Downtown Tacoma Condo Report

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...

Downtown Tacoma Sales for June 2009

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!” So, if anyone is wondering...

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

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 windows that look over the port & Mt...

My Real Tacoma: Adventures in Rehab Loans

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 in the same house since 2001. We’ve been fortunate to rent my...

Cliff Street Studio Loft Sells for $131,000

With the huge number of condos on the market right now, it’s always worth paying attention to the ones that sell.  This Studio Loft at Cliff Street Lofts on 1120 Cliff Ave Downtown was a bank owned foreclosure.  It was listed for $131,900 and sold for $131,000....