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The City of Kennewick Recreation Dept hosts its very own Fishing Kids Program Saturday, May 3th, at Columbia Park Family Fishing Pond.  The object of the activity is to develop a program that provides opportunities for urban youth to go fishing. There has been an abundance of positive feedback from the kids, their parents, and volunteers involved [...]

Because the Tri-Cities Washington real estate market has seen such growth over the past few years, the result has been an interesting mix of available homes for sale in one of the most beautiful places in Washington. However, that can be both a blessing and a curse for those that have made the decision to [...]

Sale of real estate notes raise cash quickly. A real estate note is the loan document created to finance sale of the owner’s house or investment property. It could be a mortgage note or a land contract or contract for sale whereby payments are made in cash by the buyer.
A risk involved is that while [...]

The Tri-Cities area may be chief thought of as a collection of Richland, Kennewick and Pasco, but the surrounding area is full of great small towns as well that complement the area. Finley is one such city, bringing a small-town feel to the Tri-Cities area of southeastern Washington in Benton County. That small-town feel (the [...]

You’ve found the home of your dreams, but you are clueless on how to make an offer price. Determining your offer price can be influenced by a number of factors. Read on to see how these factors affect the offer price: Money Matters, Comparisons, Property Condition, and Motivation of Seller.

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When you aim to sell your Kennewick Wa real estate, it is in your own interest to put your best foot forward. This can be as simple as dressing for success at open house or auction day. And its not just you, but tend to the details around your home as well. Presentation is everything [...]

Tickets are going fast for the 4th Annual Tri-Cities Day with the Seattle Seahawks! Mark your calendars for Sunday, September 9. Kickoff is at 1:00pm. The Tri City Regional Chamber has a limited amount so buy your tickets now! Tickets are $50 and include a commemorative t-shirt. To print the registration form click here. Fax, [...]

Kennewick is in full swing with the yearly hydroplane racing event. Tri-Cities Washington stops for the Columbia Cup in Kennewick. Lots of news from the Tri-City Herald regarding the Water Follies. See our Kennewick Water Follies page for more information and resources. A public service announcement from the Kennewick Wa real estate team.

Tri City Herald reports growth in Tri Cities Washington agricultural and non-farm jobs:
Nina Pyle ran a spot on a local radio station earlier this week to find job hunters. Pyle, office manager at Atkinson Staffing in Pasco, needs to fill about 250 positions at a food processing plant in Hermiston. “There’s a lot of work [...]

Kadlec Medical Center’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), the region’s referral center for high risk newborns, commemorates 25 years of service with a special picnic celebration on August 11. The event will be held at Howard Amon Park in Richland from 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM. All past NICU patients and their families are invited [...]

Richland, Washington ~ The first-ever freshman class at Washington State University Tri- Cities is up to 104 students.“We are thrilled with the community’s response and remain committed to admitting all qualified freshmen and transfer students who want to attend WSU Tri-Cities,” Chancellor Vicky L. Carwein said. “There clearly is a demand for higher education, which we [...]

RICHLAND, Washington ~ Do you prefer to deeply contemplate a glass of wine, attempting to detect what exactly makes it unique? Or would you simply like to know which wine to serve the next time you throw meat on the grill?
Upcoming wine education seminars at Washington State University Tri-Cities address these culinary passions. “Palate Training: [...]

Kennewick, whose name is believed to mean “grassy place” in a native tongue, makes up one-third of the famous Tri Cities region of Washington, and is the largest and most populous of the three Tri Cities communities (the other two cities are Pasco and Richland). In fact, with well over 60,000 residents, Kennewick is actually [...]

Looking for some great recreational options in the beautiful, flourishing city of Kennewick, Washington? Kennewick, the largest and most populous city of the three communities of the Tri Cities, offers plenty of things to see and do in the area, whether you’re a local, visitor, tourist, just passing through, or seeking out your real estate [...]

Drawing on partial equilibrium analysis involving supply and demand, urban economics, spatial economics and finance ‘Real Estate Economics’ is driven towards descriptive analysis, pattern and price prediction and estimated study of building production and real estate consumption.
The constant players in real state markets are ‘Owners or Users’ for whom the property is an investment on [...]

Kennewick, Wa - Kadlec Medical Center today donated 10 computers and additional equipment to the Kiona-Benton School District. Kadlec has a regular schedule, about every 4-5 years, for replacing computers in operation throughout the hospital. While the computers are no longer optimal for the clinical and hospital setting at Kadlec, they do have usefulness for [...]

The Life Sciences Discovery Fund (LSDF) announces its second grant competition for 2007. It is designed to support the development of new programs and initiatives advancing the Fund’s mission–to promote life sciences competitiveness, enhance economic vitality, and improve health and health care.
LSDF provides grants for two different kinds of opportunities: projects and programs. “Projects” are [...]

