Spoken Gently's Blog: Buyers

The Washington State Realtors® have put together a video about the First Time Home Buyer $8000. Tax Credit that is worthy on anyone's website or blog, regardless of the state you practice real estate in. I've included the video on my blog, but thought I would recommend the video to other real estate bloggers as well. The video is simple to the point and well done. Here it is:

North Richland Washington is a wonderful place to live, work, and play. Home to many of our area's science and technology employers such as Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Battelle, CH2M Hill, Bechtel, Areva, Washington River Protection Solutions, to name a few. Additionally, Washington State University Tri Cities is located in North Richland.

Colleen's sister lives in North Richland, so we spend a considerable amount of time walking and biking many of the North Richland neighborhoods. We've grown to appreciate the atmosphere in North Richland. Also, the bike and walking paths along the Columbia River are second to none.

If you are relocating to North Richland Washington to work in one of the many employment opportunities available in the Tri…

If you are looking for Kennewick real estate listings, or you want to list your Kennewick home, consider Colleen and I. Colleen is the Broker, and I do what she (and you) tell me to do! We offer a well organized, professional approach to running and managing our Kennewick real estate brokerage. Simply put, we do the simple things like return phone calls, show up for appointments, and do what we say we will do. We hold integrity as a standard to live and conduct business by.

If you are looking for a real estate company, broker, and/or agent, we are all of that an more. Call the Lane Real Estate Team and let's chat! :)

As soon as I walked into this West Richland, Washington home I immediately noticed the spacious, clean, and well maintained qualities of the home. I loved the natural sunshine coming thru the house as well as the kitchen opening up to the dining and family rooms. The best part of this home is the large bonus room above the garage which can be finished however the new buyer would prefer. Take a look for yourself, as I've put together a virtual tour...

Property Specifics: 5700 Kilawea Drive, West Richland Wa

• 2,450 sq feet
• 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath
• 3 car garage
• 2 story
• Fireplace
• Garden area
• Large corner lot
• Close to schools, Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target
• Neighborhood parks
• Beautiful view of… Read Full Post
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Whether a young couple starting out, a retiring couple looking for a place to settle down, a starving college student looking to survive, or just anyone looking to save some money, Tri-Cities Washington is the place to live! The Tri-Cities has recently been ranked number 1 out of 350 communities in the Pacific Northwest by the ACCRA Cost of Living Index as the least expensive place to live. The Tri-Cities was given an index rating of 88.9 during the third quarter; down from 89.9 in the second quarter. The low cost of groceries and housing is partly to thank for the low cost of living in the Tri-Cities. Communities ranking the closest to the Tri-Cities are Spokane with an index rating of 93.5; Portland at 95.1; and Boise with a rating of 96.0

Tri Cities…

I'm excited for Colleen (and us) as she passed the Washington State Broker's Exam last week. This opens up all sorts of doors for us, one of which going out on our own. Kinda scary, but we've always been self-employed so we've traveled this road before. After being married to Colleen for 23 years, I still continue to be impressed by her (and love her all the more). Given the responsibilities of 5 children (er, the 6th being me, but we won't go there!), all at home, she finds the time to have a successful real estate career and make time for the many, many hours required to study for the brokers exam. Congratulations Colleen!

We're just starting on the social marketing thing. Yeah, kinda late to the party, however, you can read/follow more about… Read Full Post

The Washington Post recently reported that the emotional and financial strain of the housing market has become so rough, it’s on par with divorce, and even death. TODAY’s Barbara Corcoran and psychologist Jeff Gardere explains how to lessen the burden and turn your house into a source of revenue:

Well, we've decided to put our West Pasco water front home up for sale.  We are spending way too much time commuting back and forth from North Richland getting our 5 children to school and other activities.  North Richland here we come and we're leaving behind a Columbia river home with many upgrades.   Our 3500 sq ft home's starting price is $659,000.  Pictures of our home and river views can be seen here, and when clicked, a larger image opens in a new window: