Tag Archives: moving

Open Floor Plan Still Popular

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, January 18, 2017 Open floor plans continue to reign. Eighty-four percent of builders say that in the typical single-family home they build, the kitchen and family room arrangement is at least partially open. Fifty-four … Continue reading

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6 Things Everyone Should Do When Moving Into a New House

Skip potential trouble by doing these 6 things When I bought my first house, my timing couldn’t have been better: The house closing was two weeks before the lease was up on my apartment. That meant I could take my … Continue reading

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Parents With Kids Really Need Your Help

Daily Real Estate News | Tuesday, November 01, 2016 Families moving with children can face a lot of complications and time pressures during a real estate transaction. Fifty-three percent of families with children under the age of 18 report that … Continue reading

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Renovation Ideas Owners May Want to Rethink

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, August 04, 2016 Home renovation television shows give home owners big ideas about how they can spruce up their property. But some of these projects can open up problems for owners whose big remodeling … Continue reading

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How to Avoid Identity Theft When Moving

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, July 18, 2016 The moving process can make your clients more vulnerable to identity theft and other forms of fraud, since often personal financial information isn’t adequately protected. As if moving wasn’t stressful enough … Continue reading

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City Living Not Just a Modern Shift

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, July 06, 2016 We live in an age of rapid urbanization, with those migrating to city centers largely being rich, college-educated, and childless. But the uptick of urban wealth and decline in rural populations … Continue reading

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Signs of a Bad Moving Company

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, March 07, 2016 About 16.5 million households – or 38.7 million Americans – move annually. But Americans need to carefully screen those who help them move to make sure all goes smoothly in relocating … Continue reading

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The Power of Pets

January 2016 | By Melissa Dittmann Tracey The real estate business traditionally has shown scant love for pets. The conventional wisdom held that sellers should conceal all traces of their dogs or cats—the toys, bowls, beds, even the animals themselves—when … Continue reading

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Lazy Days of Summer –

It seemed to take so long to arrive.  Now it’s on the way out.  School will be opening soon in the Tri-Cities and surrounding areas.  Time’s-a-wasting!  Distinctive Properties is here to help the residents of Kennewick, Pasco and Richland, as well … Continue reading

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