Attorney James Howsley presented to the Clark County Association of Realtors on, “The Big Picture: Considerations for a New Development Era.”
July 11, 2014
State Issues Update
July 1, 2014
The Department of Revenue released a draft rule that we commented on, along with BIAW (Building Industry Association of Washington) and others, that would seemingly charge BIA B&O taxes on the Parade of Homes and other events offered to the…
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF THAT SIGNAL?
June 13, 2014
Large retail developments demand signalized access because it provides full turning movements into and out of the site. Land use approvals often require developments to build signalized intersections, which occurred in Sherwood about 20 years ago with the Sherwood Market…
HB 4078 A Grand Bargain for Some; Years More Work for Others
June 5, 2014
By Attorney James D. Howsley and Land Use Planner/Paralegal Joseph S. Schaefer rnHouse Bill 4078, which was signed by the governor on April 1, 2014, provides urban growth certainty and opportunity for Hillsboro, Forest Grove, and Cornelius, and those communities…
Policy Change at Federal Housing Finance Agency
May 14, 2014
”‹The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which supervises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced new policies to reinvigorate the two huge residential lenders.
Beware! Builders Targeted by Patent Trolling Company
February 19, 2014
Last week, several Portland/Vancouver Metropolitan area home builders received a demand letter from Savannah IP, Inc (“Savannah”) asserting patent rights over certain commonly used moisture removal processes.
“THINK”ing About Construction
February 13, 2014
A surprising resource in Clark County is the “THINK!” program, which is a collaboration between the Building Industry Association (BIA) and Clark County.
Stuck Between a Rock and a Crusher
February 11, 2014
In a tough aggregate case, the Washington Supreme Court ruled against Kittitas County, for two reasons.
Plat Extension Bill Signed by Governor Inslee
April 19, 2013
House Bill 1074 which extends plats up to a maximum of ten years was signed by Governor Inslee yesterday at 1:30. As previously discussed here and here on this blog, this bill extends plats up to a maximum of ten years. Unlike previous bills it applies to plats…
Future of Retail in Portland and the Metro Region
April 19, 2013
I went to NAOIP’s excellent breakfast series yesterday morning entitled “The Regional Retail Market: What’s Next?” that had several nuggets and take aways. On the panel was Fred Bruning, CEO of CenterCal, Mark New, of New and Neville Real Estate Services, and Cori…
