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	<title>Tri-City Area and Real Estate Blog</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Certified Negotiation Expert at Distinctive Properties, Inc.</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/19/certified-negotiation-expert-at-distinctive-properties-inc-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nancy Walsh is our Certified Negotiation Expert at Distinctive Properties, Inc.
Nancy has gained confidence in dealing with any negotiation situation in real estate. She understands the &#8220;tough&#8221; approach to negotiating, when to use it and how to handle that highly competitive hard bargainer across the table. She has learned collaborative negotiation techniques and why this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residential real estate laws could impact commercial ventures</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/18/residential-real-estate-laws-could-impact-commercial-ventures/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/18/residential-real-estate-laws-could-impact-commercial-ventures/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two policy aspects concerning residential real estate are also impacting commercial building in the Tri-Cities and statewide. The first is related to contractor registration and is covered under RCW 18.27. It requires all contractors to be registered prior to beginning work on a building.
It had the consequence of turning any home improvements, including work done [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short sales offer alternative to foreclosure</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/18/short-sales-offer-alternative-to-foreclosure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:16:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
	<category>Mortage/ Finance News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[More homeowners facing foreclosure are turning to short sales as a way of getting out of a troubling financial situation and with the shaky real estate market, more banks are accepting short sales from troubled borrowers.
At the beginning of November, there were about 1,600 homes on the market in the Tri-Cities and about 30 of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Numbers show Tri-Citians still buying</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/12/numbers-show-tri-citians-still-buying/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/12/numbers-show-tri-citians-still-buying/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:32:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In spite of the gloomy national economy. Tri-Citians still are buying cars, clothes and eating out in large enough numbers to generate healthy sales tax revenue for city governments.  Kennewick&#8217;s taxable retail sales of about $365 million in the second quarter of this year were up 2.82 percent from the same period in 2007.
Pasco&#8217;s taxable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shedding some light on the tumultuous real estate and mortgage markets</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/03/shedding-some-light-on-the-tumultuous-real-estate-and-mortgage-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/11/03/shedding-some-light-on-the-tumultuous-real-estate-and-mortgage-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Mortage/ Finance News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Real Estate and Lending industries are in fact going through a necessary correction.  The industries became saturate with fly-by-night companies looking to make a quick but short monetary gain, without offering any real value.
Contrary to numerous reports in the media, mortgage funds are still readily available. The credit markets are tight, but it has yet to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to reduce taxes when selling rental; 1031 Exchange is the only way to go</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/how-to-reduce-taxes-when-selling-rental-1031-exchange-is-the-only-way-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/how-to-reduce-taxes-when-selling-rental-1031-exchange-is-the-only-way-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ilyce Glink, Inman News
Q: What are the best strategies to minimize the tax liability on a rental? We bought a single-family home and lived in it for a couple of years, and then rented it for the last six years. We&#8217;d like to sell it but are concerned about a hefty tax bill. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City of Richland: 2008 Community Survey Results</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/city-of-richland-2008-community-survey-results/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/city-of-richland-2008-community-survey-results/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Richland mailed survey invitations in early summer to 1945 residences elected at random from the city&#8217;s utility list; 223 completed the survey. Here are selected responses; complete results are available on the city&#8217;s website at www.ci.richland.wa.us.
Safety:

99% of respondents feel very safe or somewhat safe in their neighborhoods during the daytime
95% feel very [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New news in the Business Community!</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/new-news-in-the-business-community/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/31/new-news-in-the-business-community/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jann Young</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[HPM Corporation of Kennewick has recceived a five-year $24M deal to help NASA with occupational health issues, making sure that astronauts are healthy before they head into space.
Infinia Thinks Golbal, Acts Local.  Infinia of Kennewick is nearing completion of their new 30,000 sf production facility, where more than 100 workers will be starting commerical production [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What to do in the Tri-Cities !!!</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/28/what-to-do-in-the-tri-cities-this-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/28/what-to-do-in-the-tri-cities-this-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christa</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a lot of things to do in Kennewick, Richland, Pasco and West Richland. This links to the Calender of Events from the Visitor and Convention Bureau.
http://www.visittri-cities.com/index.cfm?regid=%23%2F0%20%22%0A&#038;fwnavid=%23%2F0%3C%2A%0A&#038;navMode=%28%3FT%3D%3A%28Y%3EJ%3B1%5C%20%0A
Distinctive Properties, Inc.

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		<title>Waterfront Center Study!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/26/waterfront-center-study/</link>
		<comments>http://www.tricityblog.com/2008/10/26/waterfront-center-study/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:26:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christa</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Real Estate News</category>
	<category>Tri-City News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cities of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland; along with the Ports of Benton, Kennewick, and Pasco; and the Tri-Cities Visitor &#038; Convention Bureau have commissioned a follow-up study of the Tri-Cities area river shores. The study will provide recommendations on how to best manage this important community resource.
The first study was developed by the Waterfront [...]]]></description>
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