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Lights on? Lights off?

Marguerite — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 07:50:05 +0000

Well, winter is has truly arrived. While we have not yet received our first blanketing of snowy white stuff we have lots and lots of wintertime darkness. This affects the way homes are shown in a big way. I was reading this post by a fellow Realtor Blogger Teresa Boardman in St Paul Minnesota, and thought I [...]

Your Drop Dead Week to be in Contract for the $8,000 Tax Credit?

Marguerite — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:46:27 +0000

Scott Cowan, a Realtor with Keller Williams and a blogger at ClassicHomesNorthwest.com wrote a great post about taking advantage of the $8,000 tax credit. If you’re not ready, or you just can’t find the house you want, disregard the urgency of this message. But if you’ve seen lots of places that could work for you [...]

Still Don’t Know How the $8,000 Tax Credit Works? Check out the video…

Marguerite — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:55 +0000

Bargain Watch: Brand New 3 bedroom 3.5 Bathroom Townhouse Condos Near McChord

Marguerite — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:35:06 +0000

Ok, so these aren’t in Downtown Tacoma- but they are exactly 10 minutes commute from Downtown Tacoma. If you work at McChord and are looking for something that’s close to work and not too far from civilization call your Realtor, (or call me!) and check these out. They range from $164,900-$169,900- which puts your monthly payment going VA [...]

Stadium District / North Slope Condo Report

Marguerite — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 19:00:01 +0000

Ah Stadium. Ah North Slope. So lovely. So fancy, and so far this year…. so busy with closed condos. The 98403 has seen 22 closed condos sold so far this year, (5 of those in the past 3 weeks) ranging in price from $105,000 for a 471 square foot studio to $946,000 for a 2 [...]

Downtown Tacoma Condo Report

Marguerite — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:41:52 +0000

Everywhere I go these days, people are asking about the Downtown Tacoma real estate market. “It seems like it’s picking up! Is it picking up?” The answer is, it depends on the price range and it depends on where we’re talking about. Over the next couple days I’m going to talk Tacoma (as usual) starting [...]

November 30th Deadline on 2009 Tax Credit for Buyers: What does it mean for Home Sellers?

Marguerite — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 03:46:31 +0000

With the $8,000 tax credit scheduled to end Nov. 30, the number of home buyers looking to take advantage of the credit (as well as the historically low prices and low interest rates) is starting to increase as the year winds down, especially as we start seeing glimmers of an economic upturn for the real [...]

Great Real Estate Search Sites for finding Tacoma Homes for Sale

Marguerite — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:58:29 +0000

Before I became a Realtor, I was a buyer. I bought 2 houses before I became licensed, and I remember obsessively searching on different real estate companies websites. It was always a struggle to sort through their layers of branding, “featured listings”, and mandatory sign-up sheets. My fabulous Realtor (and now Real Estate BFF) Craig [...]

Tacoma Voted Best Housing Market by Moodys

Marguerite — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:04:08 +0000

No one can predict the future, but when a city the size of Tacoma, (often in the shadow of larger northwest cities when it comes to real estate reporting) is declared the best bet for price appreciation from 2008-2013, it’s hard not to be flattered and excited. This report was put out by Moodys based on [...]

Bargain Watch: 1500 Sq Ft Bank Owned Foreclosure at Allenmore Ridge for $129,000

Marguerite — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:31:42 +0000

I visited this foreclosure a few months ago with a buyer of mine who had been looking at another unit in the building. At the time, the other unit was priced lower than anything had been at Allenmore Ridge, at $225,000. This unit was priced at $185,000, but they reduced it to $160,000 $129,000. The [...]