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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/2207567/mead-washington-is-growing-</guid>
      <title>Mead Washington is Growing!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead is a great place to live and has great schools.&lt;/strong&gt; Many people who are moving to Spokane choose Mead when it comes to buying a home. One of the reasons are the great schools, but there is also great shopping. The neighborhoods are diverse and there are many settings to choose from. Mead really has some of the best real estate in Spokane.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in Mead Washington, call us.... &lt;strong&gt;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Team Quintana is your Mead Washington Real Estate Expert!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:33:22 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>Mead Washington Market Update 11-30-2010</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Here are the current numbers for Mead Washington:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;247 - Active Homes for Sale&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;28 - Pending listing (Homes with Offers)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;11.3% - Pending&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;8.8 - Months of inventory&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;125 - Homes sold in the last 6 Months&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;$244,514 - Average Sold Price&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;146 - Average Days on Market&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Mead is slow right now. The hot parts of the market are 150k-200k. While 200k-250k has 56 homes for sale and no pendings. Also 400k-650k has 28 homes for sale and 0 pendings also.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The key to getting homes sold in Mead Wa is Marketing. With so many homes for sale, you need to look better than your competition and be in more places, that is what we do. Call us to find out how we are dominating the internet and getting homes sold. 509-362-1966&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:56:33 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1996327/mead-washington-market-update-11-30-2010</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1796499/mead-wa-real-estate-is-still-going-strong-</guid>
      <title>Mead Wa Real Estate is Still Going Strong!</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Team Quintana Mead Wa Experts!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Many people think things are tough and think that waiting to sell is the solution&lt;/strong&gt;. Mead Wa is a great place to live and home values are still strong. With great schools and shopping, Mead Washington continues to ba a great place to buy homes in Spokane.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;It is not too late, get your home on the market and take advantage of seriously low interest rates and many homes to choose from.&lt;/strong&gt; Now is a great time to sell and buy. You will thank yourself in 3 years. Call us to find out what your Mead Washington Home Values are and to see how Mead Wa Real Estate is still moving.509-362-1966&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:10:44 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1796499/mead-wa-real-estate-is-still-going-strong-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1711135/mead-wa-real-estate-market-update</guid>
      <title>Mead Wa Real Estate Market Update</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/3/3/0/8/ar127740035280331.jpg" height="47" alt="Mead WA Real Estate Expert - Ross Quintana" width="50"&gt; Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead Washington&lt;/strong&gt; is a great place to live and many people love the schools and shopping just North of Spokane. Here are the current numbers for &lt;strong&gt;Mead Wa Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; Market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;327 Active Lisitngs for Sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;20.8% of them are pending or in a sale&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;$248,657 is the average Sold price&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;177 is the average Days on Market or DOM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are thinking of buying or selling a home in Mead Wa, call us &lt;strong&gt;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;or visit our site for &lt;a href="http://Freespokanehomevalues.com" target="_blank"&gt;Free Mead Home Values&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Mead_Washington/page_2027450.html" title="Find Homes for Sale in Mead Wa" target="_blank"&gt;Search Homes for Sale in Mead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.TeamQuintana.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/7/9/4/2/0/ar127739983302497.jpg" height="101" alt="Visit Our Spokane Real Estate Website" width="125"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:27:38 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/1711135/mead-wa-real-estate-market-update</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/556395/appraisal-or-cma-for-your-mead-washington-home-values-</guid>
