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tacoma real estate: North Tacoma Homes For Sale - 06/03/10 10:54 AM
North Tacoma Homes For Sale
The North End of Tacoma is a vibrant community filled with many housing choices.  Available homes range from modest 1 story bungalows to magnificent homes offering views of the Puget Sound and Commencement Bay. 
This North End home has been painstakingly maintained and upgraded and is a fine example of the type of homes available in North Tacoma. If attention to detail and quality of construction are important to you, this home is a must see.  Pride of ownership shines from the moment you enter the meticulously maintained grounds and continues up the fine porch into this carefully upgraded home.  … (0 comments)

tacoma real estate: Using your Control Panel - 10/03/09 02:42 PM
Here's some quick tips on how to make the most of your private control panel on www.brettsellshouses.com.  Watch the video and learn how to save a listing, save a search and send and reveive private messages.
 
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tacoma real estate: How to find a Tacoma Home - 10/03/09 02:37 PM
In this video we'll cover how to use the home search function of our website.  The search function offers some useful and powerful tools you won't find on a run of the mill real estate website. 
Here's some of the key features you'll want to know about.
1. You'll find all the pictures for all the listings on our free home search including, single family homes, condos and multi family properties.
2. Integrated Bing "bird's eye view"
3. Google street view of home
4. Mortgage calculator with amortization schedule
 Visit our real estate website www.brettsellshouses.com
 

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tacoma real estate: How to navigate our Tacoma Real Estate Website - 10/03/09 12:05 PM
I've put together this short set of screen capture videos to help you navigate our Tacoma real estate website.  When you next visit, you'll find new information and a more powerful home search.
 

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tacoma real estate: Tacoma Real Estate - 01/19/09 09:45 PM
Hey, while I was wandering around downtown Tacoma today I ran across this interesting bit of history.

Ever wonder why it is that we all stand and remove our caps for the star spangled banner?  Of course we do it out of reverence for our country, but I actually stumbled across the man that is responsible for the custom while roaming the streets of Tacoma.
It seems that Rossell G O'Brien actually started the custom in 1893 right here in the Bostwick building in Tacoma WA.  This info was new to me, so upon returning home I did some research … (0 comments)

tacoma real estate: Tacoma Real Estate - 09/15/08 03:20 PM
Tacoma Real Estate stats for sold condos in the Downtown and North Tacoma are showing some interesting trends. With 38 units sold in the last 6 months in my market sample, the Tacoma condo market can still be described as soft, although I do see signs of improvement for prospective sellers.
Median Tacoma Condo units that have sold are as follows: 2 bedrooms
1.5 baths
900 sq ft
Selling price of $237,000
84 Days on Market
  With a median price of $237,000, plus incentives such as the 10 year Tax Abatement, $7,500. first time buyer tax credit, and Tacoma's down payment … (0 comments)

tacoma real estate: Can you identify this blast from Tacoma's past? - 08/13/08 04:17 PM
What a shame to see one of my favorite destinations as a child reduced to this level.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
It doesn't seem like it was all that long ago that "mystery pic" was a happy place for children to visit here in Tacoma.  At one time this entrance led to a walking trail that transported the young visitors into some of childhood's best loved stories. 
Now due to age, neglect and vandalism, Humpty Dumpty, Jack Sprat, his wife, and a host of other children storytime favorites no longer live here. 
If you are a local, I've already … (7 comments)

tacoma real estate: Tacoma Real Estate | Whale Watching - 06/25/08 01:53 PM
Working in the Tacoma Real Estate market has some excellent advantages!  I took a little time out the other day to cruise around 5 mile drive in Pt Defiance and see if I could spot the gray whale that's been hanging around lately.  I got the call from my brother that he had spotted one while on the ferry to Vashon Island over a month ago.  Apparently the living is good for the whale as he/she was still in the area.
I stopped on the bluff overlooking Pt Defiance looking out towards Dalco Point, and sure enough he made an appearance.  … (3 comments)

tacoma real estate: Make your self scarce for showings! - 02/03/07 03:56 AM
I recently read a great blog posting about a home seller with hurt feelings and a foolish buyer's agent who made some disparaging remarks about the home in front of her.  This brings to mind one of the cardinal rules of successful home selling.....Never be present for showings of your home.
Like many agents, I've run across my share of eager, well meaning, home sellers while showing homes to my clients.  Not only does it make for an uncomfortable situation for the potential buyers, it can potentially cost the seller plenty of money!
In my neck of the woods the friendly agent standing on your doorstep works for … (1 comments)