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First Friday at Keller Williams Wow, what a night! Keller Williams Realty in downtown Vancouver, was the site of the First Friday Artwalk Reception this month. This is the 3rd year KW has hosted the reception. Weather cooperated and we had a huge turn out of people. We actually ran out of food. F...

I've noticed a pleasing trend on the back of the holiday cards I received this year. Let me back up a step - I've been pretty deliberate in the messages on my cards for quite a number of years. At times I've tried the 'homemade' route. In the last few years, I've been more conscious of the materi...

  This post is by permission from Shell Tain - Shell Tain, pcc, cpccSensible Coaching503.258.1630shell@sensiblecoaching.comwww.sensiblecoaching.com Bringing the Ka-ching: Symptoms vs Causes Lots of things trigger my topics for this newsletter. Frequently, as it is with this month, it's an article...

Questions about my CFL bulb It's not a big deal really, but I was reading the CFL box.... and in particular I was reading the caution about not using the bulbs with dimmers. I get that. But why do CFL bulbs interfere with radios, cordless phones, and remote control devices? And how "eco-friendly"...

Atrium - New Soup In Town There's some new soup in town, and The Atrium Lounge is where to find it. The Atrium Lounge (let's just call it Atrium), opened just this last month (Dec 2009). My first visit was late afternoon on a cold rainy day. The interior was very welcoming without being too close...

Making sense of the market price for your home Here's the bottom line: When you sell, price your home ahead of the market movement. Whichever direction the market is moving, put your price at the edge of the price range, in that direction. Example A: Let's say the price range for your house is $2...

Year End Market Snapshot Market Snapshot 12/31/2009 Now that we've reached the end of another calendar year, we tend to think of starting anew. The real estate market doesn't cast off last year's behavior just because it's a new calendar year, however. Knowing that where we've come from affects w...

Nutria - In spite of the possible word association with 'nutrition', Nutria is not a good thing. Read more about Nutria after you finish reading my post. Recently I was walking from a local strip mall site to a mall parking lot and encountered a peculiar animal near a wetlands area between the tw...

Back to the Backyard Birdshop I've mentioned before how much I enjoy going into the Backyard Birdshop, and I joke about how expensive my birdseed purchases are because I invariably find something else I just have to have. Today I stopped in and got some really cool Christmas gifts for people I li...

I made that! And That is a Nut Brown Ale. Ummm, Yummy! Whether you're looking for your first home, or possibly your last, or selling either of them, I have the patience and experience to help you make the best choice in Vancouver Washington. The Natural Choice in real estate is working with a pro...