Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes - thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market on Aug 15th, 2008
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 current [...]
Posted in Buyers, Tri-Cities, WA on May 3rd, 2008
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 and [...]
Posted in Buyers on Apr 24th, 2008
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. ” Do [...]
Posted in Buyers, Tri-Cities, WA on Mar 25th, 2008
Actually, there are probably more, but as this Tri-City Herald article relates - 2,000 jobs were added in February. Awesome, huh?
Posted in Buyers, West Richland Real Estate on Feb 8th, 2008
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 [...]