Jacquie Cliff's Real Estate Blog

During the course of my week, I talk to a lot of people that are working to achieve different goals and quite a few that seem to just be wandering through life with no direction in mind. It is a bit of a study to stop and look at the different people you know, and analyze if they have a direction...

John Cannata out of Texas made a great point in his post about getting your free annual credit report.  There are a lot of sites out there offering what they claim is a 'free credit report' but the majority of them are just trying to get you to purchase something.  There is only one official plac...

Despite a slow economy, the city of Everett voted to go ahead with improvements to Lion's Park.  The 3.3 acre park is getting a pretty good going over, with hills being leveled, treed removed to increase parking and even a watering station for pooches! Last week, the Everett City Council voted to...

I just read the blog post at Edmonds Undressed about the Unocal pier being torn down.  This was news to me, and after reading the Enterprise article about it, I understand why. The $2 million project is necessary, said Joy Goldenburg, with Washington State Ferries. The agency is paying for the wo...

Good news for anyone that is needing to sell a home for less than what they owe in Washington state (aka short sell.)  According to the News Tribune: Department of Revenue communications director Mike Gowrylow said the department will now only levy taxes on the actual sale price of the property n...

With the new year comes, for us parents , the shuffle to get the following Fall kindergarten schooling set up for our kids.  To help get parents acquainted with the Edmonds kindergarten program, the Edmonds school district is kicking open the doors and letting parents have the opportunity to come...

Providence Hospice and Homecare of Snohomish County was slated to start construction on a 20 bed hospice facility at a 2-acre site in south Everett, but the downturn in the economy has forced them to cut it from their immediate plans.  According to the MSNBC website, the project was panned to be ...

It just came across my desk that billthecougnut has proposed a Hot Rod Cuize-in on January 7th in Bothell.  In his post at AllFordMustangs.com he says: How about meeting at the Burgermaster in Bothell at about 8 pm on Sat the 7th of Mar 2009 when the weather gets better. (If the weather sucks, th...

Mukilteo and neighboring area residents are getting their chance to speak out either for or against the opening of Paine Field to commercial flights.  Allegiant Air is hoping to add several flights from Paine Field to Vegas in the coming year.   From Around the County at HeraldNetTown hall meetin...