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Broker counsels agents through slow spell

By Glenn Roberts Jr., Monday, October 13, 2008.

While the impacts of the global credit crunch may be unavoidable, Spokane, Wash., tends to be insulated against the most extreme peaks and valleys in housing cycles, said Ken Lewis, who has worked as a broker for the past 42 years.

"We're hurting like everybody else, but not nearly as bad," he said.

And while the market has slowed down, "This is not the worst I've seen," said Lewis, broker for Prudential Spokane Real Estate. "It's slow, but it's not terrible." more...

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Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 By Jeff Bernheisel.

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The news just keeps on flowing -- and almost all of it bad. In real estate, as in financial markets, there are always the people and companies that focus on the other side of bad news: I'll call it the "Street of Opportunity."

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