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      Marketers for any Lacey business want to know as much as possible about their “customer base”—the population of potential buyers who might be attracted to their product. If you are in the process of selling your Lacey home, the speed at which you succeed and the amount of profit that result...

 Spring cleaning season remains the time of year for Olympia’s most rigorous home improvement efforts, but fall is also an opportune time to dig into some preventive home maintenance chores. Homes that get their owners’ attention on a regular basis don’t just hold more of their value with less ex...

  “Time is of the essence!” is the kind of everyday phrase you might hear any time in Lacey. Most often it’s tossed off casually—as when someone gets impatient, waiting for a friend who’s been dillydallying. That’s when it means “we’re gonna be late!”In Washington legal contract phraseology, it h...

  Ever tried to pin down the most popular house style in the U.S.? Turns out—you can’t.Last week it almost seemed as if the answer was at hand. Olympia readers could have come across the ad link that promised to reveal “The Most Popular House Styles.” The come-hither promise read, “Browse our pho...

   The legendary figure of The Wanderer has different connotations in different cultures. English teachers in Olympia high school classrooms have always taught some of the most famous parts of Homer’s Odyssey—the heroic story of Ulysses, the most famous wanderer. Ulysses wandered in and out of a ...

 When last week’s surprising news (on the plus side) about consumer confidence was announced, it was one more sign Lacey homeowners might have felt nudging them in the direction of putting their home on the market. U.S. confidence rose to an 11-month high in August—a turnaround from consumer blah...

 Like careful consumers who are investigating any major purchase, Lacey home buyers need to address some of the same basic queries. Among home buyers, those who already own Lacey homes may think they have different questions than do first-timers, but even for those who have successfully navigated...

It’s not a coincidence that the same word is used in both dramatic undertakings and Lacey residential real estate preparation. Both describe preparations that seek to establish a feeling within the beholder. Of course, staging for Lacey home showings differs fundamentally from its theatrical homo...

  Whenever you’re in the planning stages for your next Olympia real estate venture, the best available Olympia mortgage rate is a number you look for. Whether you are thinking of a purchase of a new Olympia home or simply refinancing your existing property, that rate determines how much you will ...

 If you are looking for the Lacey real estate agent who will do the best job for you, it’s logical to seek the best agent. Less obvious is what traits distinguish the best real estate agents. If you look through summaries of commonly agreed-upon qualities, most are the same as for other successfu...