Jason Mook - Puyallup Blog

Many, many Puyallup homeowners made an attempt to sell their home this year. A record number in fact. And while we faired better than most places in the country, not that many actually got to sell their home. At best this year, less than 1 in 5 homes sold. October and November have been the toug...

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a very safe and festive New Year from our family to yours. Susanne Kromberg shares with us the Christmas story - Puget Sound style. And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Bush that all the land should be registered. This census fir...

A small caveat before I get started here. If you've been following my monthly market updates, you'll know that I've focused on Pierce County at large. While I will continue to provide market information for Pierce County, I'm going to start drilling down into the Puyallup market by ZIP Code. The ...

The median price returned to September's numbers following the high in July. The median price index dropped to $275k from last month's figure of $280k. Despite this temporary correction, home values have decreased slightly year-over-year. We ended November 2006 at $281k. A major price plunge does...

So you’ve decided to hunker down for the winter, and you’re only going outside for work, groceries and trips to your favorite hardware store. That’s right – you’ve decided, “To heck with trying to sell our house right now. Let’s fix it up and sell it when the market is better.” Your wife wants n...

The storm earlier this week sure feels reminiscent to last year's winter weather. Hopefully this is the last of it, but assuming more is to come, Puyallup is one step closer to providing Puyallup residents the help they need in a timely manner. Messages left on the Puyallup Emergency Operations C...

Despite what images you get on the local and national news, there were brief clearings in the rain and wind today - and I seem to have caught most of them. I had a few appointments outside of Puyallup today that took me up Hwy-167 and I-405. I didn’t have any trouble with traffic heading north, a...

Property owners’ rights in Pierce County is an issue that I find particularly important, both in my professional and personal life. I give my available time and funds to protecting the rights of property owners. So when an issue comes up that could limit or extend those rights, I feel it importa...

From our newsletter: Renting vs. Owning Your Home Homeownership has long been called the Great American Dream, and more people own homes today than ever before—about 70 percent of all Americans. A changing market can open new opportunities if you’re thinking of making a change to your living situ...

Current Price Trends October market statistics just released by NWMLS show a developing trend in small decreases for median prices in Pierce County. The price index dropped from $284,364 to $283,431, the second such decline in the past two months. Buyers waiting for a general price collapse are l...