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

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… Read story

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

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

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness

Visitors tour the new Community Roots Collaborative O Street property, which opens next week to local families. Community leaders said the property symbolizes a new beginning for people exiting homelessness.

October 11, 2024, 1:38pm Clark County News

Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read story

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

Former ‘eyesore’ Smith Tower is getting its first major interior and exterior renovation in decades

Smith Tower Apartments is undergoing a major renovation for the first time since it opened in 1966.

October 5, 2024, 6:13am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Smith Tower Apartments goes by many names: Vancouver’s beer can. The Capitol Records Tower of Vancouver. Mid-Columbia Manor. Read story

A sign notifies those passing by of a home for sale in Salmon Creek on Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2019.

First-time homebuyers in Clark County can find financial assistance from nonprofits, state programs

A sign notifies those passing by of a home for sale in Salmon Creek on Tuesday morning, Oct. 15, 2019.

October 3, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

As mortgage rates drop and first-time homebuyers plunge into the market, a variety of nonprofits and new state programs stand ready to help. Read story

Construction continues at the Section 30 site in east Vancouver. Current plans for the area include extending Northeast 16th Street and Northeast 179th Avenue and a 79-unit subdivision.

East Vancouver subdivision taking shape at Section 30’s former gravel mine

Construction continues at the Section 30 site in east Vancouver. Current plans for the area include extending Northeast 16th Street and Northeast 179th Avenue and a 79-unit subdivision.

September 24, 2024, 6:10am Business Subscriber Exclusive

Passersby will likely notice construction has begun on the north end of Section 30, a square mile in east Vancouver that city officials envision evolving into a neighborhood with places to live, work and recreate. Read story

The Federal Reserve&rsquo;s interest rate cut will trickle down to mortgage rates, but local real estate agents and brokers predict that will in turn drive home prices up.

Clark County could see home prices go up as more buyers tempted by lower mortgage rates, experts say

The Federal Reserve&rsquo;s interest rate cut will trickle down to mortgage rates, but local real estate agents and brokers predict that will in turn drive home prices up.

September 21, 2024, 6:11am Business

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years on Wednesday, with an unexpectedly significant reduction of 0.5 percent. Read story

The city of Vancouver selected developers for the first three city-owned portions of the Heights District project at Mill Plain Boulevard and Devine Road. Pictured is a rendering for Site B, which lies south of Mill Plain Boulevard and west of Site C.

Vancouver council OKs developers for Heights District project; construction could begin as soon as 2026

The city of Vancouver selected developers for the first three city-owned portions of the Heights District project at Mill Plain Boulevard and Devine Road. Pictured is a rendering for Site B, which lies south of Mill Plain Boulevard and west of Site C.

August 29, 2024, 6:07am Business

The Vancouver City Council this week gave the green light to hash out agreements with four developers to work on the planned Heights District project to bring housing, offices and retail to central Vancouver. Construction could begin as soon as 2026. Read story

An image generated by artificial intelligence through the company OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT.

Vancouver company says an AI real estate agent would save homebuyers money; human real estate agents doubt AI can replace them

An image generated by artificial intelligence through the company OpenAI, which owns ChatGPT.

August 24, 2024, 6:10am Business

A new Vancouver-based company called Joy is creating an AI real estate agent that will give buyers back 70 percent of the sales commission. Read story