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History is everywhere and explains so much of our present.  I like the history of Vancouver, USA and I adore our local history museum.  Not every community is large enough to support an independent keeper of local stories, so I appreciate that Vancouver has Clark County Historical Society Museum....

Market Snapshot for 2010/08/16 and it ain't pretty Bit by bit, week by week, the market has been worsening for sellers in our area. More competition, lower average prices, just a little different each week but looking over the last couple of months, this small slippage is adding up. I was just lo...

Monday Market Snapshot 9 August 2010 The market is moving, always moving. This week, the market in Vancouver, Washington and Clark County has continued the trend it started in the middle of May of moving toward higher active-to-pending ratios. To briefly recap, from about June 2008 until a peak i...

30 Seconds at Washougal River I've worked all weekend, and in between tasks today, we rode our motorcycles over to Washougal River (great little twisty-windy road) and up to Dugan Falls. Skamania County. On today's ride we went through some nice farm areas and then in to more woodsy settings. Rid...

30 Seconds on the Pacific Crest Trail You couldn't be there with us, so I took this video of our hike on part of the Pacific Crest Trail. The trail spans 2556 miles from Mexico to Canada. The trail has a a great story. Our little part of the trail was accessed across the road from the Washington ...

Are Builder Incentives Bad for Consumers? Kenneth Harney writes about real estate consumer issues. He's written about the Feds investigating builder incentives. He wrote that the Obama Administration is exploring the legality of the various financial incentives and other lures that builders use t...

Monday Market Snapshot 2010/08/02 Very small increases in available homes. Nine more homes this week than last week in Vancouver. For Clark County , a slight decrease in homes available to 3892; a difference of 15. As for homes under contract, a slight decrease for the city and a slight increase ...

When your neighbor is...uh...being stupid... We're watching a drama unfold across the street. Our neighbors, none of which appear to be experienced loggers, are taking down a tall (about 60 feet tall) tree. After several attempts, a stuck chain saw, and multiple retying of the rope, the top half ...

In My Client's Best Interest I've just convinced my client to take her home off the market. "How is that in her best interest?", you may be asking. After all, market prices are still falling in our area. Well, I'll tell you. I am helping her save money and maximize the sale price of her home. The...

Monday Market Snapshot 2010/07/26 Bump in number of new listings. For the city, 169 new listings last week where several previous weeks were about 130 - 140. Similar for the county (of course, because city total feeds county total) with bump to 224 new listings when average 175 - 185 or so. When ...