Hopefully Good For Spokane Real Estae

I hope technology will show off all the benefits Spokane has to offer and boost the real estate market here.

clipped from www.inman.com Craig: on change, democracy and technology Craigslist founder sees opportunity in economic crisis By Glenn Roberts Jr., Thursday, January 8, 2009. NEW YORK -- Craigslist founder Craig Newmark sees light at the end of this economic downturn, with technology and teamwork serving as sparks for a recovery. "Our system of representative democracy, with its flaws, works OK. What's different now is the Internet makes this grassroots democracy possible on a large scale," said Newmark, an avid supporter of President-elect Obama, during an appearance Wednesday at the Real Estate Connect conference in New York City. "Instead of thousands of people getting involved, we can get millions and maybe tens of millions involved, and that's just beginning to happen. It's a start." He added, "I see the beginning of people working together, actually from the bottom up, to support some of the programs that we're going to need to get the country back on track."

Record Snow Makes Home Selling Challenging

Nearly sixty inches of snow this past December has made selling Spokane real estate especially difficult. Vacant homes with piled high snow and snow berms from street clearing add hurdles to the few clients interesting in viewing homes.

clipped from www.boston.com Spokane buried by record Dec. snows December 31, 2008 SPOKANE, Wash. - Spokane residents were trying to dig out yesterday after a record-breaking month of snow collapsed roofs and clogged streets. The center of a supermarket roof in north Spokane collapsed Monday evening, prompting the evacuation of that store. A fire official said one minor injury was reported. Two more collapses were reported yesterday morning, at a church gymnasium and a hardware store. No one was injured. The collapses occurred as Spokane set a monthly record for snowfall, at 59.7 inches, after 8.3 inches was recorded in the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. Monday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Ellie Kelch. That's more snow than the area receives in a typical winter.