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I’m Giving Up Pacific Grill Grilled Cheeses
It is with a heavy heart that I must announce that I am giving up the Pacific... read more
How to Keep Your Condo Financeable- 7 Top Tips for HOAs
I am a big fan of condos, probably because as a 31 year old single female I am... read more
RANT: Realtors! It is called HILLTOP!
The language Realtors use for marketing a house is sort of legendary. If a... read more
Sellers: Can We Please Talk About Carpet in the Bathroom?
Oh yeah. I’m going there. Long ago, before I was a Real Estate Agent, I... read more
Selling Your House? Put Away the Dolls.
I was talking with local Realtor Monica Scott the other day about all the dolls... read more
Property Taxes in Tacoma Stay Flat for 2009
The News Tribune did an excellent article today about the 2009 Property Tax Assessments that came out on Friday in Pierce County. I thought this article was very well researched and (however you feel about property taxes) gives good insight …
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 …
Another Interesting FREE Workshop from Tacoma Public Utilities Saturday, January 24th from 10am-11:30am
Tacoma Public Utilities is offering another free class on energy efficiency. This one takes place tomorrow, Saturday January 24th. This class will focus on Heat Pumps: Learn how heat pumps can efficiently heat and cool your home, save you money …
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FREE Workshop from Tacoma Power Tomorrow Night: Make The Most of Your Heating System
Tacoma Public Utilities is offering a series of workshops for improving your home. The first is tomorrow night and has to do with working with what you’ve got as far as your heating sytem goes: Make the Most of Your …
As if Short Sales in Washington State Weren’t Complicated Enough
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UPDATE: Today it was decide that REET does not apply to Short Sales. THANK GOODNESS! Washington Realtors Association sent out a notice to it’s members this morning, saying that “The Department of Revenue (DOR) recently sent a letter to the …
Have You Been on the Pierce County Assessor Treasurer Website?
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I’ll never forget the first time I visited the Pierce County Assessor-Treasurer parcel search website. I was shocked to find out that all you have to do is type in the address of a house or piece of land and …
Buy a house, get a no interest loan from Uncle Sam.
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Your accountant will probably tell you if you buy a house this year, you will have a $7,500 Tax Credit coming back from Uncle Sam. While they call it a “Tax Credit” you do have to pay it back over …
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Free Home Repairs and Home Modification Available to Homeowners in Need
Exit133 is reporting RTSS or “Rebuilding Together South Sound”, is accepting applications from Homeowners who need some help with their homes. The deadline is December 1st, and the actual “Rebuilding Day” will be April 25th, 2009. They (and their network …
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