Do you think you have what it takes to sing the National Anthem at a Dust Devils game? The Tri-City Dust Devils are looking for people to sing the National Anthem prior to games during the 2007 season. No appointment is necessary, just stop by Dust Devils Stadium. Singers who are able to perform the [...]

Within each home there are private, service and communal living spaces. Use some drawing paper to map out a flowchart that interconnects rooms that are related in these rooms when considering a home purchase. The kitchen and dining area are often near each other as they both function to provide sustenance. However, people tend to [...]

CREHST Museum is partnering with Columbia Kayak Adventures to offer the chance of a lifetime. Join us for a full day guided kayak tour of the Hanford Reach.
Enjoy the serene beauty of the Hanford Reach, the last free flowing stretch of the Columbia River. Witness the 300-foot tall white bluffs surrounded by shrub-steppe habitat. Learn [...]

During April’s Mid-Columbia Earth Month and Community Clean-up, 1,750 volunteers and 66 teams completed a total of 156 beautification projects. 107 projects in Richland, (71 were storm drains that were stenciled with information regarding the importance of keeping our storm drains clean.) 20 in Kennewick, 9 in Connell, 8 in Benton City, 5 in Pasco, [...]

Tri-City Dust Devils individual game tickets will be going on sale Friday, June 1st, at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the stadium box office, by phone at (509) 544-8789, online at http://www.dustdevilsbaseball.com/, or at any TicketsWest outlet. TicketsWest outlets in the Tri-Cities can be found at the Red Lion Hotels in Kennewick, Pasco, [...]

Tri-Cities Washington is passionate about its basketball, and encourages its youth to embrace the sport. To support youth involvement in sporting activities the City Councils has developed Youth Basketball Clinics. These free clinics have been run for 28 years, and are available for all girls and boys aged 7-14 years.
Each player is placed randomly into a [...]

The cost of living in a particular real estate area can dramatically affect a decision to purchase a home. It is clear that the cost of living varies diversely across suburbs and neighborhoods, and between cities and towns. Many factors effect living costs, the main one being geographical location – such as rural, urban or [...]

Kennewick Wa Real Estate area has numerous opportunities for family fun. And now their official webpage is online to provide full access to residents about services and programs, facilities and special events. An important addition to the services offered is the Columbia Park East End Amenities Map, which is interactive and allows the user to [...]

The City of Kennewick wants all new business operators moving to the area to know that business licenses need approval from the Planning, Building, Police and Fire Departments.  With the appropriate approval, the license is mailed out to you, usually taking 7-10 days. In general, the cost for a business license is $55 plus $5 for each FTE; this includes [...]

HB 2331 would fund infrastructure projects through the transportation improvement board’s urban corridor program to help local governments accommodate projected growth. The measure, which would help communities pay for roads that new homes need, has passed out of committee and is in House Rules awaiting floor action by the House. We also continue our work [...]

Richland, Wash. — CH2M HILL has presented Washington State University Tri-Cities with an unrestricted gift of $600,000 to advance the pursuit of knowledge on the Tri-Cities campus. In addition, because WSU Tri-Cities has experienced overwhelming interest in its programs, CH2M HILL is also sponsoring 10 freshman scholarships, each worth $6,000.
“Our company is a strong advocate [...]

Flexibility in site selection ~ With sites in freestanding locations, downtowns, college towns and multicultural neighborhoods, CVS is very flexible and adaptable to all types of locations. CVS’ Regional Directors of Real Estate understand business opportunities and are experienced deal makers.
Emphasis on convenience, service, and accessibility ~ CVS continually challenges themselves to redefine convenience for [...]

President/GM Brent Miles Joins George Brett as Owner; Gives Team Local Ownership Presence
The Tri-City Dust Devils announced today that President/General Manager Brent Miles has acquired a minority ownership interest in the team.
Miles has served as the Dust Devils’ President since October of 2004, and added the General Manager role in October of 2006. Under his [...]

Trey Scott is a local 13-year-old boy born with a severe heart defect, and at age 3, was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypertension. He has been in and out of hospitals around the country all of his life. Because of his experience of being in many hospitals in his short life, he set out to make [...]

RICHLAND, Wash. — Washington State University Tri-Cities has received tuition deposits from 40 incoming freshmen, surpassing the original recruitment goal of 35. “We are thrilled with the community’s response to the expansion of WSU Tri-Cities and are encouraged by the Legislature’s support of our incoming freshman class,” Chancellor Vicky Carwein said. “There clearly is a [...]

April 18-20, 25-27 and May 2-4, a series of fun cultural programs aimed at student groups will be hosted.  Tamástslikt will provide free admission to its exhibits during the programs, as well as a $2 per student reimbursement to schools to offset their bus expense. Included in the programs, which last for a minimum of [...]

