Tri-Cities Housing Market

Our Tri-Cities housing market updates are unlike any you’ll find from another source. Every month, we track ONLY the sales and listing activity in Kennewick, Pasco, Richland, West Richland, Benton City, and Burbank.

Other sources get their data from our local Realtors® Assn., which includes sales and listings in Basin City, Connell, Eltopia, Kahlotus, Mesa, Paterson, Plymouth, and Wallula. No disrespect intended, but we don’t think what’s happening in those towns has any impact on our Tri-Cities real estate market.

All of which is to say…if you’re looking for LOCAL Tri-Cities housing market information, you’ve found it.

April Stats (just a few)

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This isn’t the big stat roll-out with the graphs and charts and accompanying PDF file.  This is the Tri-City Association of Realtors stat break-down. In April, 21 more active listings than April ’06, but Jan-April, YOY, we’re down 3.9% in listings. Pending sales are down less than a percent, so we’ll call it equal, but final […]

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In the pursuit of home

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I love the unspoken rules that exist in various communities.  I love that there is honor even among thieves.  I was watching the Yankees vs. Mariners game today and found out something interesting. Josh Phelps, first basemen for the Yankees, plowed into Mariners catcher Kenji Johjima (totally mowed him down, went out of his way […]

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Tri-Cities, WA Solds, Under Contracts and Active Listings for March 2007

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It’s time for the statitician readers (you know who you are!) to get really excited. First quarter results are in for 2007…and, compared to the same period last year Active listings are DOWN Solds are DOWN Prices, as you would then expect, are UP Average price 2007Q1,$182,960 2006Q1,$176,200…103.8% INCREASE Median price 2007Q1 $165,300 2006Q1 $157,000…105.2% […]

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Answering FAQ about Tri-Cities Home Rentals

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Our local office now has a residential property management division, and I couldn’t be happier about it.  I frequently get calls from out-of-town investors who want to purchase a home here for investment purposes, and then rent it out.  My forte is selling residences to people who want to live here, and interact in our community […]

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Buyer Beware

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Probably like most Americans of a certain age, I first heard the phrase caveat emptor in the Brady Bunch episode in which Greg buys a car he was told would be easy to fix up but isn’t.  Like “Find out what you do best and do your best with it”, “caveat emptor…let the buyer beware” is […]

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Oh, I really DID lie…

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Remember when I (and my colleagues at the brokerage) was accused of lying? I guess I was infringing upon the truth. The latest stats are out, and instead of 210 homes going under contract in the Tri-Cities, WA area in February, we had 249, which beats our historically best year ever (2005) by 20 under […]

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