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Pierce County Median Home Price as of June 2020
The Pierce County Median Home Price is $396,500 As of May 31st 2020 the median home price in Pierce County is $396,500. The median home price has been steadily increasing for years peaking at $410,000 in March and then settling right under $400,000 in May 2020. What does that m...
How to Invest in Tacoma Real Estate: A Complete Guide
The Tacoma real estate market is one of the hottest in the country right now. Tacoma’s attractive median home price, proximity to Seattle, and strong long term outlook has attracted an increasing amount of interest from real estate investors across the country. Whether ...
How to Relocate to Tacoma From Far Away
Relocating to Tacoma and buying a house from a distance can feel like a huge undertaking. In this video, MovetoTacoma.com creator Marguerite interviews her friend, colleague, and Relocating Buyer Specialist Consuella. Consuella is an expert in helping clients search for and buy...
How To Sell Your House in Seattle (So You Can Move to Tacoma!)
Are you wondering how to sell your house in Seattle and move to Tacoma? You’re not alone. The median home prices in Seattle are nearly double what they are in Tacoma. Seattleites selling their homes in Seattle often have enough equity to buy a home in Tacoma that is large...
Creative Ways To Buy a Home in Tacoma When You Think You’re Priced Out
On February 17, 2020, The Seattle Times published an article titled “As Seattleites and their money flow south, Tacoma residents grapple with changing neighborhoods.” MovetoTacoma.com creator Marguerite was quoted a couple of times in the article and so we got lots of feed...
Tacoma Realtor Marguerite Martin Quoted in The Seattle Times
Tacoma realtor and MovetoTacoma.com creator Marguerite Martin was interviewed for a story this week written by Katherine Anne Long called, “As Seattleites and their money flow south, Tacoma residents grapple with changing neighborhoods.” Katherine uses interviews wi...
Investing in Tacoma Real Estate
Buying an investment property in Tacoma is different from buying a “normal” house that you’re planning on living in. In this video, Tacoma Real Estate Agent Marguerite Martin sits down with Anders, a real estate agent who specializes in working with investors. Anders was ...
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...
10 Basic Questions to Ask When Buying A Loft or Condo in Tacoma
Buying a loft or a condo is different than buying a house, but in Tacoma there are some additional considerations that don’t apply in other cities. We have very few high-rise or mid-rise condominiums, and a lot of our buildings are conversions. This comes with some separate c...
The median home price in Tacoma by neighborhood 2020
This post has been revised and updated with Tacoma real estate prices for 2021 here. How much does it cost to buy a house in Tacoma? Tacoma has been an attractive choice for buyers because of our relatively low home prices. Those low prices have increased quite a bit in the p...