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Posted on May 25, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was

Weird weather this week!  It was close to 100 degrees on Sunday, and then Wednesday I wore a sweater, and yesterday I was in capri pants and a linen shirt.  I like to have each season’s clothes right at the front of the closet, and I don’t like dipping into the back of the closet [...]

What’s an eradicted disease like the measles doing in a place like this?

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Cari McGee in Washington

Seriously. Sixteen cases have been confirmed in Grant County as of last Sunday, the 18th. Tonight I was able to make it home to watch the finale of American Idol (yay! the right David won!) because my meeting with a builder had been canceled. And why? The builder has the measles. Up in Grant County, [...]

Tri-Cities is Least Expensive Place to Live in Washington State

Posted on May 21, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities, WA

And if you live here you know that already! This article appeared in the Tri-City Herald yesterday, confirming what many of us with friends on the west side already knew. A couple profiled in the article had moved here from Bellevue and the reporter drew the following comparison – Their Richland home cost about a [...]

April 2008 Tri-Cities, WA Home Sales Stats

Posted on May 18, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities Market

Ah, it’s time for the charts and graphs. Some of you have written and told me how much you love this monthly recap. Sorry this one was late – Sales are down, prices are down, inventory is down. But, it’s not as doom and gloom as it might appear. Take a look at the breakdown [...]

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Posted on May 18, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was

Took a break last Sunday for two reasons 1) it was Mother’s Day, and I wanted to spend time with the people that enabled me to celebrate the holiday in the first place and 2) I didn’t have Internet access anyway, so even if I had wanted to write something, I couldn’t have. So, without [...]

One-eyed Man Visits Tri-Cities

Posted on May 15, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities Market

“In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king” – Desiderius Erasmus H.G. Wells wrote a short story just over one hundred years ago entitled, “The Country of the Blind”. The basic premise is as follows – a seeing man finds his way to a land wherein everyone is blind, and has been [...]

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Posted on May 4, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was

Did you ever stop to wonder how smoke detectors work? Every house needs at least one. Even in the very oldest homes, that were built before it became the law, one is recommended for each bedroom and in the hall leading to the bedrooms. Sometimes I’ll sell a house without a smoke detector, and we [...]

Tri-Cities Utilities Cost Less

Posted on May 3, 2008 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Tri-Cities, WA

People who are relocating here always ask me how much they can expect to pay for their utilities. My husband pays the bills, so I don’t know. Well didn’t know until I asked. Here’s what he told me – Water base rate: $34/month Water consumption: anywhere from $5/month (winter) to $75/month (summer) (Add the base [...]