Feb 04, 2004

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson

Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson, a Seattle-based law firm, named Joseph B. Genster and Howard F. Jensen principals. Genter's practice focuses on civil litigation and land use law. Jensen's practice emphasizes environmental, real estate and land use matters.

Jan 29, 2004

Counselors of Real Estate

Anthony Gibbons of Re-Solve has been elected the 2004 chairman of the Counselors of Real Estate's Northwest Chapter. Peter K. Shorett is vice chairman, and James R. Nowadnick is treasurer.

Quadrant Homes

Quadrant Homes reports it increased home sales by 11 percent in 2003, going from 967 in 2002 to 1,069 last year. President Peter Orser said 2003 was Quadrant's best in its 35-year history. Orser projects the company will sell 1,667 homes this year. Quadrant, the state's largest home builder, opened two new communities in Snohomish County this month. They are Shaunessy (262 homes) near Mill Creek and the second phase of Farm at Woods Creek (162 homes) in Monroe. Quadrant will open Northlake, whose first phase will total 97 homes, in Federal Way this month. Quadrant estimates it will contribute more than $240 million to the local economy in 2004. Quadrant officials say an average of 54 working days, or about 25 days less than the average, to build its homes. The company is selling homes at 10 communities in the Puget Sound region with prices ranging from the $150,000s to the $420,000s. The company has promoted Erin Fowler to director of marketing, Vaughn Wihongi to director of sales, Brent Howard to sales manager, Lindsay Waymire to New Home Showroom manager and BreAnn Kraetsch to senior sales and escrow assistant.

G&B Real Estate Services

David Peterson, vice president of G&B Real Estate Services, a division of WestCoast Hospitality Corp., says Sterling Savings Bank will lease 45,000 square feet of office space in WestCoast's Crescent Building, 707 W. Main, in Spokane. Sterling is expanding as a result of a merger with Klamath First Bancorp. The Crescent is adjacent to Sterling's headquarters.

Trilogy at Redmond Ridge

The Sales & Marketing Council of the National Association of Home Builders gave a Gold Award to R Group Communications, DesignLines Inc. and Williams & Paddon Architects for a 7,000-foot sales pavilion at Trilogy at Redmond Ridge, a community that Shea Homes developed. R Group President Diana Robertson said the pavilion is unique because it emphasizes the community's "lifestyle experience," not floor plans. This year there were 1,200 entries.

John L. Scott

John L. Scott Real Estate has nine new agents. They are Sharon Silva, Sandy Flynn and Dona Brunette at the Bellevue office; Tammy Gvelesiani, Bellevue Place; Sheila Minkin, Bellevue South; Cass Richardson, Roger Carrillo and Becky Smith, Kirkland; Donny Reece, Silverdale; Ann Wood, Poulsbo; Merilee Madsen, Port Orchard; Erin Ewing, Mercer Island; Shalimar Backman, Sammamish; and April Huizenga, Magnolia; Barrett Matheny and Lynn McKinney, Mukilteo; and Marty Nelson and Judith Amland, Issaquah.

CREW meeting

Douglas Howe, president of Touchstone, will speak at CREW's noon meeting Feb. 12 at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle. His topic is "Moving Forward into the Next Phase of the Real Estate Cycle." Cost is $29.50 for members with reservations and $45 for others. Reservations are due at noon Feb. 9 and can be made by calling Commercial Real Estate Women at (206) 361-6859.

2004 Market Forum

The Spokane-Kootenai Real Estate Research Committee's 2004 Market Forum is 8 a.m. Feb. 26. Joel Singer, executive VP of the California Association of Realtors, is the featured lunch speaker at the forum that will address commercial and residential sectors. Among the topics are apartments, single-family waterfront and downtown Spokane mixed-use. Continuing education credits for appraisers and real estate licensees are available. The forum, which lasts six hours, will be at the Spokane Convention Center. The cost is $40 before Feb. 20 and $50 after. To register, telephone (509) 326-9222.