Puyallup, Pierce County and Beyond Real Estate Blog

Hey everyone, I just wanted to announce that starting Friday of this week (06/13/08) I will be offering a new service to clients of mine.  I am now a Notary Public, so if you have any documents that need to be notarized, I'm your guy!  Just let me know and we can plan to meet at a convenient time...

So anyone that has spent any amount of time driving around South Hill over the past year or so, may have noticed at the back of the old Safeway building, the sign to the right. Yes, FINALLY, South Hill was going to get a Japanese Steak House! First The Rock, now a Japanese Steak House, could life...

John Hurlbut | John L. Scott Real Estate | (253) 222-2626 16525 135th Ave. E., Puyallup, WA Stunning in Sunrise! 3BR/2.5BA Single Family House offered at $349,950 Year Built 1998 Sq Footage 2,303 Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 full, 1 partial Floors 2 Parking 2 Car garage Lot Size 8,395 sqft HOA/Maint $...

This is something that many of you already know, but finally last night, I found out for sure. On Tuesday I returned to the office from a nice little 5 day vacation in Puerto Vallarta.  As is always the case, returning to work was hectic.  Catching up with buyers, making sure the two closings I h...

Many of you are familiar with the concept of an HOV (High Occupancy Vehicle) lane, or carpool lane, but you may have not heard of a HOT lane. Well starting Saturday May 3rd, many puget sound commuters are going to become very familiar with the term. The HOT lane is a High Occupancy Toll lane. In ...

I have the very good fortune of living next door to my longest standing friend. Ken and I have been friends since our first day in Kindergarten. Last month we got into the discussion of heating bills. Our homes were both built by the same builder, using the same components. My house is about 200 ...

The Puyallup Real Estate landscape has exploded in recent years.  It seems like there is a Wallgreens or Rite Aid on nearly every corner.  But you know what?  Sometimes it's the little guys that really win you over.  One of those "little guys" is Kirk's Pharmacy at Sunrise.  My wife turned me on ...

I know that a lot of people think that real estate agents simply stick a sign in the yard, get an offer on a home and collect a paycheck. Ha! If only it were that easy! There are so many little things that go into our career that it would take hundreds of blog posts to cover them all. I wanted to...

Again, the news media would have you believe that prices are plumeting all around the sound, but numbers just released actually show that most areas experienced price appreciation in 2007. Here are the statistics:Pierce County:New Construction: +9.1%Existing Single Family: +6.1%Condominiums: +3.3...

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