      <title>Appraisal or CMA for your Mead Washington Home Values ?</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When it comes time to get a home value for your &lt;strong&gt;Mead Washington&lt;/strong&gt; home, there generally two ways of going about it. You can have a Realtor come out and do a CMA or Comparable Market Analysis or you can hire a proffessional appraiser to come appraise the home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What many people may not know is that we all use the same database&lt;/strong&gt;. This means that when you pay $300-400 for an appraiser to come out thinking the number means more, this just isn't true. The fact is if you had 3 appraisers or 3 Realtors out, you would get 3 different prices from each. The fact is there is no such thing a a real home value, it is an estimate of what people have bought in the past and what your home might go for in the market.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/5/0/2/6/1/ar121382195416205.jpg" height="135" alt="Mead Washington Home Value" width="179" style="float: left;"&gt;But you may price the home at that price and it could not sell for 6 month to a year. &lt;strong&gt;The only people who determine the value of the home is the buyers&lt;/strong&gt;. The real value of your home is what people are willing to pay, not what they have paid in the past or what they might pay. So you need more than just numbers, you also need someone who can interpret those numbers based on what buyers are doing right now. For this reason alone you are generally better going with a Realtor than an appraiser because they both use the same numbers but the appraiser isn't working with buyers and doesn't know how hot or cold the current buying environment is.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some people think because they are paying for an appraisal it means more, but it is wasted money&lt;/strong&gt;. And your appraisal is meaningless to buyers if they can buy the same house down th road for less.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Call us&amp;nbsp;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt; to get your free &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Spokane_Home_Values/page_1944003.html" target="_blank"&gt;Mead Washington Home Values&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;and let us sare with you what your Mead home might be worth and why. We know the numbers and what they mean.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/7/0/2/ar121382177520724.jpg" height="76" alt="Team Quintana Mead Real Estate Experts!" width="100"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:47:39 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/556395/appraisal-or-cma-for-your-mead-washington-home-values-</link>
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      <guid>http://activerain.com/blogsview/537190/homes-for-sale-in-mead-washinton</guid>
      <title>Homes for Sale in Mead Washinton</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;As I'm sure you have noticed there are more and more homes for sale in Mead Washington&lt;/strong&gt;. The homes are coming on and since buyers were slow to react we are starting to see home inventory levels like 4 years ago. The nice thing is that gives buyers in &lt;strong&gt;Mead&lt;/strong&gt; more choices.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/9/8/1/5/ar121264557751894.jpg" height="129" alt="Homes for Sale Mead Washington" width="170"&gt;&amp;nbsp; There is a lot of new businesses coming to Mead and with work on the North South freeway, &lt;strong&gt;Mead Wa&lt;/strong&gt; just keeps getting better and better. People still love it for all the right reasons. Schools, and the ability to be just outside of the city and yet still close in.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I love all of the little pocket neighborhoods each with its own feel&lt;/strong&gt;. I think the Northside and Mead area will continue to be a great place to buy homes and to live. Visit our Mead Washinton Section of our Website for &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Mead_Washington/page_2027450.html" target="_blank"&gt;Homes for Sale in Mead&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and in &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/North_Spokane_homes_for_sale/page_1845854.html" target="_blank"&gt;North Spokane&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; and call us for Free &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Spokane_Home_Values/page_1944003.html" target="_blank"&gt;Mead Washington Home Values&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Call us &lt;strong&gt;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt; when it's time to buy Mead Wa homes&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/8/2/4/8/ar121264566084284.jpg" height="76" alt="Team Quintana Mead Real Estate Experts!" width="100"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 01:02:05 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/537190/homes-for-sale-in-mead-washinton</link>
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      <title>Mead Schools - A big reason to buy homes in Mead Washington</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hi everyone,&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead Washington&lt;/strong&gt; has always been sought after and it seems that trend is going to continue. With more developments and shopping being built in the Mead area it is getting better all the time.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/4/2/5/1/1/ar121148862511524.jpg" height="165" alt="Mead High School Spokane Washington" width="223"&gt;&amp;nbsp; Mead enjoys a neighborhood feel just on the edge of the city&lt;/strong&gt;. Before the only thing people might have said was there wasn't much shopping, but with the new Movie theatres and restaraunts going up out there it is now getting the icing on the cake.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Mead Call us, Your &lt;strong&gt;Mead Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; Experts and also get your free &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Spokane_Home_Values/page_1944003.html" target="_blank"&gt;Mead Home Values&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; on our website &lt;a href="http://www.BuyNorthSpokaneHomes.com"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;www.BuyNorthSpokaneHomes.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 15:38:29 -0700</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/520828/mead-schools-a-big-reason-to-buy-homes-in-mead-washington</link>
