I lived in Bellingham WA for a few years, the property pricing in the Pacific Northwest is pretty steep.

I'm glad to be here and hope to share my real estate experiences here in the New Zealand.

Thanks!

She has seen a fair amount of the US with us but I've never been to Australia or New Zealand and I really do want to see them, much as I dread those real long flights.Anyway, we're both staying busy, I'm opening in South Pacific next week (minor part-I can't sing) and my wife is handling costumes for this play.Soon the holidays will be on us, and then I'll be skiing, life goes on.all cash

Beucause I'm just an actor I only auditioned for the parts that don't require singing.We're performing "South Pacific" probably one of the most popular musicals of the last 75 years.

They are losing three manufacturing jobs to every one of ours due to labor pressure from the South Pacific.

Might be worht looking into, although i have no personal experience in any of these places-The report is by The Case-Shiller index which is considered by many to be the best gauge of national and metro real estate values.The biggest home price declines are in the Rust Belt, while prices are holding up in the Pacific Northwest and in areas of the south.Here are the 20 cities ranked from worst to best appreciation:Detroit, down 9.7%Tampa, Fla., down 8.8%San Diego, down 7.8%Phoenix, down 7.3%Washington, down 7.2%Miami, down 6.4%Las Vegas, down 6.1%Los Angeles, down 4.8%San Francisco, down 4.1%New York, down 3.8%Cleveland, down 3.6%Minneapolis, down 3.4%Boston, down 3.4%Denver, down 0.7%Chicago, down 0.9%Dallas, up 0.7%Atlanta, up 1.2%Portland, Ore., up 3.8%Charlotte, N.C., up 6%Seattle, up 6.9%

Then you can either pursue the property at foreclosure sale - if the numbers pan out and you have the cash - or approach the owner with a proposal.

In this attic there were 10 vacuum cleaners, 7 TVs, 8 mattresses, 8-10 microwaves, mountains of clothes, several bowling balls, pots and pans for 10 housholds, and several tons of other junk collected from at least 20 years of tenants.

I guess it didn't pan out?

Pacific time today, no change.