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 Ever since the real estate world turned the corner and plunged full bore into the virtual world of home computers, cell phones and iPads, Olympia home buyers and sellers have benefitted greatly. There had been an issue about the fate of the once closely-held and jealously-guarded Secrets of the ...

When you have a Olympia luxury residence ready put on the market, you are about to enter a specialized area of the real estate realm. The luxury home market is, as the name implies, other than ordinary—and so are some of the ways to effectively navigate through it.First off, we have to recognize ...

If you are at all typical, you probably won’t put even minimal thought into planning for selling your Olympia home until there’s a good reason to do so. One of the best parts of being a homeowner is the comfort you feel from having a stable home base. For a lot of us, thinking about selling your ...

 A lot of what Olympia readers and TV viewers see and hear can leave them with the definite impression that the nation is headed for rough sledding. Most of us do understand that the “news” is selected to get our attention…and that often results in a steady stream of headline-grabbing accidents, ...

This is a list that hasn’t changed much since Hannibal first considered getting a larger place for his elephants. He decided that the Roman Empire would be a fine choice (but history tells us that the move didn’t work out).If Hannibal had consulted a knowledgeable Roman real estate agent, he migh...

If you begin a search for a new home by going online to check out the Olympia listings, it’s likely that one of the first search criteria you enter will be the price range. After all, unless you are a virtual looky-loo who is just checking out how the other half lives, your budget will dictate wh...

The Olympia fixer-uppers:You know them when you see them—especially when going through the town listings, where their photos probably lack quite the allure of the others. You can also spot them by some cautiously-phrased tipoff language. They are “handyman specials” that are offered “as-is” or th...