Can Relaxing Immigration Restrictions Save the Economy?
Here's one way to increase the pool of home buyers: Allow more skilled immigrants to enter the United States legally. Erik Emery wrote a post on a Thomas Friedman article in the New York Times that says we should do exactly that. “All you need to do is grant visas to...
Charts to Come! Starting with Downtown Tacoma Area Condos…
I was having a delicious breakfast with some friends at Puget Sound Pizza this weekend, and this blog came up in conversation. "I never read the numbers and stuff" my friend said. "But the numbers are the most interesting part!" I exclaimed in reply. So, in an effort...
New Tax Breaks for Buying, Selling, or Improving Your Home
The New York Times has a great article out about some of the new tax breaks available to people buying, selling, and improving their homes! Among the highlights, more information about the $7500 home buyer credit, a new tax break for widows & widowers, residential...
Looking at the Housing Market in Pierce County 01-2009
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...
Pending Sales in Pierce County Increase 26%
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 to...
Helpful Post on Buying Foreclosed/Bank Owned Properties from an Arizona Realtor
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 the market,...
My Real Tacoma: Single Girl Buys House, and LOVES IT.
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...
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