Is unpermitted work a big deal to buyers? No, not really, but read on! It is not a huge issue...
Is it possible for things to be stolen by buyers when there are complete strangers in your house? It is...
What if there was a home seller playbook? There is! Selling your home shouldn’t feel like navigating with no map...
What buyers really think of your house is elusive. It can be hard to unearth the real complaints. I had...
10 Great Places Near Tacoma to Cut Your Own Christmas Tree Every year, thousands of South Sound families pack up...
Here’s a Power Move in Negotiations Last week we watched an old real estate truth come to life! Here’s the...
Hot or Not? What Tacoma’s Real Estate Market Is Really Doing Right Now? Here is Tacoma Real Estate Market Update...
David Gala is Working With The Hume Group Again! He’s Back!! If you’ve been in Tacoma for a long time...
Warning About ChatGPT/Zillow Integration Are you a Person or a Lead? There are huge benefits from integrating listing search into...
How to Leverage AI to Sell Your Home Things are moving so fast with tech these days, it can be...
Is Dual Agency Okay in Tacoma? Dual Agency is legal in Tacoma (and Washington State generally), there are some important...
Is a Rate Buydown a Good Play? Right now… yes. This conversation is for buyers AND sellers. The interest rate...
Real Estate Contingencies Defined What’s a contingency in real estate? It’s basically a “yes, but…” clause in a real estate...
Is there a tax on real estate sales in Tacoma. Yes! Excise tax is basically unavoidable, paid by sellers. People...
Avoid These 6 Costly Mistakes When Selling Your Home What are typical mistakes sellers make that ultimately cost them money...
How Long Will it Take to Sell My Home in Tacoma? 60 days on average. That is true in August...
Can a Seller Back Out of the Deal? No. Not in most cases. The exceptions are few and far between...
Should Sellers Pay Buyer Brokers? Sellers are not required to offer a commission, as the recent NAR settlement makes clear...
It’s Nice to Know What Lies Ahead – Here is What to Expect After Your Offer is Accepted The unknown...
If your house isn’t selling, should you drop the price? Will a price change help? It is completely understandable, and...
Sellers ask, do I have to disclose that to the buyer of my house? The list of what does and...
School Supply Drive for Stanley Elementary We are launching a school supply drive for Stanley Elementary in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood...
We Made the Top Ten Blog List! Big news, Tacoma friends — we made FeedSpot’s Top Ten Tacoma Real Estate...
Is Staging Worth the Investment? Nothing quite says “welcome home” like echoey rooms, bare walls, and a single lonely floor...
What is “The Wedge” in Tacoma? What if you lived in a neighborhood shaped like a slice of pizza? If...
Seller Paying Buyer Closing Costs? Why would they want to? Many offers come in with the seller paying buyer closing...
Costs of Selling a House in Tacoma A Seller’s Breakdown It is important to know the costs of selling a...
Why did our clients who live in Central Tacoma choose to live there in the first place? And what do...
This plan is solid for unlocking your powerful home equity to buy the next home. Buying a home often means...
Buying a Home While Also Selling One is Doable if you Have a Plan A tangled problem, but a common...
A Row of Homes Like No Other Salmon Beach, a hidden gem nestled along the shoreline of Tacoma offers a...
Reshaping Tacoma Through Innovative Zoning and Housing Options The City of Tacoma is transforming how it approaches housing, thanks to...
1995: Jerry Garcia passed away, Michael Jordan returned to the NBA, everyone was dancing the Macarena, E.R. and Seinfeld were...
The secrets of great listing agents are not what you see on reality TV: Elaborate open houses and champagne toasts...
We Hume brothers grew up in Tacoma. It was very a different place in the 1970s and 80s, especially downtown...
When Your Parents Need to Downsize As Realtors, we have helped many people move, including people who are saying goodbye...
The Proctor area has some of the coolest shops in Tacoma. Some of The Hume Group’s favorites are Browne...
And yes, property values are among the reasons! Why the Arts? A city without art would be bland, boring and...
Primo Grill: Mediterranean-Inspired Cuisine Primo Grill stands out as a premier dining destination on 6th Ave, offering a refined Mediterranean-inspired...
Happy New Year! As we step into 2025, we wanted to share some insights about the real estate market. Take...
The average homeowner is now older, and older owners face distinctive questions, like how long to hold onto their real...
Do cool things in Tacoma and you might find yourself featured here. Take Irina Rasputnis, for example. I met Irina...
REAL ESTATE MARKET UPDATE Revised March 13, 2024 At the end of February there were 969 homes on the market...
Spring is nearly here… a time of rebirth… a time when Realtors remind you to set your clocks ahead and...
Free Trees There are countless good reasons to plant trees on your property and/or in your planting strip, which is...
When it comes to aging parents and family members, few of us want to think about the potential challenges associated...
Real Estate Market Update Updated Dec 8, 2021 Your Tacoma Real Estate Market Update this issue. Here are some statistics...
I find it interesting to reflect on the shifts in consumer wants and needs after a sudden societal upheaval. I...
You have probably encountered the Elephant House on North 30th just above Old Town even if you didn’t know it...
To our clients, This past Saturday the Governor’s office revised Stay Home, Stay Healthy deeming some real estate brokerage activities...
Job Carr’s famous cabin in Old Town was not the first home here but it was the first home built...
Some Tacoma buyers recently found a house they loved and got it under contract subject to inspection. The inspector said...
ADUs On May 1 the City of Tacoma began allowing detached accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on residential properties. These are...
Online Home Valuations There is temptation to think the future has arrived; that we are in a new and glorious...
The Future has the Best Realtors Here’s Why The Days Of Pushy Real Estate Agents Are Numbered Stereotypical pushy real...
The Future has the Best Agents Here’s Why The Days Of Pushy Real Estate Agents Are Numbered Stereotypical pushy real...