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2020
With a 29th day added to February once every four years, that warrants a celebration. Here are the fun events in and around the Olympia WA area: Meet and Greet superhero Amazon of Olympia at the Hands On Children’s Museum from 1-3 PM. See the Olympia Dance Festival with over 200 dancers perform...
02/29/2020
4222 Campus Green Loop NE in Lacey, WA is now available for sale with an open house on Leap Day, Saturday, February 29th from 12 noon to 2 PM. Visit FrancineViola.com/1566797 for all the details - click here! 2 bedrooms + den 1.75 baths 1,966 Square Feet Custom-built rambler in 1999 On the Hawk...
02/27/2020
Yes, I’m reading a cookbook this month, which is kind of funny if you know me. I complain quite a bit about menu planning and going grocery shopping. In fact, when our local Fred Meyer started a grocery shopping service, I nearly cried tears of joy. (Of course, I had to write a blog post about i...
02/23/2020
Every February, right around Valentine’s Day, Thurston County homeowners will receive in the mail a small postcard from the Assessor’s office with your new property tax assessment for the year. Most homeowners have their mortgage set up where the mortgage company collects property taxes in each m...
02/17/2020
Olympia WA - one of many nature walks in the town. January 2020 in the Olympia WA (Thurston County) real estate market started off very strong with lots of buyer activity and positive equity gains for most sellers. The median home sales price in Thurston County is $342,787. The gains sellers are ...
02/11/2020
The Olympia WA (in Thurston County) January 2020 real estate marketplace is deep in a seller’s market. With the low inventory and fewer choices for buyers, many sellers are seeing multiple offers and are receiving offers within hours of listing. Most offers are over the asking price when buyer...
02/07/2020
Coldwell Banker is proud to be a winner of the 2020 Women’s Choice Award The Women’s Choice Award is the only award that recognizes and identifies brands that women recommend. And with women being key in real estate, this is a tremendous honor. Did you know...... · 91% of homebuying decisions ar...
02/04/2020
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