The Tri-Cities isn’t the only place where homebuyers found themselves with more leverage this past summer. 

The founder and CEO of Windermere Group One died Sept. 17. He was 68 years old. 

Increased inventory and interest rates at their lowest levels in a year don’t appear to be motivating homebuyers as strongly as in the past.  

Cost increases for construction materials, particularly steel and aluminum, are contributing to more commercial, industrial and civic building projects being scaled back, delayed or canceled, according to one builder advocacy group. 

Gov. Bob Ferguson didn’t mince words during a Sept. 12 press conference in Kennewick: if the Waste Treatment Plant at the Hanford site does not begin treating waste by Oct. 15, the state will pursue legal action to bring the facility online and the state will win. 

Real Estate & Construction Briefs for September 2025.

One local government agency is hoping its latest effort will help ensure that Tri-City growth – and growth yet to come – can be steered to benefit not just individual cities but the entire region.

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

The Lewis & Clark Ranch development could see nearly 3,800 homes and support more than 2,600 jobs once it is fully built-out over the next 20 years.

It will likely be at least a year before the Kennewick City Council has the answers it needs to determine next steps for a future city hall.