Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes - thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Week That Was on Jun 29th, 2008
First off, a HUGE congratulations to my beloved Matt McGee, who amassed 500 Twitter followers and won a bet he and Jeff Quipp had made. $800 is going to the African Well Fund thanks to Jeff, Will, Li and Matt. Yay!
The Tri-Cities was built on nuclear power. Some people freak out when [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities, WA on Jun 28th, 2008
About a year ago, some people asked me how to get to the Farmers’ Market in Richland. Since fresh-baked cakes are more in my line of interest than fresh-picked produce, I couldn’t tell them.
Now I know, and it’s turned into one of my favorite aspects of the week. Location - along the Parkade in [...]
Posted in Week That Was on Jun 23rd, 2008
If you just read my May stats post, you’ll know that sales are down in the Tri-Cities. Apparently the same dilemma is affecting neighboring Hermiston, too.
Sometimes when I’m out with clients who are relocating to the Tri-Cities, I’ll tell them that, due to our recent expansion in population and commercial ventures, we’ve experienced some [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities Market on Jun 23rd, 2008
There’s no really pretty way to discuss this - houses under contract are waaaaay down for May, continuing a trend I’ve been watching since the beginning of the year. If you’re a seller, that’s not a stat you’re excited to hear, but it’s true nonetheless. If you’re asking ‘why’, I’ve got an [...]
Posted in Week That Was on Jun 15th, 2008
Wow! Did you watch the US Open? Holy mackerel - what an amazing finish. I wish I didn’t need to work tomorrow so I could watch the playoff.
One of my favorite parts of my job is when people ask me over before they put their home on the market to find out what they should [...]