Tri-Cities, Washington, real estate and homes – thoughts and conversation.
Posted in Miscellaneous, Week That Was on Sep 28th, 2008
This week was out of control – presidential debates scheduled, cancelled, scheduled again. The Dow up and down and up and even. Businesses collapsed, the government rode in to save the day, people contemplated their navels and FINALLY, it looks like they made some sort of decision this morning. Good Lord. What was that old [...]
Posted in Sellers on Sep 23rd, 2008
I wore a campaign pin for the candidates I prefer to this morning’s sales meeting,. My broker saw it and asked me, “Do you think that’s a very good idea?” I told him I would only be wearing it for the meeting, but out in the field, I’d remove it. He said, “Good. After all, [...]
Posted in Week That Was on Sep 21st, 2008
Finally, Fall! Tomorrow marks the autumnal equinox, for which I am very thankful. I do NOT like the heat. I’m a sweater girl.
BIG economic news for the country this week – we seem to be going downhill. Fast. I am nervous, and yet not. I’m not nervous because I know there is nothing I can [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities Market on Sep 18th, 2008
I had a theory a while ago that the lower end of the market was collapsing, leading to fewer overall sales but not an enormous decrease in our average sales amount.
Let’s take a look at August in ‘06, ‘07 and ‘08, and compare sales in the $0-$99,999 (A) range, the $100,000-$124,999 (B) range and [...]
Posted in Tri-Cities, WA on Sep 17th, 2008
The only way this story could be better is if there were pictures included! There is a custom cupcake business now open in Benton City. I’ll write it again – CUSTOM CUPCAKES here in the Tri-Cities. For crying out loud – they’ve got more than forty flavors, people! Run, don’t walk!!!!
I’m going to try to [...]
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