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Kimberly Erkenbrack holds a notice of the rent increase. There was one moment that struck her particularly hard: A unknown neighbor walked up while Erkenbrack was in her driveway, and she asked for boxes because she needed to move out. She couldn't afford to live there any more. "It was an old woman I didn't know," she said.

Rent increases causing strife at Cascade Park Estates

Kimberly Erkenbrack holds a notice of the rent increase. There was one moment that struck her particularly hard: A unknown neighbor walked up while Erkenbrack was in her driveway, and she asked for boxes because she needed to move out. She couldn't afford to live there any more. "It was an old woman I didn't know," she said.

November 9, 2021, 6:03am Business

When Kimberly Erkenbrack moved from California to Vancouver this year, seeking a more affordable place to live, she didn’t expect the cost of living to be rising so fast. Read story

Kate Budd

Kate Budd, who guided growth at Council for the Homeless, leaving nonprofit

Kate Budd

October 30, 2021, 6:02am Clark County News

The Council for the Homeless’ executive director announced Wednesday she intends on leaving the nonprofit after aiding in its expansive reach to people experiencing houselessness within Clark County. Read story

Bradley Gott, 30, stands on the front porch of his aunt's home Sept. 28 in Woodland. Gott has lived with his aunt since his March release from prison because he said he is unable to find rentals that accept ex-convicts.

Ex-convicts face housing blockade in Southwest Washington

Bradley Gott, 30, stands on the front porch of his aunt's home Sept. 28 in Woodland. Gott has lived with his aunt since his March release from prison because he said he is unable to find rentals that accept ex-convicts.

October 11, 2021, 7:45am Editor's Choice

Bradley Gott of Woodland has two associate degrees, a full-time job and enough money for a down payment on a rental. But he still can’t land an apartment, thanks to a 2015 felony burglary conviction. Read story

Al Angelo Co. President Albert Angelo III, left, chats with Scott Wilcox and Bari Smith of JD Fulwiler & Co. Insurance in the commercial side of Vancouver's newest building, the Angelo Tower.

Angelo Tower opens at ‘Gateway to Vancouver’

Al Angelo Co. President Albert Angelo III, left, chats with Scott Wilcox and Bari Smith of JD Fulwiler & Co. Insurance in the commercial side of Vancouver's newest building, the Angelo Tower.

October 8, 2021, 6:02am Business

Downtown Vancouver’s newest mixed-use building, the Angelo Tower, opened on Aug. 13 in a spot the Al Angelo Co. hails as the “Gateway to Vancouver.” Read story

Houses under construction in Camas.

Clark County housing market stays hot in May

Houses under construction in Camas.

June 15, 2021, 6:05am Business

Clark County’s housing market saw another month of intense activity in May, according to the latest report from the Regional Multiple Listing Service, with high sales outpacing new listings and keeping the market constrained at a near-record low supply. Read story

Carol Porter outside of her former home that she lived in for 25 years in Issaquah on May 17, 2021. Porter lost her home when she filed for bankruptcy in 2015 because the Washington Law that was meant to prevent this from happening had not kept up with rising home prices. A new law aims to keep people in their homes if they file for bankruptcy, raising the protected amount to better match King County’s medium home price.

New laws aim to keep people from losing their homes in Washington

Carol Porter outside of her former home that she lived in for 25 years in Issaquah on May 17, 2021. Porter lost her home when she filed for bankruptcy in 2015 because the Washington Law that was meant to prevent this from happening had not kept up with rising home prices. A new law aims to keep people in their homes if they file for bankruptcy, raising the protected amount to better match King County’s medium home price.

May 24, 2021, 6:01am Business

When Carol Porter filed for bankruptcy in 2015, she didn’t expect she would lose her Issaquah home in the process. Read story

The Columbia Palisades development, as seen from the bluff that lines the northern and eastern sides of the site. The eastern half of the former Fisher Quarry is poised to become a major development hub along the 192nd Avenue corridor. At top, Romano Capital recently wrapped up work on the Westridge apartment complex, one of four projects that the company has been working on within the 192nd Avenue corridor. Company President Kess Romano said he sees the eastern corridor and Ridgefield as Clark County&#039;s two biggest development hot spots at the moment.

Vancouver’s 192nd corridor reimagined

The Columbia Palisades development, as seen from the bluff that lines the northern and eastern sides of the site. The eastern half of the former Fisher Quarry is poised to become a major development hub along the 192nd Avenue corridor. At top, Romano Capital recently wrapped up work on the Westridge apartment complex, one of four projects that the company has been working on within the 192nd Avenue corridor. Company President Kess Romano said he sees the eastern corridor and Ridgefield as Clark County&#039;s two biggest development hot spots at the moment.

April 11, 2021, 6:05am Business

Commercial buildings and subdivisions line most of the length of 192nd Avenue today, but as recently as 30 years ago, none of that bustling corridor existed — not even the road itself. A viewer flying over today’s eastern edge of Vancouver in the early 1990s would have seen an expanse… Read story

Conceptual renderings show the proposed Washington Street Apartments project in downtown Vancouver from Hurley Development. The apartment complex is planned to rise on a lot between Columbia, Washington, West Fifth and West Fourth streets.

Downtown Vancouver to gain new apartments

Conceptual renderings show the proposed Washington Street Apartments project in downtown Vancouver from Hurley Development. The apartment complex is planned to rise on a lot between Columbia, Washington, West Fifth and West Fourth streets.

April 9, 2021, 6:03am Business

Hurley Development and LSW Architects plan on building a six-story mixed-use apartment building on the block of downtown Vancouver that Hurley planned to build into a Hyatt Hotel before the pandemic. Read story

Tom Hill looks over vacant land on March 30 that is the site of a future apartment complex in the Northeast Hazel Dell neighborhood. Residents say the project will cause major traffic headaches in the area. A small stream that feeds into Tenny Creek is seen nearby.

Apartment plans rile Northeast Hazel Dell

Tom Hill looks over vacant land on March 30 that is the site of a future apartment complex in the Northeast Hazel Dell neighborhood. Residents say the project will cause major traffic headaches in the area. A small stream that feeds into Tenny Creek is seen nearby.

April 7, 2021, 6:01am Business

An apartment complex coming to the Northeast Hazel Dell neighborhood has drawn the ire of neighbors — an example of how Clark County’s growth can pit housing needs against livability for existing residents. Read story

Construction work continues at Miles Terrace in Vancouver. The senior housing project is a partnership between the Vancouver Housing Authority and Ginn Group.

Vancouver-based Ginn Group takes on community-focused approach in new projects

Construction work continues at Miles Terrace in Vancouver. The senior housing project is a partnership between the Vancouver Housing Authority and Ginn Group.

April 6, 2021, 6:01am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Vancouver-based Ginn Group has become an outsized presence in just a few years by positioning itself as an aggressive builder of entry-level and workforce single-family homes at a time when Clark County is struggling with an inventory shortage and rising prices. Read story