vancouver on Monday sold a portion of its parking lot next to City Hall for $1, where 95 affordable housing units will be built as part of the Waterfront Gateway development. Read story

The Livingston/Hudson East mixed-use development under construction in downtown Camas is viewed from the corner of Northeast Fifth Avenue and Northeast Dallas Street in Camas on March 28. The development is on track for a summertime opening and is now taking reservations for its ground-floor commercial spaces.

The Livingston, a mixed-used project in Camas, will open this summer with 56 apartments and retail space

The Livingston/Hudson East mixed-use development under construction in downtown Camas is viewed from the corner of Northeast Fifth Avenue and Northeast Dallas Street in Camas on March 28. The development is on track for a summertime opening and is now taking reservations for its ground-floor commercial spaces.

April 5, 2025, 6:08am Business

A mixed-use project that has been under construction in downtown Camas since early 2024 is nearing completion and now taking reservations for its ground-floor retail spaces. Read story

The 192nd West Lofts apartment building in east Vancouver is owned by Avenue 5 Residential, a company named in several lawsuits for alleged collusion to illegally raise rents.

Washington AG takes software company to court over rental price-fixing allegations

The 192nd West Lofts apartment building in east Vancouver is owned by Avenue 5 Residential, a company named in several lawsuits for alleged collusion to illegally raise rents.

April 4, 2025, 7:52am Business Free

Washington is suing a property management software company and a handful of landlords over allegations they colluded to inflate rents through a price-fixing scheme, Attorney General Nick Brown announced Thursday. Read story

Trudy Whitenack of Brush Prairie, left, joins her daughter, Tammie Eckert, while shopping at Joann Fabric and Crafts in Orchards on Friday morning. The store is among the large brands that are closing many, if not all, of their stores around the country.

More national chains close, but Clark County’s retail vacancy rate remains low

Trudy Whitenack of Brush Prairie, left, joins her daughter, Tammie Eckert, while shopping at Joann Fabric and Crafts in Orchards on Friday morning. The store is among the large brands that are closing many, if not all, of their stores around the country.

April 3, 2025, 6:10am Business

Although more national brands continue to close their doors, Clark County’s retail vacancy rate remains low. Read story