Move to Tacoma Blog
Number of Pierce County Homes Sold Falls 25% September 2022
The number of homes closed in September in Pierce County, WA fell 25% year over year. In September of 2021 1,845 homes sold in Pierce County. In September of 2022 that number fell to 1372. That’s a decrease in volume of 25.6%. In the city of Tacoma closed sales in Septemb...
MovetoTacoma.com sponsors “The Walk Home” Podcast about Manny Ellis
MovetoTacoma.com is proud to sponsor, “The Walk Home” the newest podcast from Tacoma Public Radio Station KNKX 88.5 in collaboration with The Seattle Times about the killing of Manny Ellis in 2020. The podcast offers an investigation and new insight into the murder ...
Resources for researching the impact of the Asarco Plant in Tacoma, WA
By Marguerite Martin Recently we received a message on the MovetoTacoma.com contact for wondering why the site doesn’t have any info about the arsenic and lead pollution from the Asarco Plant and ongoing clean up efforts. I realized that while I’m not an environmental...
Video: Ed Troyer Speaks About Policing on an Adult Civics Happy Panel in 2017
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is facing calls to resign after a Seattle Times article exposed an incident where he made an emergency call to 911 saying that someone was trying to kill him. He later retracted that statement. Since that story broke a recording of a 911 Dispatch...
What Do You Think About Your Pierce County Neighborhood? (We Wanna Know!)
Every year, we survey our neighbors throughout Pierce County to see what they’re loving (or not loving) about their cities and neighborhoods. What’s your favorite place to get takeout during COVID-19? Where is the BEST coffee shop in your neighborhood? Tell us! We w...
Pierce County Median Home Price Nears $500k
Every month we run the stats and track the median home price for Pierce County. This month, Pierce County’s median home sale price is $445,000. If that seems like a high number, you’re correct. Prices in Pierce County increased by 15% since this time last year when ...
What’s going on with Tacoma’s housing market in 2020?
MovetoTacoma.com creator Marguerite Martin recently sat down with her niece and fellow Tacoma agent Keryn to talk about what’s happening with the real estate market in Tacoma right now in 2020. While a lot of folks (including us!) have been publishing median home price st...
We Asked Tacomans What They Like & Dislike About Tacoma. Here’s What They Said
Recently we conducted a (non-scientific!) survey of Tacoma residents; we posted the survey on our Facebook and Twitter and anyone could respond. A couple of the questions we asked included: “What do you LIKE about Tacoma right now?” and “What do you DISLIKE about Tacoma r...
Moving to Tacoma FAQ
Nothing drives me nuts like the google results for common searches people make when they start exploring the possibility of moving to Tacoma. There are all these trashy out of area clickbaity websites answering questions about our community with outdated information or just pla...
“Opportunity Atlas” tool allows Tacomans to see economic disparities between neighborhoods
UPDATE: After publishing this post we were contacted by someone at The City of Tacoma to let us know about The Tacoma Equity Map. Make sure to check out this local resource by clicking here! For years the Tacoma Pierce County Health Department has been sounding the alarm that h...
Have a question about Tacoma Real Estate? Text Marguerite, she won’t stalk you! 253-820-3784
Trying to figure out what neighborhood in Tacoma is right for you? This Tacoma neighborhood guide is designed to help you research everything you’ll need to make your choice. From restaurants and lifestyle to architecture and schools, we’ve got the information you need to find YOUR Tacoma neighborhood.
