tri cities real estate: Richland Washington Named a "Best City" to Raise Children in US
- 03/12/14 09:16 AM
Year after year, national magazines and other media outlets award the Tri Cities Washington and its individual cities of Richland, Kennewick, and Pasco "Best Of" in all different facets. Whether it be quality of life, business incubation and growth, education or other categories, the Tri Cities sees itself featured by these outlets a number of times each year.
This time, Kiplinger Magazine has named the city of Richland, Washington as number 2 "Great Cities to Raise Your Kids'. While Richland is the featured city, its sister cities, Kennewick and Pasco, could just as easily have been named, as both … (0 comments)
tri cities real estate: Act Soon or Lose Out on 3% Seller Concessions on Your New Home Purchase!
- 06/07/10 11:28 AM
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has recently announced that sometime this summer they will halve the amount a seller can offer in concessions to a Tri-Cities WA home buyer for things like renovations, or some of the services and taxes associated with a home purchase from the current 6% of the home’s purchase amount to only 3%. This “Seller Concession” can be used for a myriad of things by the buyer, including loan origination and local transfer fees, appraisals, inspections, closing and escrow costs, among others — though not the down payment. Since conforming loans through Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac … (3 comments)
tri cities real estate: How Buyers Find Your Home in the Tri Cities Washigton
- 12/08/09 02:31 AM
I'm often asked, during the initial presentation for a home listing, why I don't have a strong marketing presence with the local paper in the Tri Cities Washington. The reason is because advertising in the paper is a great way for me to get buyer clients for other homes, but not to sell your home. I can say this because statistics bear this out. The vast majority (87%) of recent home buyers in the US say they used the internet as an information resource during their home-buying process, with nearly one-third reporting they first learned about their newly purchased home from … (0 comments)
tri cities real estate: Richland WA of the Tri Cities Named to another Top 10 Best Of List
- 10/28/09 06:32 AM
Many retirees, when preparing for the beginning of the next phase of their lives, begin the process of retirement by deciding where they will live. Do they want to stay where they've had their careers, near established friends, close to the kids and grandkids or move closer to them? Is temperate climate important, or do they plan on travelling a lot?For many, the most important question really falls to one. How do we stretch our budget to last the rest of our sunset years?If the last question is the most important, yet you don't want to settle for a one-bedroom walkup … (3 comments)
tri cities real estate: Tri Cities Washington Job Growth Defying the Rest of the Country
- 06/21/09 09:07 AM
According to all sources in the Tri Cities area of Washington state, the area’s job growth continues to defy trends across the rest of the country. Since May 2008, the Tri City area has gained 500 jobs in professional and business services, education and health services, leisure, hospitality and food services according to Dean Schau, the regional labor economist. Since this April, an additional 1200 jobs have been added, bringing the total nonfarm jobs to 95,200 at the end of May. Federal stimulus money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has been the driving force behind this growth … (0 comments)
tri cities real estate: How Tri Cities WA Homebuyers Can Access The $8000 Tax Credit Quickly
- 05/08/09 09:44 AM
With the onset of spring the Tri Cities WA real estate market has begun to see signs of heating up. But for those still on the sidelines, I thought it would be important to see just what the new $8000 First-time home buyer tax credit can do. Many people have asked emailed me at the Tri City Home Team or called and asked about the program. Quite a few wanted to know how they could use it for a down payment. Well, the answer is, you can't. BUT, I do have a slick way of accessing the credit after you've purchased … (0 comments)
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