by Marguerite | Mar 3, 2009 | Getting A Loan
Good news for people looking to finance homes that cost more than your average house. Effective this coming Monday, March 9th, FHA and Super Conforming loan limits go back to 2008 levels! That means that in Pierce County the limit is now $567,500. This is great news...
by Marguerite | Mar 1, 2009 | Bargain Watch
With the huge number of condos on the market right now, it’s always worth paying attention to the ones that sell. This Studio Loft at Cliff Street Lofts on 1120 Cliff Ave Downtown was a bank owned foreclosure. It was listed for $131,900 and sold for $131,000....
by Marguerite | Feb 25, 2009 | Best of Tacoma
The News Tribune blog has a great article today about my very favorite lunch spot,Infinite Soups. To celebrate their anniversary they will be giving customers free cupcakes from Corina Bakery. Um. Yeah. I’ll totally be there. For those of you who have never...
by Marguerite | Feb 25, 2009 | Tacoma Real Estate
These days, it seems the majority of my time looking at homes with buyers is focussed on homes that are priced under 200k. There are a lot of reasons for this, most of them having to do with how much buyers want to be paying for their mortgage each month. A lot...
by Marguerite | Feb 19, 2009 | Buying A House
Homebuyers, Rejoice. Buying a house in 2009 just got even easier. The President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 this week. The bill is a $780 billion package, with about 35% of the package devoted to tax cuts (mostly for 2009) and the rest...
