November 30th Deadline on 2009 Tax Credit for Buyers: What does it mean for Home Sellers?

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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 …

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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 …

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My Real Tacoma: Single Girl Buys House, and LOVES IT.

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  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 …

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Homebuying Tool for Reducing your Commute!

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When buying a house, it is fair to say that the majority of my clients place an extremely high priority on commute time.  For people who are still part of the workforce (sorry retireds and trust funders!) this consideration is …

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