Executive Summary
Fall 2007
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Contents
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Spokane-Kootenai Regional Research Committee
Spokane County Member Organizations and Trustees
Kootenai County Member Organizations and Trustees
Seattle Area Member Organizations and Trustees
Real Estate Professional Associations in Spokane County
Real Estate Professional Associations in Kootenai County
Other Northwest Real Estate Research Reports
Sketch of Spokane County
Sketch of Kootenai County

Feature Articles
Archive Index
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INDEX OF PAST FEATURE ARTICLES

The following is a list of all feature articles previously published in The Real Estate Report for Spokane and Kootenai Counties. Copies of all articles are available for purchase at the price of $5.00 each. Contact Dale Strom at (509) 625-6325 if you are interested in obtaining copies.

The Spokane-Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee desires to promote research and publish articles that are of practical use to the community and to the real estate industry. If there are topics that we have previously covered that you think we should re-visit or if you are interested in submitting an article for our consideration please contact an officer of the committee.

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Number

Title

Author(s)

Date

Pages

1

Introduction (to the feature article series)

Richard Barrett
Dr. Halbert Kerr

Fall 1977

3

2

Price Trends in Spokane County
(single family dwellings)

Karl Albrecht
George Britton
Philip Kuharski
Dr. Halbert Kerr
Dale Strom

Spring 1978

3

3

Employment in Spokane County: Past Trends and Future Prospects

Pat Weller
David Walsh

Fall 1978

6

4

Credit Extension for Housing in Spokane County

Dale Strom
Randy Fosseen
Philip Kuharski
Helen Berglund
Pat Weller

Spring 1979

12

5

Factors Behind the Lot Price Increases

Linnea O’Donnell

Fall 1979

18

6

Current Marketplace Conditions

David Walsh
Philip Kuharski
Guy Gifford
Frank Becker
Richard Barrett
Elwood Carlson
James Manson
Robert Reese

Fall 1979

3

7

Current Marketplace Conditions

Philip Kuharski
Richard Barrett
Kathy Snyder
Frank Becker
James Manson
David Auble
Robert Reese

Spring 1980

4

8

Forecasting the Demand for New Housing in the Spokane SMSA

Anita Hartke

Spring 1980

5

9

Sources of Mortgage Funds: Washington State Member Institutions
FHLB of Seattle

James H. Hubert

Spring 1980

4

10

Current Marketplace Conditions

Philip Kuharski
Richard Barrett
David Walsh
James Manson
David Auble

Fall 1980

3

11

Inventory of Condominium Units in Spokane County

Dale Strom

Fall 1980

6

12

Spokane County—A Property Based Data System for Assessment

Rick Shulman

Fall 1980

4

13

Overview of the Spokane Real Estate Market

Philip Kuharski

Spring 1981

2

14

Single Family Residence Price Change and Inflation

Karl Albrecht

Spring 1981

4

15

The Changing Financing of Real Estate Sales in Spokane 1980-1981

Richard C. Brinck

Fall 1981

4

16

Current Marketplace Conditions

Julie Bender
Avery H. Peyton
Dean Daniels
Chris Quinn
Dick Rosamond
Ted Shoemaker

Fall 1981

4

17

Population and Housing Census Trends: Spokane County

Dr. David T. Eacret

Spring 1982

14

18

Spokane City/County Energy Plan

Robert A. Shuman

Spring 1982

5

19

Housing Market Dynamics in the West Central Neighborhood

David Walsh

Spring 1982

6

20

Change in Spokane Census Tracts
(1970 to 1980)

Dr. Annabel Kirschner Cook

Fall 1982

8

21

Recent Building Permit Activity

Dale Strom

Fall 1982

3

22

Current Marketplace Conditions

James Bartco
Leo Robic
Philip Kuharski

Fall 1982

2

23

How Much Will the Spokane SMSA Grow in the 1980s?

Deborah Crossley

Fall 1982

1

24

The Impact of Solar Energy Applications on Spokane Housing

Blaine A. Peterson

Spring 1983

6

25

Cost of Annexation: A Comparison of Costs to the Property Owner

Frank Tobie

Spring 1983

3

26

Department of HUD One-Time Mortgage Insurance Premium

Robert Giesa

Spring 1983

2

27

The Apartment Vacancy Survey: A New Expanded Version

Dr. Shik Young

Fall 1983

2

28

Developed Residential Lot Prices

Robert Giesa
Russ Deniston

Fall 1983

2

29

The Potential Extent of Washington State Housing Finance Commission Activities in Spokane

Dale Strom

Fall 1983

9

30

Financing Residential Real Estate: The Character of the Spokane Market

Desera Towle

Spring 1984

4

31

Protecting the Spokane Aquifer: Two Different Solutions

Dan Sander P.E.

Spring 1984

4

32

Use of Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits on the Increase

Russ Deniston

Spring 1984

3

33

Spokane Developers Apply for W.S.H.F.C. Multi-Family Funding

Dale Strom

Spring 1984

3

34

The Spokane-Coeur d’Alene Corridor: Prospects for Growth and Development

Chris Peck

Fall 1984

4

35

The Spokane Plains – History and Status of the Sewer and Water System

Glen Yake

Fall 1984

7

36

The Model Conservation Standards (MCS)

Russ Deniston

Fall 1984

5

37

Spring 1985 Apartment Occupancy Update

John Bennett

Spring 1985

2

38

Synopsis Highlights of the Real Estate Trends and Issues Seminar

Philip Kuharski

Spring 1985

4

39

Changes in the Mortgage Insurance Industry

Charles Steilen

Spring 1985

3

40

The Model Conservation Standards(MCS): An Update - Local Positions

Russ Deniston

Spring 1985

7

41

Private Mortgage Insurance Underwriting and Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Desera Towle

Spring 1985

2

42

The Status of Industrial Land in the Spokane Valley

Dr. Anthony Anderson

Fall 1985

3

43

Spokane’s Hotel and Motel Market

Paul Jinneman

Fall 1985

5

44

The Retirement Housing Market

Dr. William Wynd

Spring 1986

3

45

Washington’s New Energy Code Goes Into Effect: A Local Perspective

David Williams

Spring 1986

5

46

Recent Platting Activity

Dale Strom

Spring 1986

4

47

Retirement Migration and Growth of the Population 65 and Over

Dr. Annabel Cook

Spring 1986

7

48

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits: The New Tax Law

Ben Bonkowski

Fall 1986

2

49

Structuring Investments in Rental Real Estate Under the1986 Tax Reform Act

Richard Engel

Fall 1986

7

50

Energy Conservation and Land Use Decisions in Spokane County

Paul Jensen

Fall 1986

6

51

The Spokane Economy: An Untold Story Revisited

Robert Cooper

Spring 1987

5

52

1987 Real Estate in Review

Bruce Jolicoeur

Fall 1987

3

53

Analysis of Value Changes in Spokane Single-Family Residences

Gary Sneide

Fall 1987

10

54

Spring 1988 Update: Analysis of Value Changes in Spokane Single-Family Residences

Gary Sneide

Spring 1988

12

55

A Western Discovery

Lawrence Shook

Spring 1988