Real Estate & Construction Briefs for February 2024.

The cost to build new homes in Washington increased dramatically over the last decade, according to a new report from the Building Industry Association of Washington.

King Beverage Inc., a Spokane Valley-based wholesale beverage distributor which has a distribution facility in Benton City, is brewing up plans for a 205,000-square-foot distribution center near Spokane International Airport.

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

A new custom-built home – called the Summit on Red Mountain – will be available starting in May for short-term stays and events.

A long-planned intermodal ramp in Wallula has opened and is moving containers.

Burger King’s newest Eastern Washington restaurant recently opened in College Place.

1025 Park Ave LLC has begun leasing homes in the Hidden Hills Condominiums development in Prosser.

Washington lawmakers are looking to quell some of the backlash over new wildfire-related building codes set to take effect in March, while also trying to keep homes on the edge between wooded and developed areas safe from the blazes.

Democrats in the Washington Legislature are restarting conversations around rent stabilization with a proposal that would cap rent increases at 5% a year for residential tenants and also place limits on fees charged by landlords.