Tacoma Realtors® Recognize Changing Marketplace
When I think of the term ‘marketplace,’ the first mental image that comes to mind is of a local farmer’s stand or of one of those community farmers’ markets where you get the old-fashioned experience...
View ArticleTips for Long Distance House Hunting
You got the big promotion at work, but there’s one catch: you have to move across the country. Tacoma homeowners may have mastered Tacoma house hunting, but doing it in a location that requires travel...
View ArticleBuying a Home in Tacoma: Retirement Myths Abound
That housing needs change as people get older goes without saying. For Tacoma Baby Boomers, the “getting older” concept has gradually morphed from the distant abstraction it seemed in the 60’s and 70’s...
View ArticleLease-Option: a Tacoma Rental Investment Owner’s Alternative
Suppose your Realtor® helped you land a prime Tacoma rental investment property—and you’ve been more than content with the result. Your longtime tenant proved to be conscientious and dependable, with...
View ArticleMoves to the ‘Burbs? Conflicting Trends Shed Little Light
Browns Point real estate trackers stay informed via the most recent listing and sales numbers, which is the most solid information of all. It’s helpful for planning purposes—even though what has...
View ArticleAdvances in Senior Housing Meet Demographic Shift
As the demand for age-restricted senior housing continues to grow nationwide, it’s certain to influence more than just the new home builders whose bread and butter depends on paying attention to such...
View ArticleRelocating from Browns Point is at Hand, Identifying the ‘Where’
Once you’re mentally prepared for the relocating experience (to self: “it’s definitely the right move”), where is the first order of business. Perhaps you’ve outgrown your Browns Point home anyway—the...
View ArticleAre Browns Point Home Values Connected to Starbucks? Really?
Starbucks will boost your home’s value? This was the “hot home-buying tip” splashed all over the airwaves at the end of last month—one that Browns Point real estate watchers probably assumed had to be...
View ArticleStrategic Maneuvers for Success in Des Moines’s Real Estate Market
It was only a few years ago that the last thing a prospective Des Moines home buyer had to worry about was being outbid. Those were the days when the bottom seemed to be falling out of the Des Moines...
View ArticleDes Moines Comparables (and Des Moines Not-So-Comparables)
There are two kinds of situations that homeowners looking at Des Moines comparables run into: 1. THE SIMPLE COMPS: Your Des Moines home is part of an area that’s more uniform than not, in a...
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