Links Back to the Week That Was 4/27

Posted on Apr 27, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was

What a fantastic weekend, weather-wise! In the 70′s, blue skies studded with puffy-white clouds. Perfect property-showing weather. Look, look!  Move into your new house and decorate it with this groovy stuff! The age-old question (no, not THAT one!) – buy or rent?  Looks like renters will pay a pretty penny here AND in the Seattle [...]

Writing a Real Estate Offer in the Tri-Cities, WA

Posted on Apr 24, 2008 by Cari McGee in Buyers

I have a client searching for the perfect house for her, her family, and her dog. We recently discussed the offer process… “How much less do I offer?” she asked me. Red flags waved in front of my eyes – “What do you mean?” I asked. “What’s the number less I offer?” she queried. ” [...]

Links Back to the Week That Was 4/20

Posted on Apr 20, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was

Some of these houses I understand their inclusion on the list of just awesomely bad celebrity homes, but some aren’t all that bad! One day I’ll post a picture of the ‘luncheon china’ I inherited from my paternal grandmother. Imagine a time in America’s not-too-distant past when one invited other women over for lunch (not [...]

West Richland – All Nice and Clean and Shiny

Posted on Apr 16, 2008 by Cari McGee in West Richland Real Estate

Earth Day will be belatedly celebrated in West Richland with the Annual Clean-up Day on Saturday, April 19th. Household garbage can be completely disposed of at Enterprise Middle School (5200 Paradise Way) from 8-3 on Saturday. For free! Even hazardous waste (household only, nothing commercial) will be taken care of, too. Used motor oil, anti-freeze, [...]

Tri-Cities Radio Winner

Posted on Apr 14, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities, WA

I grew up in the Los Angeles area, and when there would be a contest on one of the local radio stations, they’d take an answer from “caller 56″ or “caller 72″. My brother grew up to work in radio. His first on-air job was in Lubbock, TX. I remember he told me he used [...]

Links Back to the Week That Was 4/13

Posted on Apr 13, 2008 by Cari McGee in Miscellaneous, Week That Was

This is my favorite, my favorite, my favorite find of the week!!  TEAL – the Typo Eradication Advancement League.  They’re currently on a trek across the US, correcting typos with their handy-dandy typo correction kit.  I love it!  Perhaps once an English major, ALWAYS an English major?! And I kept choosing the wrong curtain here.  [...]

Tri-Cities Real Estate: 2007 Year-in-Review

Posted on Apr 12, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities Market, Tri-Cities, WA

I’m a sucker for those end-of-year review shows and you can imagine that as 1999 drew to a close I was even more excited because there were end-of-decade and end-of century and end-of-millenium shows GALORE! Our office produces a Tri-Cities Real Estate Year-In-Review every year, and I love taking a look at the big picture [...]

Tri-Cities Housing Stats – March ‘08

Posted on Apr 8, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities Market

The trend continues, and snow had nothing to do with it. We’re down in under contracts, down in closed sales and down in a little thing we like to call ‘price’, as compared to last year. We’ve got a little more inventory, too, so again the law of supply and demand comes into play. The [...]