Bargain Watch: 3 Bedroom House with Garage in Hilltop for only $129,950

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A Realtor friend of mine, Bobby Brown, has this great house listed in Hilltop right now. They just reduced the price to $129,950- which I think is an awesome deal.  It even has a garage. You can check out the …

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Taking the Temperature of the Downtown Tacoma Condos (Featuring Pie Charts!)

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I set out today to make a Pie chart of which buildings have condos listed on the MLS in Downtown Tacoma. It was interesting, but it is a bit deceptive. Both The Roberson and Esplanade have vacant units that are not …

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Moody’s is betting on Top Performing Tacoma Housing Prices in 2010

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Once again Moody’s Economy has good things to say about Tacoma Real Estate.  Exit 133 is reporting on their story about our appreciation rate this year.  It is always nice to be noticed. You might remember this story from last …

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City of Tacoma Downpayment Assistance 2010 Changes

Scott Cowan over at Keller Williams Real Estate just did a great blog post about all the new changes to the City of Tacoma Downpayment Assistance Program.  If your Mortgage Banker isn’t up to speed on the latest rules, make …

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Downtown Tacoma Condo Report

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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 …

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Downtown Tacoma Sales for June 2009

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Every full-time Realtor I know is swamped right now.  Don’t even get me started on the loan officers.  Ask anyone in the Real Estate business right now how things are going and you are likely to hear “I’m busy! Gha!” …

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Bargain Watch: 1120 Cliff Ave #206 only $151,000

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Cliff Street Loft #206 This loft at Cliff Street is a really great deal.  It was just listed by Foreclosure Specialist Pamela Vanderlinda at Parkside Realty. At 980+ square feet, It has 16 foot high open beam ceilings, big tall …

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My Real Tacoma: Adventures in Rehab Loans

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By Kevin Stirret Jones As a senior mortgage officer at Bank of America, I’d been in the mortgage business since 2002 and the time had finally came to buy my first home.   My family and I have actually lived …

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