housing

The city of Yakima has received a $100,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Commerce to develop a Housing Action Plan.

Public housing experts will be giving talks about efforts to provide affordable and sustainable housing developments in Yakima.

The total number of permits issued in 2018 was 1,224 with combined valuation of $112,279,486. Both figures are well above overall 2017 numbers of 1,127 permits valued at $81,457,182.

SEATTLE (AP) — A landlord group is suing the city of Seattle over a new law that caps move-in fees for rental units. The Rental Housing Association of Washington filed suit in King County Superior Court Tuesday, alleging the law violates a state ban on rent control...

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has revealed details of a proposed property-tax levy to raise $275 million over five years to fight homelessness. Murray said at a news conference Wednesday that the plan focuses on housing with more than two-thirds of the money would provide short-, medium- and long-term housing through rental subsidies...

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington Senate has passed a bill that would create grant programs to provide support for a rising number of homeless students. House Bill 1682 passed on a 42-6 vote Thursday, and will head back to the House for consideration because it was amended in the Senate. ...

Our recent extremely hot weather is spiking the potential of wildfires. How do you protect your home if you live in a potential fire danger area?

Attorney General Rob McKenna will visit Apprisen/Consumer Credit Counseling Services in Yakima today, a non-profit agency that provides a range of services to low-income residents, including free homeowner counseling that helps borrowers avoid foreclosures and other devastating financial challenges...

Yakima County home foreclosures are down almost 67 percent from January to March of 2011 vs. 2012.  The statewide figures also fell 19 percent. In other metro areas across the country, filings are going up.  Many lenders have delayed processing foreclosures...