For potential buyers that are waiting to see if housing prices go lower, take notice that interest rates recently rose for the first time in 5 months (average above 4%), and there is talk of further increases as the economy improves. Great article on KCM blog that includes chart which details the affect of changing prices …

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February 25th and February 26th The last weekend in February is rapidly approaching and once again residents of the quiet Whidbey Island town of Langley are anticipating another weekend of mystery and mayhem. A tourist's untimely termination is never trivial in a small town ... and Langley is no exception. After 28 …

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For the past year, I have been the happy recipient of the weekly Grange Food News email from Chris Williams, who is an officer of the Deer Lagoon Grange. Chris' official title is Pomona, and like her Roman Goddess namesake, she dispenses tantalizing tidbits of information about the gardens, fruits, vegetables and local …

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