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2013 

  The real estate market at Jubilee has been pretty brisk this year, with houses selling fairly quickly and many buyers waiting eagerly for new listings to appear on the market. Currently I found 10 homes listed for sale in our NWMLS, and they include 4 brand new homes and 6 resales.  Pricing on ...
11/30/2013
I've never been a big fan of Black Friday shopping.  Yes, I have tried it a time or two, but the crowds and WAY too early start times just don't seem worth it to me.  But the other reason I'm not a fan, is that I would MUCH rather shop local!    And one of the best ways I know to shop local is to...
11/28/2013
Happy Thanksgiving!! I wish you an abundance of delicious food today to satisfy your body. I wish you an abundance of laughter & joy in the company of people dear to you to satisfy your heart. I wish you quiet moments of thankfulness for a long list of blessings to satisfy your soul.   I wish you...
11/27/2013
It is really hard to believe that we are approaching the end of 2013, but my calendar says that we truly are.  So it seems like a good time to go ahead and look at what the sales at Jubilee have been like for the year thus far.   I know from showing homes in Jubilee that the sales have been prett...
11/27/2013
After you enjoy a Thanksgiving of family, feasting, football - and maybe some Black Friday shopping, get ready for the annual Downtown for the Holidays in Olympia.  The Olympia Downtown Association has some great fun planned for this coming Sunday, December 1st from noon until 5 PM.  Most activit...
11/26/2013
    Olympia Toy Run 2013 is coming up soon - and motorcycles will be filling our streets with generous riders bearing toys for kids.  This year's event is scheduled for Saturday December 7th, and motorcycles will begin assembling at 10 AM that morning.  The parking lot by Sears at South Sound sho...
11/25/2013
One of our family's favorite holiday activities is always going to see the creative gingerbread houses at the annual event sponsored by Habitat for Humanity in Olympia.    The 2013 event will run from December 2nd - December 20th and is in a new location this year.  The gingerbread houses will be...
11/23/2013
In the Olympia area, home buyers quickly learn that there are many areas where the houses are served by individual wells or community water systems, and septic systems - or at least one of those.  It is not uncommon to find houses that do have septic systems rather than city sewers but are on cit...
11/22/2013
Olympia area home buyers will find that although many homes are on city water or a privately managed community water system, there are also many homes with wells providing their water.  These wells may be individual wells, serving just one home, or they could be shared wells serving two or more h...
11/20/2013
    Olympia Farmers Market is one of the absolute jewels of our community, providing a central place to shop for local produce, eggs, meat, bakery items, plants, and a wide variety of other items from jewelry to tie dyed clothing. They just announced that they will now remain open on Saturdays in...
11/20/2013
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