Category Archives: Real Estate News

Information on the Real Estate market in the greater tri-city area.

Easy Fixes for 4 Household Problems

OIL STAINS IN GARAGE FLOORS – You can remove most of a stubborn stain with a bit of elbow grease and scrubbing. First remove the surface oil by sprinkling some cat litter on it to soak it up. Then clear … Continue reading

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Higher Gas Prices can cause Lower Affordability in Home Purchases

Nobody is thrilled with the slowly rising cost of gas prices, and of course now that summer is fast approaching, we all know the prices will jump a little higher a little faster because refiners typically switch to more expensive … Continue reading

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Rules for Short Sales in Effect

The Tri-Cities housing market has been fortunate compared to other parts of the nation as far as the number of foreclosures that have occurred here, but some folks have had to sell their homes in a short sale situation. It’s taken more than … Continue reading

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Tri-Cities Weekly Real Estate Statistics

Here are the weekly real estate statistics for the Tri-Cities area. Read more http://www.distinctiveprop.com/files/files/4.27Stats.pdf

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Tri-Cities to receive $2.3M in HUD money

Community development, feeding seniors, creating affordable housing & first-time homebuyer assistance are all focus projects for the forthcoming $2.3 million in federal funds that will be awarded to the Tri-Cities. The Department of Housing & Urban Development Community Development Block … Continue reading

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Military serving overseas get’s break from IRS

There are quite a few Tri-Citians who are serving in our nation’s military and we wanted folks to know that members of the military serving outside the U.S. have an extra year to buy a home and qualify for the … Continue reading

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Tri-City Americans celebrate 5 years of great play!

Do remember the fervor of the Tri-City Americans when they first came to the Tri-Cities in 1988? Do you recall the two young men that became household names here in town? Well Stu Barnes and Olie Kolzig, both went on … Continue reading

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PNNL gets gold certification for building green

New laboratory building for PNNL in Richland have been built with green technology and materials, and that in turn has earned PNNL with a gold certification level from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. The Biological Sciences Facility and … Continue reading

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Trail along Richland’s shelterbelt to get art & landscape

For years the shelterbelt lineal park that follows along the Richland bypass has gone pretty much without attention, and consists mainly of dirt. But soon a group of volunteers will address that and plant flowers to add color and a … Continue reading

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