Tri-City Real Estate News http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com Local real estate information specializing in the Mid-Columbia region of South-Eastern Washington, the Tri-Cities: Kennewick, Richland, Pasco and including Benton City, Burbank, and Wallula. Thu, 19 Apr 2007 05:13:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 en Next Hot Market…think Washington http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/next-hot-marketthink-washington/ http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/next-hot-marketthink-washington/#comments Thu, 01 Jun 2006 22:43:49 +0000 YeOleImposter KennewickPascopopulation growthreal estateRichland http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/next-hot-marketthink-washington/ Housing prices may be dropping around most of the country but, according to CNNMoney, home prices in Washington State are being driven up by above average job and population growth.

Kennewick, Richland, and Pasco even make the list with 11% anticipated growth.

For the June issue of MONEY Magazine, Fiserv Lending Solutions and Moody’s Economy.com provided forecasts for the coming 12 months for 380 metro areas - they predict that five of the top 10 fastest growers will be in Washington. Ten of the top 17 will be.

WA Metro Median Price Historical Gain (2001–2005) Forecast (6/2006–6/2007)
Wenatchee $184,650 38.40% 16.70%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes $199,947 56.10% 14.50%
Olympia $198,871 64.50% 13.10%
Yakima $135,000 23.70% 12.80%
Spokane $169,000 50.20% 12.40%
Bremerton-Silverdale $156,353 69.00% 11.50%
Longview $158,596 36.00% 11.40%
Kennewick-Richland-Pasco $158,000 29.00% 11.00%
Bellingham $215,641 83.10% 10.80%
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett $360,000 49.30% 10.50%
Tacoma $250,000 53.80% 9.60%

What is keeping Washington’s growth up? It might be that the state is just slow in following trends, and all we have to do is give it some time. Or possibly it is because Washington imports more people than they export - so people from California are coming here and buying our comparatively ‘cheap’ homes.

, , , , ]]> http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/next-hot-marketthink-washington/feed/ Navigating the Web to Find Reliable Housing-Market Data http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/navigating-the-web-to-find-reliable-housing-market-data/ http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/navigating-the-web-to-find-reliable-housing-market-data/#comments Thu, 18 May 2006 07:35:15 +0000 YeOleImposter forsalebyownerproperty valuesrealestatejournalreal estate http://www.tricityrealestatenews.com/archives/navigating-the-web-to-find-reliable-housing-market-data/ RealEstateJournal has an article giving ideas where to search online for good information about property values. The article gives pointers on what sites to visit, what the sites offer, and other ways to sleuth real-estate data.

The three sites that are recommended are:

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