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Real Estate & housing

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Clark County Council OKs certain multifamily housing in commercial or mixed-use zones

(The Columbian files)

December 6, 2024, 2:35pm Business

Developers can now build certain multifamily housing in commercial or mixed-use zones within unincorporated parts of Vancouver. Read story

The development fees that builders and property owners pay to Clark County for land-use reviews and wetland and habitat reviews are going up in the new year.

Clark County Council OKs significant increases to fees for land-use reviews for 2025

The development fees that builders and property owners pay to Clark County for land-use reviews and wetland and habitat reviews are going up in the new year.

December 5, 2024, 11:10am Business

The development fees that builders and property owners pay to Clark County for land-use reviews and wetland and habitat reviews are going up in the new year. Read story

Construction is nearing completion on Laurel Manor, an affordable housing building for seniors.

Costs remain high for WA affordable housing projects

Construction is nearing completion on Laurel Manor, an affordable housing building for seniors.

December 4, 2024, 7:38am Latest News Free

Many affordable housing projects in Washington are funded in part by the state’s Housing Trust Fund. Read story

Available office space is seen at the Columbia Tech Center. Vancouver’s total office vacancy rate climbed to 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2024.

Clark County’s office space vacancy rate is well below the national average, despite creeping up this year

Available office space is seen at the Columbia Tech Center. Vancouver’s total office vacancy rate climbed to 7.4 percent in the third quarter of 2024.

November 20, 2024, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Although Vancouver’s office market has cooled, vacancy rates here are still lower than nationwide. Read story

Clark County Business Briefing, Nov. 16, 2024

November 16, 2024, 5:57am Business Briefs

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Nondisclosure clauses in rental housing agreements don’t seem to be common in Washington, but it’s hard to tell because the people who sign them aren’t supposed to talk about them.

‘It’s meant to have a chilling effect’: Nondisclosure agreements in rental leases a concern in Clark County

Nondisclosure clauses in rental housing agreements don’t seem to be common in Washington, but it’s hard to tell because the people who sign them aren’t supposed to talk about them.

November 9, 2024, 6:13am Business

As Steven Sandoval scanned his renewal lease for his Vancouver town house, he was surprised to find a nondisclosure clause tucked into the document’s thousands of words. Read story

Homes in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia in 2021. A new report by the National Association of Realtors found that across the country, the share of first-time homebuyers is shrinking and the typical first-time buyer is getting older.

National survey sheds light on state of housing market

Homes in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia in 2021. A new report by the National Association of Realtors found that across the country, the share of first-time homebuyers is shrinking and the typical first-time buyer is getting older.

November 9, 2024, 6:04am Business

Rising home prices are continuing both to benefit established homeowners and to challenge buyers trying to purchase their first home, according to the National Association of Realtors’ annual report surveying buyers and sellers. Read story

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

A zoning change in Vancouver could prevent mobile home parks from being leveled for development

Rick Seekins, a homeowner at the Vista Del Rio mobile home park, walks outside his home, which cannot be moved if the park is sold for development. The city of Vancouver is considering a mobile home overlay zone that would prevent manufactured home parks from being sold and turned into commercial buildings or other forms of housing.

October 30, 2024, 6:10am Business

Amid fears that their mobile-home park could be sold to developers, residents of Vista Del Rio are urging the Vancouver City Council to pass regulations protecting parks like theirs from being leveled to make way for something else. Read story

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

Ogden cottages offer below-market rent and a chance at community in Vancouver

Derek Huegel, co-owner of Wolf Industries, walks through the kitchen of a one-bedroom unit in the new tiny home community, Ogden District Cottages, earlier this month.

October 15, 2024, 6:08am Business

As Derek Huegel walked through a small cottage in the Ogden neighborhood, he pointed to the in-unit washer and dryer and the contemporary finishes, including hardwood floors. Read story

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

Clark County’s growth, economy and housing market attract outside investors — and new residents

Outside investment in Clark County is making its housing market even more competitive, experts say.

October 12, 2024, 6:10am Business

Clark County is no longer Portland’s quiet, orchard-filled neighbor, and people from other states — and even countries — are catching on, U.S. Census Bureau data shows. Read story