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Here's how that fits with Washington's sales and property taxes.]]></description><link>https://www.iamdavidbrownlee.com/post/living-in-vancouver-wa-and-working-in-portland-how-taxes-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">225e58e7-d2ff-45fd-84f8-3f7bd124470f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 03:28:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Brownlee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clark County Property Taxes, Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Your Clark County property tax is your assessed value times the levy rate for your tax code area. Here's how it's calculated, when it's due and how to appeal.]]></description><link>https://www.iamdavidbrownlee.com/post/clark-county-property-taxes-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">4d50c0e8-0070-4610-b06e-76b07eb4d5a9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:29:01 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Brownlee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is an Assumable Mortgage? A Guide to VA and FHA Loan Assumptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[An assumable mortgage lets a qualified buyer take over a seller's existing loan, often at a lower rate. Here's how VA and FHA assumptions work, and the catch.]]></description><link>https://www.iamdavidbrownlee.com/post/what-is-an-assumable-mortgage-a-guide-to-va-and-fha-loan-assumptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6fc099a0-67e4-46a7-8d9d-d49c8e0cbe33</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:06:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Brownlee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Psychology of Real Estate Negotiation: It's More Than Going Back and Forth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good negotiation isn't trading numbers. It's understanding objectives, gathering information, managing tone and using every term in the contract, not just price.]]></description><link>https://www.iamdavidbrownlee.com/post/the-psychology-of-real-estate-negotiation-its-more-than-going-back-and-forth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">2eb1c878-0266-484a-a34f-d4d09ab172f4</guid><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 01:02:53 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>David Brownlee</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buying a Home in Washington vs. Oregon: What Buyers Should Know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vancouver or Portland? Buying on one side of the Columbia River versus the other affects more than your address. 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