News from Metro Parks
We are so lucky to have the parks we have and the continued commitment to improvement. Our parks – another great perk of choosing to live here. Metro Parks Today
Tacoma Videos
I always appreciate a bit of history and nostalgia. One Tacoma resident is sharing these vintage videos. If you find one in your archives I bet he’d appreciate the share. Vintage Tacoma Videos.
The Cost Across Time [INFOGRAPHIC]
Some Highlights: With interest rates still around 4.5%, now is a great time to look back at where rates have been over the last 40 years.Rates are projected to climb to 5.0% by this time next year according to Freddie Mac.The impact your interest rate makes on your monthly mortgage cost is significant!Lock in a [...]
Your Credit Score
One website I look at quite regularly is called “thepointsguy.com” – it mainly focuses on ways to use points/miles to maximize travel benefits. This article about credit card payoffs and credit scores caught my attention: Is there a downside to paying off a credit card balance before the billing cycle ends? I do this regularly, [...]
Think you’re ready to buy a house? Here’s 4 signs.
“Am I ready to buy a house, or should I just keep renting?” It’s one of the questions that we hear most often and something to which first-time homebuyers often spend months, if not years, trying to figure out the answer. Below are a list of four tell-tale signs that you’re ready to bite the [...]
How to Simply Increase Your Family Wealth by Paying for Housing
Everyone should realize that unless you are living somewhere rent-free, you are paying a mortgage – either yours or your landlord’s. Buying your own home provides you with a form of ‘forced savings’ that allows you to use your monthly housing costs to increase your family’s wealth. Every month that you pay your mortgage, you [...]
Excited About Buying A Home This Year? Here’s What to Watch
As we kick off the new year, many families have made resolutions to enter the housing market in 2019. Whether you are thinking of finally ditching your landlord and buying your first home or selling your starter house to move into your forever home, there are two pieces of the real estate puzzle you need [...]
What Makes a House a Home For You?
We frequently talk about why it makes sense to buy a home financially, but more often than not the emotional reasons are the more powerful or compelling ones. No matter what shape or size your living space is, the concept and feeling of a home can mean different things to different people. Whether it’s a [...]
No Bubble Here! How New Mortgage Standards Are Helping
Real estate is shifting to a more normal market; the days of national home appreciation topping 6% annually are over and inventories are increasing which is causing bidding wars to almost disappear. Some see these as signs that the market will soon come tumbling down as it did in 2008. As it becomes easier for [...]