Donna's Blog

In 2007, Spokane was one of only a few cities nationwide where the median price of a  home increased in value.  Contrary to many major markets, "Most of Spokane's  speculative builders dramatically reduced the number homes they will build in  2008," said Robert Henry, President of R&D Constructio...

Interesting story for y'all!Friday, April 11, 2008 | A jury sided Thursday with Carlsbad real estate broker Mike Little in a closely watched lawsuit that pitted a local couple against the agent that helped them buy a home. The couple, Vern and Marty Ummel, claimed that Little neglected to mention...

On June 26, BIAW's two year odyssey of working tirelessly to uncover vote fraud in Washington State finally paid off when the King County Prosecutor announced seven employees of the union-backed organization know as ACORN would be prosecuted for vote fraud for submitting thousands of fake and for...

Over the years, the Earth liberation Front (ELF), an environmental extremist movement has claimed responsibility for numerous acts of arson and sabotage targeting housing developments under construction inWashington State causing substantial monetary loss.   In 2005 the Building Industry Associat...

 Donna Henry, The Passion to Make a Difference.... Not all agents work the same way. Spokane Real Estate Agent Donna Henry knows what it takes to get your home sold at the best price possible.  The most important attribute of an agent is that he/she is well connected to the real estate industry. ...

These impact fees are crazy and it was nice to see such a good turnout to change the direction that the city is trying to impose.  I'm not sure if people really understand the impact that these fees will have on the building industry.  The city is trying to saddled builders with 95% of the cost o...

Don't miss the 2008 Premier Home Improvement Show where Association Members and Sponsors alike are gearing up for a show you won't soon forget!  As a Spokane Realtor and the wife of a builder (http://www.rdspokane.com/) and an active member of the Spokane Home Builders Association (http://www.shb...

I took my Mother out last night for some Fancy Fiddlin at our Fox Theatre here in downtown Spokane and we had the pleasure of seeing Eileen Ivers perform.  All that I can say is WOW!  That girl gets down on the violin!  I've never seen anyone play like that!  Eileen Ivers has it all -- Nine Time ...

Another crazy story for us to highten the awareness and hopefully prevent things like this from happening in the future...LAKELAND -- Walking through an unlocked door, the victim thought the man already inside was a legit customer.But within minutes, the client she had talked to on the phone hour...

Check this website out....www.IdealRoute.com.  The Association of Realtors in Virginia has created IdealRoute.com, an online tool that allows us users to identify the most efficient travel route for a group of selected addresses anywhere in the United States. I've been struggling with finding a p...