Susan Feyder – Minneapolis Star Tribune The Minnetonka building was sold to an affiliate of CR Richard Ellis Realty Trust. Aug 23, 2009 St. Louis Park project caught in economy’s grip The Shops at West End in St. Louis Park was envisioned in superior times. Developers are struggling to fill IRS Issues Rules To Ease Mortgage Refinancing – BayInsider WASHINGTON — The IRS issued new rules Tuesday designed to make it easier to refinance some commercial real estate loans in an effort to curb t

The U. S. Environmental Protection Agency this week notified five Washington-based businesses that they will receive 2009 ENERGY STAR awards at a ceremony on March 31 in Washington, D. C. The energy conservation efforts of Advantage IQ, Kennedy Associates, Providence Health & Services, Puget Sound Energy and Seattle Lighting all received EPA national recognition. The EPA gives ENERGY STAR awards annually to organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environm

Thanks to PAX and the holiday weekend, our regular schedule is all messed up. So here’s the reporting roundup a couple days late. First up, an excerpt from the NWMLS press release: Northwest MLS brokers report brisk activity, multiple offers, “irrational delays” by lenders Pending sales around Western Washington during August jumped nearly 21 percent from a year ago and inventory dropped more than 18 percent, according to new figures from Northwest Multiple Listing Service. MLS member-br

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They say that necessity is the mother of invention and in our case that was so true. It was necessary for us (the half dozen or so) teenagers to own a boat. It is pretty hard, impossible really to water ski without one. You also needed all the gear. And a car to tow the boat to the lake is pretty handy also. How could we come up with the money for all this? Get jobs? Get real! Jobs would just cut into our water skiing/beer drinking/party time. We needed to come up with a much better solution t