Here in the Tri-Cities, the shop (outside garage or oversized storage shed or mammoth building) is KING.  Shops add value and are considered a very desirable commodity. Now, the city of Richland has passed a law banning “monster” garages, actually, any garage that is taller than the house.  It shouldn’t have a significant effect.  Richland [...]

The City of Richland has shared some good news about development around town — numbers that seem to provide some more evidence that the economy (which was never really bad here in the first place) is stronger now than during the slowdown. First, real estate development: The city says it’s already collected 58% of its [...]

With apartment occupancy pushing almost 100% across the Tri-Cities, it’s pretty big news anytime there’s word of new apartments that may be on the way. KEPR-TV recently reported on two possible apartment projects coming to Richland — one in the Queensgate area behind Target, and one along Columbia Park Trail near Kimo’s Restaurant. Here’s the [...]

The city of Richland and a real estate developer have big plans for nearly 2,000 acres of land on the south side of Badger Mountain. According to the Herald, Councilman David Rose described the area becoming a “small city” as it’s developed over the next 20 years — with as many as 12,000 people living [...]

Quick note for all Richland Facebook users: If you’d like to be able to quickly get in touch with Cari about any real estate questions or needs you may have, you can connect with her at this facebook page: Cari McGee Real Estate She’s on Facebook quite a bit more often than she’s blogging here, [...]

Here’s good news about new real estate construction in Richland. It comes from the latest weekly update: Building permit revenues for the first month of 2010 were 55% higher than in January 2009. All construction permits totaled 110, compared to 71 in 2009. Last month, the city issued 26 permits for single-family dwellings, the highest [...]