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 [...]
Kiplinger’s Gives Tri-Cities a Big Thumbs Up
Posted on Feb 28, 2011 by Cari McGee in Sellers, Tri-Cities Market, Tri-Cities, WA
I can’t link to it, or access it because I think you have to subscribe to Kiplinger’s to obtain the info in writing, BUT- I understand Kiplinger’s has forecast the Kennewick, Pasco and Richland area’s median home prices to increase by 1.8% this year. Woo-hoo! Excellent! I’ve quoted Aesop a thousand times, but it bears [...]
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 [...]
Getting the Equity Out of Your Home
Posted on Jan 25, 2011 by Cari McGee in Sellers, Tri-Cities Market
You can really only do this once. Or, more than once if you wait many years in between tries. Here’s what I mean – we bought our house in 1998, and in 2001 we took out a HELOC (Home Equity Line of Credit) for $10,000. That’s a pretty nice return after only owning the home [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Short Sale Advice from Zillow
Posted on Feb 10, 2010 by Cari McGee in Sellers
Call me a copycat, but I so love this answer from the Zillow Advice area re: Short Sales, I’m linking to it and pointing out an extremely interesting part as opposed to writing a post on my own. The person who wrote the post on Zillow, Rachel Rosen, first of all states that she’s been [...]
How Much is a Bathroom Worth?
Posted on Jan 28, 2010 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers
I’m on floor today. Read that sentence again. I did NOT say I was on the floor today, I’m simply on floor. That means I am available for a couple hours to answer any calls that come in from random people wanting to know more info about a house they drive by, or if someone [...]
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