Puyallup, Pierce County and Beyond Real Estate Blog

Sorry if that grossed anyone out, but I thought it a funny play on words. So what am I talking about really? You've heard lately about homeowners being shocked when they see their new mortgage payment. You might be thinking "How does that happen?" How is it that someone can't know what their mort...

Well folks, the numbers are in! Average home prices continue to rise in the quad county area (Pierce, King, Thurston and Snohomish) while average market times lengthen and inventory continues to rise.Again, because of the pull back of subprime lenders, there are currently fewer buyers in the mark...

Wow!  Can you believe that 4th of July is next week?  We've already passed the Summer solstice and our days are getting shorter.  We'll officially be in the second half of 2007 on Sunday.  Time flies when you're having fun as the old adage says.Well, what could be more fun than heading out on the...

OK, there are literally THOUSANDS of ways to make money in real estate, but there are four models that we'll discuss here.  And all of the thousands of other ways will likely fit into one of these four categories.  This will also be the topic of my next Podcast in which I'll expound on this topic...

Or rather I should post this title as "John's bank account will never be the same".  While I'm not a big fan of Sushi (California rolls are about all I can do) my wife Teri LOVES it, the more the better.  So I'm a bit distressed that a sushi joint has opened so close to home.  However, that being...

I originally wrote this for the May edition of Hurlbuthomes.com news, but thought it would be valuable information to post here as well. So here you go! As I’m sure many of you are aware, Pierce county is getting a new bridge this Summer. That’s right after much debate and controversy, the new Ta...

If you live anywhere near south hill, and particularly if you regularly travel south of 144th and Meridian, you start to wonder what kind of people live "out there".  There's not a whole lot of shopping per se and the traffic on Meridian at times is enough to drive you straight to the nut shack. ...

Back in the heyday of home sales, you remember way back in 2006?  Getting your home staged for sale and preparing for showings at all hours of the day was no big deal.  It was a week of pain for a lot of gain.  You got your home staged, you kept the dirty laundry off the floor and the dishes in t...

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Many of you have heard of the "Subprime" fallout. Some of you may not understand what exactly that is, or how it affects you when you want to purchase a home. Let me give you some recent history, and follow that up with how to make sure it does not affect you. History: I've been an agent for abou...