Tacoma Real Estate

    low, slow, slow--as slow as last year at this time.      If you'd like details about the home that sold in your neighborhood, email me.

Activity about the same this year as last. The 2008 time to sell mumbers for Poulsbo are skewed because 5 of 6 transactions were presales. 2008 Kingston selling prices show an unusually large number because one property sold for just under $1M.                         If you are curious about th...

This is an issue that goes beyond our area and goes beyond real estate. But because it involves people, it has everything to do with our area and everything to do with our real estate market. Did you know that the term "socialized medicine" was coined in 1947 by a PR firm to attack then-Presiden...

A 3-day weekend during this period, but activity still much slower than last year during these dates. Both Poulsbo and Silverdale had shown brisk activity until now. Bainbridge Island is relatively steady, with homes in the $400,000-$600,000 range selling far more quickly than in the higher rang...

Our profession loves to use Market Trend Reports. I'll raise my hand to confess I've been as guilty as anyone in presenting my carefully researched Demand Ratios. 6.5 and higher indicates a Buyers' Market, 2.5 or lower a Sellers' Market, etc., etc . But in the few days I realized that such ratios...

Here's what we see in a buyer's market, but to try to look at it objectively, let's get the discussion away from housing for a moment and think about apples. Let's say there's one store in town, and let's say that all it sells is apples. Red, yellow, green, Delicious, Granny Smith, Fuji, just app...

I haven't read this yet, but if The Barista Diary is as much fun as its author, my friend Michelle Murphy, you'll enjoy it. I want to plug it because Michelle is one of the classiest people in my life.If you read it, please leave a comment. I'll pass it along to Michelle.

Increase mileage without buying a hybrid! .fullpost{display:inline;} You stop at the pump and fill your tank for about a third of your monthly car payment. You can't afford a more efficient vehicle. You get a headache every time you pay the gas bill. And then at the office you hear (for about the...

Activity picked up from the same period last year, especially in Poulsbo. The % of list in Bainbridge is skewed because a million-plus home on the market for over 600 days sold for 50% of seller's asking price!                             Interested in the details of the home that sold in your ne...

So having learned how big agribusiness provides our food supply, I went out in search of something reasonably healthy for lunch. I cruised all the aisles of the local Safeway and found almost nothing.One of the people (Dagmar) working in the meat department asked if she could help. I told her wha...