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Details emerge in update on Vancouver-based American Equities
This is story has been updated to correct the listed time of an investor meeting on Wednesday. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon. Financial consulting firm Hamstreet and Associates delivered its...
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Webber Building in downtown Vancouver faces uncertain future
A century-old landmark in downtown Vancouver faces an uncertain future due to its location in the center of a public redevelopment project. The Webber Building, a sturdy brick structure at 400 Columbia...
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Marcell’s Pie House in Vancouver temporarily goes dark for restructuring
Marcell’s Pie House has abruptly closed for what the owner refers to as a restructuring. The restaurant and coffee shop opened about nine months ago at 3100 Columbia St., in Vancouver’s Carter Park...
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Investment group has designs on downtown Vancouver midrise building
An investment company plans to build a midrise mixed-use building in downtown Vancouver after purchasing a block of land in early October. The investment group, called 1500 Block Land Investors LLC,...
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Clark County sees tight market for office space
It’s been less than a year since The Murdock — currently The Waterfront Vancouver’s sole office building — came online, but its owners say it’s on track to hit 100 percent occupancy. The quick leasing...
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Clark County housing market shows year-over-year growth
The Clark County residential housing market began to come down from a summer high point in September, with sales and listings both down from August – although September’s sales numbers were still...
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Affordable apartments site planned in east Vancouver
A developer has submitted a preliminary application to build a 124-unit affordable apartment complex in east Vancouver. The project, titled Columbia Gardens Apartments, would be located at the...
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Vancouver sees five-fold increase in permits for residential construction
In September 2018, Vancouver issued 10 permits for single-family residence or duplex home construction projects, at a total valuation of $962,226. In September 2019, the city issued 53 permits in the...
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Waterfront Vancouver apartment project The Columbia breaks ground
Representatives from Jackson Square Properties, Blue Pine Construction and other project contractors gathered on Wednesday to celebrate The Columbia at the Waterfront, the latest project to get...
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American Equities properties appear in real estate auction
The receivership process for the 15 insolvent American Equities mortgage funds is slowly trudging along, but one clear sign of progress can be seen in the pages of this season’s Realty...
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Cannabis retailers aim for unincorporated Clark County
A recent Clark County Council vote opened the door for cannabis shops and other businesses to operate outside of Vancouver and Battle Ground starting January 1, 2020, and several local cannabis...
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Census: Clark County is growing, but not every area on same tract
A drive around Brush Prairie reveals it as a place with a dual persona. Horses graze in pastures across the street from tightly wound subdivisions. A weathered barn sits behind a sign advertising 39...
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Clark County housing market sees year-over-year gains
Sales metrics for the Clark County housing market cooled slightly in October but grew compared with October 2018, echoing results from September that showed the market making year-over-year gains even...
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Vancouver city council gives Block 10 developer tax break
A property tax exemption designed to spur more affordable housing was granted to the developer of Block 10 by the Vancouver City council Monday evening, drawing some protest from the community — and...
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As Vancouver rents continue to rise, definition of ‘affordable’ under scrutiny
On Monday night, the Vancouver City Council approved a new lease agreement with Block 10 developer Holland Partner Group, allowing the project to tap into the state Multifamily Tax Exemption program to...
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HP planning move to former mine site in Vancouver
HP Inc., a printer and PC company with a corporate campus in east Vancouver, is in negotiations to purchase 68 acres of industrial land in an area key to future development in the city. The city of...
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Hamstreet asks to lower American Equities property prices
Some hints of results are beginning to trickle in from a November real estate auction that included several properties owned by a group of 15 insolvent mortgage funds formerly operated by...
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Vancouver-based Ginn Group aiming for the ‘missing middle’
In September, Vancouver-based residential development company Ginn Group was honored as the Large Business of the Year by the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce — a feat made all the more notable by...
View ArticleReal Estate Advice: Refinancing mortgage can save you money
With the average interest for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages below 4 percent again, millions more homeowners can save money by refinancing their loans. The recent drop in rates means that 6.8 million...
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New Seasons Market sold to South Korean ownership group
New Seasons Market is being sold to a South Korean ownership group, the grocery store announced on Tuesday. The upscale grocery store has no plans to change its one location in Vancouver, and it will...
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Vanco Golf Range reaches new lease deal
The Vanco Golf Range has reached a deal to extend its lease with the city of Vancouver, avoiding — at least for the time being — a closure that was previously slated for next fall. The lease extension...
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Clark County housing market sees sales gain in November
The Clark County residential housing market saw year-over-year sales growth in November, but the gains were coupled with a dearth of new home listings. That’s according to the latest report from the...
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Top Clark County Business story of 2019: Waterfront’s rising tide
Clark County saw a wide range of important business stories in 2019 – so many that we ran into trouble trying to narrow down a Top 10 list. In the end, we settled for a list of the Top 15 – five...
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More apartments planned for Waterfront Vancouver on Block 17
The first plans released for The Waterfront Vancouver’s Block 17 lot show a six-story, mixed-use building that holds 172 apartments, according to plans submitted to the city of Vancouver. Block 17 is...
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Composites One eyes Vancouver site for 72,000-square-foot warehouse
One of the largest raw material distributors in the country could soon be setting up a branch in Vancouver. A developer has submitted preliminary plans for a 72,000-square-foot warehouse in east...
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