by Marguerite | Feb 4, 2009 | Tacoma Real Estate
I was thinking about the story the News Tribune did on the pending sales increasing in Pierce County. After reading the story, I felt like there was still more information needed to fill in the cracks. So I got off my lazy bum and ran the numbers. These are the two...
by Marguerite | Feb 4, 2009 | Tacoma Real Estate
The News Tribune is reporting that Pending Sales in Pierce County have increased by 26%. This is great news for sellers- pending sales take competing properties off the market. If I was a buyer, I wouldn’t be too freaked out, there are still 6,183 properties...
by Marguerite | Feb 4, 2009 | Tacoma Foreclosures
A friend of mine recently told me that she just closed on a 220k bank owned house in Arizona, 4 bedrooms, 4000 square feet, complete with a pool. She wants to retire there. She’s 35… Anyways, Arizona has seen a very large supply of bank owned homes on...
by Marguerite | Jan 30, 2009 | My Real Tacoma
By Roxanne Murphy Having an obsession isn’t always such a bad thing. At least that’s how I feel after the experiences that I went through in finding and buying the gorgeous Eastside home that I’m sitting in now. In 2003, I was a determined 27-year-old, and I had my...
by Marguerite | Jan 30, 2009 | Getting A Loan
Some people want to buy a house in perfect shape. Other people see a house in disrepair and can imagine it reborn, remodeled, and tailored to their specific needs and tastes. I confess to being in the latter group, I tend to get very excited about well...
