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Posted on Feb 10, 2008 by in Week That Was

Not that anyone reading this should care about the following tidbit of info, but I would absolutely LOVE to have another baby.  Apparently, I might be two years too late to join others in a mini-boom that occurred in 2006.  And, believe it or not, birth rates and real estate have something in common, as [...]

New Development Coming to West Richland, WA

Posted on Feb 8, 2008 by in Buyers, West Richland Real Estate

Plans to develop 8,000 ares of West Richland land were unveiled this week. The master-planned community will be called Lewis and Clark Ranch. Okay, I realize that it is the job of developers to develop, and lay out plans and streets and decide what might go best where, but come on…Lewis and Clark Ranch? What [...]

No Business with this Snow Business in the Tri-Cities (Stats for January, ‘08)

Posted on Feb 7, 2008 by in Tri-Cities Market

Funny thing about the Tri-Cities real estate market – when we get snow on the ground, the showings essentially stop. Which means the agents and buyers take a break and contracts don’t get written. The last time we got this much snow was in January 2004. If you compare last month to other Januarys, including [...]

Homeowners Fight Back and WIN!

Posted on Feb 5, 2008 by in Mortgages, Real Estate Industry

Note: Whenever I use the term ‘fight back’, I think of David Horowitz and his TV show which aired in the 70′s. That was good TV, I tell you.  Great, now I have the theme song running through my head. Anyway, some Staten Island Homeowners were pressured into a high-cost subprime loan, when they would have [...]

Sunday Round-up, one day late!

Posted on Feb 4, 2008 by in Week That Was

Sorry!  I had laptop issues, so I couldn’t write my usual Sunday post on Sunday.  I figured if I was going to miss a Sunday, Superbowl Sunday was a good one to miss. Without further ado – Those Brits, always a step ahead (actually, I guess it’s the Swedes I need to tip my hat [...]

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