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		<title>The Department of Revenue is offering Property Tax Deferral for October Billing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Al Lorenz</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The State of Washington is offering Property Tax deferral for the October billing. Homeowners on limited incomes can apply to defer paying their second half property taxes due Oct. 31. The application deadline is Sept. 1. First-half taxes that were due April 30 must have been paid. Applicants must have an annual household income of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Anderson Island Sales Year To Date</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jul 2010 13:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am going to a listing appointment today on Anderson Island and I was pulling up the statistics for the island. There are currently 59 homes for sale on Anderson Island. Minimum price $69,000 and Maximum price $1,750,000. The median value is $257,000 and the Average price is $333,000. Average days on market is 123 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;ve moved; did you notice?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:33:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update 7/12/10 It appears the contact form in the sidebar is not working correctly. I will be working on the code to fix this. I just will not have time until this evening or 7/13/10  To contact please us scott AT classichomesnorthwest.com just replace AT with @ =) Hopefully the answer to that question is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you thinking of buying a home in Tacoma this year?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 22:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thinking of buying a home in Tacoma this year? The summer buying season is upon us and the inventory is beginning to drop a bit. I am not saying that we are having a full on buying spree. I am saying that homes that are ready to sell, priced to sell and have the features [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keller Williams Realty 2009 J.D. Powers Home Buyers Highest Satisfaction Award</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 19:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The company you keep can speak volumes about you. I am so very happy that I made the move to Keller Williams in 2009. The people and systems are top shelf. The people in this photo are the other Realtors® that I am lucky to share the office with. When it comes to making your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tax Credit for Homeowners Closing Dates Extended; Not So Fast&#8230;..</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Buying a Home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people are shouting that the tax credit has been extended&#8230;the tax credit has been extended!! this is not completely accurate. The tax credit will only be extended for closing your transaction if you were already under contract by the April 30th. end of the tax credit. To qualify for the tax credit you had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will the Real Carolyn Capalbo Please Stand Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 18:13:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I do besides sell real estate is to help others out when it comes to online social media marketing and brand building. I was reading an article on one of my favorite sites Bloodhound Blog and Eric Blackwell was writing about a fellow Keller Williams Realtor® in Northern Virginia Carolyn Capalbo. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The pursuit of happiness do we still pursue happiness?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 01:47:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was reading the Washington Post today and Arthur C. Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute wrote a brilliant piece. The title of the piece America&#8217;s new culture ware: Free enterprise vs. government control. You can read the entire article by following this link to the Washington Post. Mr. Brooks states that we are facing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tired of Facebook Sharing Your Personal Information? 3 Suggestions</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 16:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While not a real estate related topic this is one that most everyone who visits this site will find appropriate. Are you tired of Facebook sharing your personal information? Does the weekly changes to privacy settings seem a bit much to you? What can you do about it? I have 3 suggestions that will help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Being a Realtor® Sometimes Means Being Frustrated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 13:58:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Cowan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please skip this post unless you want to read what a frustrated Realtor® has to say about changing the very software we use to find our clients homes. Recently the NWMLS changed software providers for the multiple listing service. What does this have to do with being frustrated. Like many of us change can be [...]]]></description>
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