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Information Regarding Zillow Zestimates

Attached to this is a link to an article published in the Tri-Cities Journal of Business spelling out the discrepancies between actual home values and Zestimates. Data on 532 local homes shows Zillow’s numbers run too high. Reprinted with the … Continue reading

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State house prices up 12.1% compared to the first quarter of last year

EMBARGO: May 16, 2017- 5:00pm Washington state’s housing market showed the continuing effects of high demand in the first quarter of 2017 according to the Washington Center for Real Estate Research in the Runstad Center at the University of Washington. … Continue reading

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2016 Summer Events

  Benton Franklin Fair & Rodeo Aug. 23 – 27, 2016 10:00 AM – 11:59 PM Benton County Fair Grounds |Kennewick, WA Website Join us for the Best Week of Summer, featuring headline entertainment, world class rodeo, exhibits from your … Continue reading

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Tri-Cities Metro Area Nationally Recognized as 6th Fasted Growing Community

According to the Tri-City Herald today, the Tri-Cities is rated 6th in nation for its growth in the “Metro Magnets Index,” which is a collection of data from 384 metro areas in the US provided by Pitney Bowes Software.  However, … Continue reading

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Mistake #7: Anger Over Repair Requests

Remember  Mistake No. 3;  being dishonest about the home?  “A seller risks losing a potential sale by hiding something they know is wrong with their house.   When it’s found, inevitably during the Home Inspection, your buyer will wonder what else … Continue reading

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Mistake No. 2: Overpricing Your Home.

Ah….pricing your home right.   No subject could be touchier.  Although no one can place a value on the “home” you have built over the years, in order to sell, an asking price must be reached.  Your homes asking price cannot … Continue reading

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Increase your curb appeal.

We’ve all heard it’s a buyers market, so your are competing with the other homeowners’s attempting to sell there homes in this market.  Your home needs all the appeal to get those potential buyers in there!  Unless your house is silver … Continue reading

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Realtor Food Drive coming up…

In November and December, Realtors across the Tri-Cities will come together to participate in service of their communities by raising food and funds for 2nd Harvest.  Bags will be dropped off  on their neighborhood doorsteps and bags and donations will … Continue reading

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Kennewick schools administration offices to move

With boxes stacked in individual offices and conference rooms, congested hallways,  and desks shoved into any spare space; having room to breathe is a welcome theme for the new Kennewick School District administration offices as they look forward to their upcoming move.  … Continue reading

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