This Saturday, August 13, 2011 the city of Prosser Washington will be hosting the 30th Annual Prosser Wine and Food Festival. The festival draws close to 2500 wine lovers from all over the region for an afternoon of fine wine and food. Stroll around tasting wine from 30 Washington wineries, enjoying food put together by local vendors, and trying beer from a couple local breweries as you enjoy the sounds of the local bands that will be performing.

The event will take place at the Walter Clore Wine and Culinary Center in Prosser Washington. Things will kick off at 2:00pm and last until 8:00pm.

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Kiwibank is offering a limited time home loan rate of 4.99% p.a. fixed for six months.

Kiwibank Chief Executive Paul Brock said it is by far the lowest rate ever offered by the bank and significantly under cuts the other main banks.

“We’ve seized an opportunity to offer what we believe is a startlingly low home loan interest rate.

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HARTFORD Richard Allen worries about what will happen when he receives the July property tax bill for his four-family house in the North End. The 2012 tax bills, based on values the city assigned as of Oct. 1, will bring an unpleasant surprise to many owners of houses and apartments even as they bring relief to commercial building owners. That’s partly because office and industrial buildings generally lost more value than residential property since 2006, the last time new values were assigned. PICTURES: Hartford City Tax Winners And Losers But beyond the shift in values, Hartford — which taxes different classes of real estate at different levels — is sharply pushing up the levy on apartment buildings, which were already taxed higher than houses. An Get full post…

Further tax changes to rental property – such as ring-fencing losses on residential rental investments – have been rejected by the Productivity Commission’s Housing Affordability report.

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December 10th, 2011 by Categories: Home Buyers, Home Sellers Comments Off

Two homes sold in the Cashmere area in November

6615 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere WA

List price: $227,500.  Sold price: $200,000.

Days on Market:367

2 bedrooms | 1.75 bath | 1473 sqft | 0.58 Acres

A 1940s home with some upgrading, outside the city limits.  There is an accessory dwelling unit with a kitchen, bedroom & bathroom.  This home originally came on the market in Aug 2010 with a list price of $232,500.

104 Chase Ave, Cashmere WA

List price: $278,000.  Sold price: $265,000.

Days on Market:398

4 bedrooms | 2 bath | 2747 sqft | 0.21 Acres

Classic 1950s home on a great street in town.  The home has a full basement, mountain views, and a detached garage.  Some updates and lots of original charm.  The home originally came on the market in April 2008 with a list price of $369,000 and was pulled off the market during the winter months.