Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes - thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market, Tri-Cities, WA on Jan 31st, 2007
I am asked this question a lot. I’m asked it most often by people who have spent most of their lives in the Tri-Cities, and they don’t understand why we’ve suddenly been ‘discovered’. There is so much development going on, and we still have land readily available, no wonder people are moving here. We had a net [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities, WA on Jan 27th, 2007
In today’s Tri-City Herald, I read that they’re soliciting opinions about consolidating the Tri-Cities into one. Apparently, the last time it was considered was about 20 years ago, which was before my time here. I wonder what everyone thought of it then? What would it be like if we were one big [...]
Posted in Buyers, Sellers, Tri-Cities Market on Jan 25th, 2007
Aaaaaaargh! It happens every time. Every time a newspaper prints an article or television reports a story about the time to buy is NOW, because the market is IN THE TOILET and sellers are SCARED and can’t compete with new builders and their DRASTIC DISCOUNTS, I am invariably called upon to write an offer significantly [...]
Posted in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry, Tri-Cities Market on Jan 20th, 2007
I’ve got a question for other agents and brokers. The expired and for sale by owner tactic used to be something we always covered. But is that the case anymore?
I was super busy this week, covering for others and managing my own business. I like to spend the morning doing my technology stuff…reading blogs, posting comments, writing [...]
Posted in Real Estate Career, Real Estate Industry on Jan 13th, 2007
One of my favorite agents at the brokerage is a guy named Lee. Lee has been in the business for longer than I’ve been alive, I think (actually, I’m employing hyperbole there). But he’s pretty old and has been selling real estate for a loooong time. He stopped by my office the [...]