Links Back to the Week That Was 8/31
Posted on Aug 31, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was
Taking the weekend off, essentially. We have company in town and we’re having fun mini-golfing, bowling, going to the CREHST museum, taking in Wall-E for the second time (really enjoyed seeing it this time, much more than the first). So, no real links back for now. I’lll either get to it later in the week [...]
Writing About Cancer AGAIN
Posted on Aug 30, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities, WA
Yes, once again I’m going to bring to my readers’ attention the story of a young kid battling the disease I despise. Before, I told you about Mathew Blacketter, and his brave battle, and eventual loss. I know this has nothing to do with real estate, but it has to do with the communities in [...]
WASL Results for Tri-Cities Schools
Posted on Aug 28, 2008 by Cari McGee in Tri-Cities, WA
If you read this blog regularly, you know I am not a fan of the WASL (the Washington Assessment of Student Learning). The results from the latest testing go-around in the spring were released today, and they show limited gains over last year. The Richland school district, which until recently was headed by the estimable [...]
Links Back to the Week That Was 8/24
Posted on Aug 24, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was
Stepped on the scale this week to find that I have lost 30 pounds (mostly since the beginning of February, which is when I really started trying). I have 40 more to go, so that according to the BMI charts, I will be in the normal range. Pretty exciting, both in terms of being healthier [...]
Don't Forget the Excise Tax When Selling Your House!
Posted on Aug 23, 2008 by Cari McGee in Sellers
A really nice couple I know are going to try to sell their house for-sale-by-owner. They asked me for an approximation of title and escrow fees, so I gave them an estimate. Then I reminded them that as sellers in the state of Washington, they’d need to pay excise tax on the sale of their [...]
Links Back to the Week That Was 8/17
Posted on Aug 17, 2008 by Cari McGee in Miscellaneous
Hi, all! It was a busy week re: a post I wrote a couple weeks back – comments from people who really disagree with what I have to say about foreclosure safaris. Then, I read this article – they interview one of the agents I mention holding in high esteem, and she basically confirmed some [...]
Tri-Cities Herald Trumpets – Home Sales Drop 23% Over Last Year
Posted on Aug 15, 2008 by Cari McGee in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market
But it’s not really that scary. We had a fantastic year last year, so this year is ‘just normal’ comparatively. The important figure to consider is the supply of homes on the market. If there are more than 7 months worth of homes on the market (it would take 7 months to sell out the [...]
Links Back to the Week That Was 8/10
Posted on Aug 10, 2008 by Cari McGee in Week That Was
How all over the Olympics are you? Like Disneyland and Christmas and making shapes out of clouds, the Olympics are one of those things that get better if you experience them from a kid’s point of view. I’m old enough to remember Olga Korbut, and Nadia Comaneci, and the ’84 Olympics were in my hometown. [...]
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