What the Hanford Layoffs DON’T Mean
Posted on Oct 2, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Tri-Cities Market
I have some clients currently trying to buy a house. The wife of the couple told me on Friday, “If they don’t accept our offer, too bad. There are layoffs, and lots of houses will be coming on the market. We’ll find something else.” I have issues with a lot of what she said, but [...]
First Funds Framed
Posted on Jun 16, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Real Estate Career
You know how some businesses will keep the first dollar they ever made and frame it? Usually they display it somewhere near the front door or the cash register, or in the office. I always thought that was a neat idea, although I’ve never done it. In real estate, you need to keep client files [...]
Home Is Where the Crowds Are? (Tri-Cities Home Sales Stats, April, 2011)
Posted on May 27, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market
Let’s jump right in, shall we? Year-to-date (through April 30, 2011), there were 206 single-family building permits issued for Kennewick and Richland combined. By contrast, there were 199 single-family building permits issued for the city of Pasco alone. And, take a look at the new home sales in those cities… So the homes being built [...]
Sidenote About Me
Posted on Apr 3, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Miscellaneous, Sellers
When I was growing up, I was the “smart one”. You know how everyone has a role in his or her family of origin? My oldest brother was the rebel, my middle brother had “Middle Child Syndrome” – we called it MCS, for short. And I was the “smart one”. My brothers went away to [...]
How NOT to Sell a House
Posted on Feb 3, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers
I’ve been in real estate for seven years. I’ve seen a lot of houses during that time. Some are stunningly beautiful and from the moment I walk in, I want to live there. Some are being sold as-is, are essentially trashed inside, filled with mold or dry rot, and are priced accordingly. In the case [...]
New Year, New Blog Use
Posted on Jan 2, 2011 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Miscellaneous, Sellers, Tri-Cities, WA
OK, I admit it, I don’t do well writing about real estate. Some say I come across snotty, a little bit snarky, even condescending. And of course, that’s not what I’m trying to do. I like putting out stat posts every once in while, when the stats come out. But posting once or twice a [...]
GREAT News for the Tri-Cities!
Posted on Nov 15, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Tri-Cities, WA
I have never worked out at Hanford, nor has anyone in my family. I have friends, though, who have spent most of their working lives at Hanford, or for a subcontractor of the Hanford site. So, while I am certainly aware of its role as the lynch pin of our economic success here in the [...]
July Home Sales: Tri-Cities vs. The Nation
Posted on Sep 8, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market
The headline for this article — New-home sales drop to record low 276,000 yearly rate — freaked out a lot of people, “record low” being the phrase that caused most hearts to skip a beat. Remember June of this year? When I posted about the dramatic turn the local market made in May? As I [...]
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