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is seeking public comment on a Draft Sport Hunting Plan and Environmental Assessment that examines the impacts of existing public hunting programs on the Wahluke Unit of the Hanford Reach National Monument/Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge, located in south central Washington State.
The plan was prepared as a result [...]

Howard Amon Park is a lovely feature of the Tri-Cities Washington community. It is a 40-acre park found on the undulating banks of the Columbia River. As such, the park presents easy access to the Columbia River Front Trail. The park itself has low sheltered areas, the ~fingernail~ state, a wading pool, tennis courts, a [...]

The Tri-Art Gallery is a privately owned and run gallery in Richland Washington.  This unique gallery is an outdoor display of fine art sculpture which opened its “gates” in May of 2005. Considered an “oasis of art” in the desert of Tri-cities, the nearby cherry orchard and Yakima River provide a wondrous backdrop for the sculptures [...]

Wishing your property taxes were lower ~ me, too. Most of us in Washington, if we’ve lived in our homes more than a couple of years, have seen the value of our property increase. Housing values continue to rise faster than most things in our lives, faster than inflation, wages, groceries, even gas prices.
Some would say [...]

Can you imagine the wind blowing so hard and your new house being so drafty that you could actually see dirt swirling around on your living room floor? One ABC house resident could. In fact, she put her infant to bed in the bathtub to protect him from the dirt!
Join http://www.crehst.org/ in experiencing Richland’s unique architectural [...]

When Gary Paulson and Clifford Morgan left their jobs at an established insurance company in 1995 to open Mid Columbia Insurance, their new business venture was without a single client.
Today, partners Paulson and Morgan estimate they have 4,000 to 5,000 active customers.
Mid-Columbia Insurance offers auto and homeowners insurance to people with good driving records-as well [...]

Securing a Tri City Washington real estate loan off of the backing of your home’s equity is one way to get money for whatever you need it for. However, using a home’s equity is only one way to land a loan and should you decide that you need a loan for any reason, it is [...]

In Benton and Franklin counties, 24,000 people use food banks every month and 47 percent of them are children, according to Kathye Kilgore, director for 2nd Harvest Tri-Cities.
Although not a traditional food bank, 2nd Harvest Tri-Cities functions as the distribution warehouse to the food bank, Kilgore said. The nonprofit is part of America’s 2nd Harvest, [...]

Washington Real Estate News ~ The documentary ~Free Trade: A Closer Look at Bhopal~ will be shown at Washington State University Tri-Cities. Filmmaker Pavithra Narayanan will present and discuss the documentary in the Consolidated Information Center (CIC), upstairs in room 216. The WSU Tri-Cities campus is at 2710 University Drive, Richland. Admission is free. The [...]

Southeast Washington Real Estate News ~ For the safety, health and comfort of our visitors, patients and staff, Lourdes Health Network is pleased to provide a smoke-free environment – inside and out - effective April 2, 2007. This means that smoking by anyone is not permitted on any Lourdes Health Network campus.
“As a major provider [...]

One hundred and sixteen infants were abducted from health care facilities between 1983 and 2004, according to information released in a 2005 joint study by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. This study also reports that 99 (or 85 percent) of those abductions were [...]

Pasco real estate has a unique horse and cattle farm ‘not far down the road’. Southern Cross Land and Cattle has a specialist breeding program focusing on Mexican Azteca Horses, Miniature and Toy Australian Shepherds and Piedmontese Cattle. The horses are bred mostly for dressage, doma vaquero, or as working cow horses. The miniatures are [...]

The celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is being finalized in Richland area, the festive event having started in 2003. Funding has led to the coordination of local assistance to enable numerous bicentennial projects to be held. These have included the Confluence Project, the Sacagawea Heritage Trail, as well as [...]

REALTORS Successfully Support Parks! The Washington State Legislature, with proposed Capital Budgets from the House and the Senate, has endorsed increasing the funding for the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP) from $50 million to $100 million. Washington REALTORS strongly support the WWRP, a state grant program that funds protection of wildlife habitat and the [...]

During the past few years, significant changes that have caused a fundamental shift for the travel, tourism, and real estate industry have occurred. People are placing a greater premium on value, and the Internet has created market transparency. Not only do people have more travel choices. but they are able to easily compare prices from [...]

Many people have tried unsuccessfully to sell or buy a home. Even with the invention of the Internet- literally connecting millions- it can be a tough job. Not to mention fees and effort involved can stress you out to the point of exhaustion.
To help in the effort, is Homes for sale by owner. This revolutionary [...]

The Pasco Senior Center is not nearly as big as it once was due to a new generation of seniors whose interests are very different from seniors of the past, Paul Whitemarsh, recreation services manager for the city of Pasco, said.
The new generation of seniors I is more active and so the dances have faltered. [...]