Wow! I can't believe our local newspaper wrote something nice about the real estate market in Tri-Cities last sunday!
We all know you can't put lipstick on a pig and 2008 was dismal at best. But there were over 2700 homes and to be honest that was down over 23% from 2007. The great part was everybody picked up their toys out of the sandbox and left. Builders stopped building, sellers waited to put their homes on the market and what happened? The sales numbers dropped but the median and average home sales prices only declined 1 to 2%! Thats AMAZING!
The economy in Benton & Franklin counties looks to be shaping up pretty nice. While we are all glued to the newspaper and TV to see who's getting fired next our Hanford area site continues to BOOM! Lockheed Martin just scored a $5 BILLION CONTRACT! Which means MORE JOBS! HERE!
The medical field is growing like CRAZY! Kadlec hospital is adding the Doug & Lori Watts Neonatal intensive Care wing for babies and lets not forget they just added 10 new operating rooms and 64 patient beds. KGH is looking to grow too!
Spring is right around the corner! I can feel it already! Even though it's 19 degrees this morning I'm taking Jake & Hanna out for a walk this morning and great the day head on!
I'd like to say congratulations to the Elder Family! We are signing papers today on their 1ST NEW HOME! Great family that got tired of renting! Took advantage of the City of Kennewick Down Payment Assiatance Program, got a great rate from my lending partner and they are now HOMEOWNERS and they are paying less than they did in rent! How cool is that!
Lastly are you thinking of shopping for a new home? Do it the easy way. Search on-line using the Home Buyers Scouting Report. This is a great website that allows you to search without having to go to different sites to find out where the schools are, what's close by, mapping, home prices, more. You'll get email alerts on new homes in your parameters that have come on the market, you can schedule showings and save your seached homes plus you won't get bugged with TONS of phone calls from realtors you don't even know. It's your site, your privacy, and it's waiting for you. Email me today and I'll get you signed up!
Email me at Barry@EverstarRealty.com
See ya soon!
Bear
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