-  Blue Lion Capital, which had a recent request for a board seat rejected, plans to nominate multiple people to run for the board at HomeStreet's next annual meeting. January 17
-  From San Francisco to Dallas, here's a look at the 10 top housing markets where homes sell above the asking price. January 16
-  Residential market values will continue their overall upward trends during the next 12 months, with the state of Washington set to explode. January 10
-  The Seattle-area housing market surge has reached new heights, again: The region has now led the nation in home price increases for 14 months in a row, tied for the longest streak for any metro area in the country since 2001. December 27
-  Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced a $100 million-plus investment by the city in affordable-housing projects, including nine new apartment buildings and 26 homes for first-time buyers. December 21
-  Spokane, Wash., home sales continued at a strong pace in November, with the market benefiting from mild temperatures and the lack of significant snowfall. December 12
-  Homeowners with mortgages have collectively seen their equity increase 11.8% year-over-year in the third quarter, according to CoreLogic. December 7
-  Despite rapid price gains and tight inventory nationally, prices in many of the largest housing markets are still below the peaks reached before the Great Recession. December 6
-  RCO Legal, once one of the largest foreclosure law firms in the Northwest, is shutting down permanently in December, a victim of the strong economy and housing market. December 5
-  Just to keep up with rising home prices in the Seattle area, would-be buyers needed an $11,000 pay raise in the past year to afford the typical mortgage. November 29







