Homeownership rates declined across nearly all age groups over the past year. Compared to the peak of 69.2% in 2004, the homeownership rate is 4.1 percentage points lower and remains below the 25-year average rate of 66.3%. 

Washington state saw a decline of more than 14,000 construction jobs in past year, with Kelso-Longview as the state’s only metro area seeing an increase. The Tri-Cities had one of the smallest declines, both in number and percentage.

The Tri-Cities housing market continues to show strong demand though there were signs of that easing in March. 

One will make mortgage financing more available to those purchasing manufactured homes while the other will lead to deeper study of housing affordability in the state. 

Avalanche Energy hopes to start construction on its Richland fusion test facility, to be called FusionWERX, this summer.

Documents filed under Washington’s environmental review process reveal a list of projects in the works for the Mid-Columbia.

After years of planning, Vista Field could see its first homes under construction by next summer. The Port of Kennewick recently hammered out an agreement so a developer can build upwards of 300 single-family homes.

As hearing aid technology continues to advance, business is booming for a Kennewick audiology center and plans are in motion for an expansion to West Richland.

A nonprofit focused on providing stable housing for those in recovery is poised to build its first residential community for up to six families while they work toward self-sufficiency.

The city of Pasco has kicked off a planned multiphase renovation and expansion of its Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center to revitalize a space that has served residents for nearly 50 years.