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Well priced Stadium / North Slope condos are moving...

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 bedroom 2.5 bath at 302 N Stadium Way.

The average number of days on market were brutal, at 391 days, selling for an average of 95% of their listed price at the time of sale.  There are currently 5 pending condo sales.

Here’s what’s selling…

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Everyone's gossiping about Downtown Tacoma Condos These Days

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 with Downtown Tacoma Condos in 98402.

Right now there are 11 pending condos, half of those are at 505 Broadway, which has been rewarded for its aggressive price reductions with lots of closed sales. It would be great to see The Roberson and The Esplanade (once it’s done being forclosed on and relists as bank owned foreclosures or whatever they decide to do) follow 505 Broadway’s lead and start pricing to sell.

So far this year there are 21 closed condo sales. The median sale price of a condo in downtown Tacoma is $308,415 for 1,214 square feet with a low price of $131,000 for a studio at Cliff Street Lofts and a high of $742,650 for 1,919 square foot palace at 505 Broadway.  Here’s the breakdown:

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The $8,000 Tax Credit Expires November 30th 2009

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 estate market. If you’ve been waiting for the right window of opportunity to purchase your first home, (or put your home on the market) this might be the time. I’d be happy to answer any questions you might have. Feel free to call me or email me any time. For more information on the Tax Credit, visit http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/2009/faq.php.