State Rep. Mark Klicker, R-Walla Walla, authored House Bill 1108 that sought to unearth “the primary cost drivers for homeownership and rental housing” in Washington. It had 25 co-sponsors – 14 Republicans and 11 Democrats – and cleared the Legislature with only nine people voting against it. The governor vetoed it quietly in his office on May 20, the final day on which he could act on legislation.
Fewer Tri-City homes were sold in April than in the previous month, even as the typically busy home-selling season gets underway, according to the latest data from the Tri-City Association of Realtors.
The first group of apartments and amenities of a new 162-unit complex of apartment homes and townhomes at 5651 W. 36th Place, Kennewick, will be open to future residents in June.
A new single-story, multi-tenant retail building at 4330 Van Giesen St., West Richland is already mostly leased months before tenant improvements will be completed.
A family-owned salvage business with locations in Pasco and Yakima has expanded to Finley as its capacity maxes out. The new 19-acre facility, which opened May 10, has hundreds of cars customers can pull parts from.