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      <title>Lucky Soldier Wins Big</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone,&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sgt Wayne Leyde of Mead Won big at a local Zip Trip&lt;/strong&gt;. He went in for a soda and came out with a scratch ticket that won him $1,000,000. We would like to start by saying we appreciate your service in Iraq. He has seved 2 tours and say he plans on going back for a third tour.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wayne and his parents rent in North Spokane and that should be changing soon. Now is a good time to invest in &lt;strong&gt;Spokane Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt;. With the market slowing prices and deals can be found. We can't all win the lottery but investing in Mead Real Estate is a great way to build your wealth. With home values up 5% last year, maybe you can take a little of that equity and buy a few scratch tickets. It just goes to show that it can happen to anyone. What a great reward for a great soldier.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Either way, call us when it's time to buy or sell homes in Mead. And visit our &lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spokane Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Website for Everything Spokane.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Click the link to watch the story on CNN: &lt;a href="http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=5ab_1204179515&amp;amp;p=1" target="_blank"&gt;CNN Video&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:43:47 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/401062/lucky-soldier-wins-big</link>
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      <title>Mead Market Conditions</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello Everyone, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just a quick &lt;strong&gt;Mead Market Update&lt;/strong&gt;. Looking back on 2007, &lt;strong&gt;Mead Real estate&lt;/strong&gt; has appreciated about 5%, a modest appreciation, but up from our regular trend before the housing boom. Spokane as a whole was about 2-4% appreciation. Then the housing boom took over and we had double digit appreciation. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/6/7/8/5/0/ar120430875905876.jpg" height="134" alt="Mead Real Estate Market Conditions" width="190"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For 2007 here are some Real Estate Numbers for Mead Washington:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Total Number of Homes listed: 546&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Total number of Listings Sold: 190&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Average Sold Price: $301,407&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Average Days on Market: 50&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Visit our &lt;a href="http://www.TeamQuintana.com" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Spokane Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Website for morte information and Call us when it's time to buy or sell in Mead&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also get free &lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Whats_My_Home_Worth/page_1944003.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead Home Values&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;509-362-1966&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:11:08 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/401012/mead-market-conditions</link>
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      <title>Mead Real Estate</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Hello everyone, &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;Mead Washington Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; has always been sought after. With great schools and continued development and shopping people tend to move to Mead and not move out. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;img src="http://activerain.com/image_store/uploads/1/9/0/0/3/ar120430680730091.jpg" height="145" alt="Mead High School" width="194"&gt;&amp;nbsp; Mead Schools&lt;/strong&gt; have always been a big draw to the area. People in Shilo Hills area have applied for variances in mass to get their kids into Mead Schools. This has kept property values high and in demand. Over the past 5-10 years many new businesses have also pushed northward to provide a great shopping experience for Mead home owners. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead Real Estate&lt;/strong&gt; has appreciated over 50% over the last 5 years higher than the national average of 41%. Mead home values are up about 5% last year. If you would like a Free Mead Home value analysis on your home or &lt;strong&gt;free yearly reports&lt;/strong&gt; automatically mailed to you every year. Visit our Spokane Real Estate Webiste by clicking on this link Free &lt;a href="http://www.teamquintana.com/Whats_My_Home_Worth/page_1944003.html" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mead Home Values&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt; . And remember call us when it's time to buy or sell homes in &lt;strong&gt;Mead Washington&lt;/strong&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Call us when it's time to buy or sell in Mead. 509-362-1966&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <dc:creator>Mead Homes (Team Quintana Real Estate - Keller Williams Realty Spokane)</dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:42:18 -0800</pubDate>
      <link>http://activerain.com/blogsview/400972/mead-real-estate</link>
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