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The REAL Reasons Americans Buy a Home

Intresting results from a study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard Univerisity can be found here.
Pierce County Housing Reports

December 2014 Pierce County Housing Report

For the final Pierce County Housing Report of 2014 I thought it would be interesting to list 3 top trends that surprised in 2014. But first, let's look at the current headline numbers as measured on November 30: Inventory – UP – 0.6% Closings – DOWN – 4.2% Median Price – UP – 14% New Pending Contracts – UP […]
Listing Blogs, Pierce County Housing Reports

Median Home Prices Expected to rise 3%-4% in Washington

According to this article from the National Association of Realtors the median home price is expected to rise greater than 3%-4% in Washington in the next 12 months. You can find the full article here.
Listing Blogs, Pierce County Housing Reports, Tacoma

Coffee & Cars: A Favorite Pastime

Enjoying the Coffee & Cars scene is one of the ways I like to let off a little steam in my spare time. A tradition that repeats itself all over the country on Saturday mornings, sometimes it’s sponsored by a car club or a car-related business. Not only do I love coffee and cars, but […]

Listing Blogs The REAL Reasons Americans Buy a Home Intresting results from a study from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard Univerisity can be found here.

Pierce County Housing Reports December 2014 Pierce County Housing Report For the final Pierce County Housing Report of 2014 I thought it would be interesting to list 3 top trends that surprised in 2014. But first, let's look at the current headline numbers as measured on November 30: Inventory – UP – 0.6% Closings – DOWN – 4.2% Median Price – UP – 14% New Pending Contracts – UP […]

Listing Blogs Median Home Prices Expected to rise 3%-4% in Washington According to this article from the National Association of Realtors the median home price is expected to rise greater than 3%-4% in Washington in the next 12 months. You can find the full article here.

Listing Blogs Coffee & Cars: A Favorite Pastime Enjoying the Coffee & Cars scene is one of the ways I like to let off a little steam in my spare time. A tradition that repeats itself all over the country on Saturday mornings, sometimes it’s sponsored by a car club or a car-related business. Not only do I love coffee and cars, but […]

Gig Harbor 7515 110th St NW, Gig Harbor ~ Stunning Low Bank Waterfront Home! Read the lastest blog post on LivingGigHarbor.com and see more photos of this stunning contemporary low bank waterfront home on Henderson Bay in Gig Harbor! Click here to find out more.

Listing Blogs October 2014 Pierce County Housing Report It's that time again to check in on the Pierce County Housing Market. This month we have another neutral month based on the year over year stats I always lead off with, but I also found a few goblins we may want to keep an eye on. Here are the headline numbers as […]

Listing Blogs Tacoma’s Stadium District Tacoma's Stadium District is a unique highly walkable community nesteled between Old Town and Downtown Tacoma. You can read more about it here. My current listing 611 North G St, is located in the heart of Stadium District, is fulled remodeled, and offers 4,705 Sq. Ft. of living space.

Listing Blogs Post Summer 2014 Pierce County Housing Report Evidence of Slowing Appreciation and Reversion to Normalcy. Also, how King County's trending may soon affect our local market. Markets Continually Seek Balance The Pierce County Housing market as measured by August 2014 numbers gives us a clear indication it is efficiently balancing and allowing home buyers and sellers to participate with predictable results. Inventory […]

Listing Blogs Tacoma’s University of Puget Sound Read my blog about Tacoma's University of Puget Sound and what the UPS neighborhood has to offer here!

Listing Blogs Whitley Hills / Madrona: Two Neighborhoods in One! Read my blog about the Whitley Hills / Madrona neighborhoods in Gig Harbor here.

Pierce County Housing Reports Pierce County Real Estate continues to lag behind King County The Pierce County real estate market continues to lag behind King County, but there is light at the end of the tunnel and values are approaching 2004 – 2005 levels. For more details see the full article that was on yesterday's front page of the News Tribune. Thousands in Pierce County trapped in underwater mortgages Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/05/11/3189519/many-in-pierce-county-are-trapped.html#storylink=cpy […]

Pierce County Housing Reports Spring 2014 Pierce County Housing Report Normalization continues, look who's buying and selling! And where are rates headed? The Pierce County Housing Market as measured by April 2014 numbers looks pretty benign and one might be tempted to believe the national headlines that the market is slowing down. Not so fast! Here are the numbers followed by a look inside […]

Listing Blogs February 2014 Pierce County Housing Report Market shows willingness to "get hot" How do we measure how "hot" a market is? Answer; Sales Ratios. With a big jump in the amount of year over year Pendings we see demand building for what will likely be a busy year in the Pierce County Real Estate Market. Let's take a look at the […]

Pierce County Housing Reports January 2014 Pierce County Housing Report A Phenomenal Year for Real Estate is Underway! The Market Recovery of 2012 was followed by Market Stabilization in 2013. Now it's time for Growth in 2014! A look into what is driving our market in a moment, first here are the year over year numbers: Inventory – UP 11.5% Closings – UP 5% Months of Inventory – Even […]

Pierce County Housing Reports December 2013 Pierce County Housing Report Month over Month Down + Year over Year Up = Just right! What's ahead for 2014 and how long will distressed properties continue to play a part in Pierce County? The Pierce County Housing Market took a breather in November when compared to the month before but the Year over Year stats continue to impress as […]

Pierce County Housing Reports November 2013 Pierce County Housing Report An upward POP in Pending Home Sales as Prices settle!! The Pierce County Housing Market saw an uptick in Pending sales last month setting the stage for a strong finish to a year that has been a big relief to many homeowners and brokers throughout the area. Let's look at the key "Year over Year" numbers: 1. […]

Pierce County Housing Reports Windermere Foundation donations up 21% from this time last year! Windermere Foundation has raised over $1,074,482 this year! It feels good to work for a company that makes community such a priority. You can see the full article at http://www.windermere.com/blogs/windermere-foundation/posts/windermere-foundation-quarterly-report–8

Pierce County Housing Reports October 2013 Pierce County Housing Report Three factors aligning for a great market opportunity! The Pierce County Housing Market is continuing the "normalization" process (yawn) but as usual there's a few interesting stories within the numbers that are worth paying attention to. First, here are the basic numbers I like to follow: 1. Inventory – UP 3% 2. Closings – UP 23% […]

Pierce County Housing Reports September 2013 Pierce County Housing Report 5 Data Points You’ll Want to Know and What’s Ahead! With last week’s storms it appears the weather is starting to turn a corner and it seems the Pierce County Housing Market may be doing the same! Take a look; Inventory – EVEN with last year. Closings – UP 27%. Months of Inventory – DOWN […]