housing

Washington home sales tumble

PULLMAN – The housing market in Washington looked a bit more like national reports during the closing months of 2007, according to statistics prepared by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at WSU. Homes sold during the quarter at an annual rate of 99,120 units statewide, a level 13.7 percent lower than the previous […]

Dorm communities restyled for 3,000 fall 2005 freshmen

Most good ideas begin with a problem to be solved. The problem Washington State University’s Pullman campus faced was lack of student engagement outside the classroom. The solution: about 3,000 freshmen will be placed in Freshman Focus Living Communities for fall semester. WSU’s academic and student affairs leaders were made aware of the problem through […]

Housing market remains strong

The lowest mortgage interest rates in 40 years continued to overcome sluggish performance in other sectors of the Washington economy, resulting in increased home sales, housing construction, home prices and housing affordability compared to the opening months of 2002, according to statistics released by the Washington Center for Real Estate Research at Washington State University. […]

Hotels rooms reserved to handle record fall enrollment

A few of the 100 students who resided at the 1975 “Cougar Hilton” (aka: Beasley Performing Arts Coliseum) Record enrollment has WSU Housing bursting at the seams and creating alternatives. As of July 17, the Pullman campus had received a total of 12,428 applications for admission from freshman and transfer students for fall quarter, up […]