Pierce County home sales and median prices rose in November, the second consecutive month in which both categories showed improvement, according to Northwest Multiple Listing Service data released Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a comeback in the once-battered housing market.
Seattle-area home prices kept climbing in September, according to the closely watched Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller home price index.
LOS ANGELES – Five of the biggest U.S. banks have cut struggling homeowners’ mortgage balances by $6.3 billion, part of a total $26.1 billion in home loan relief provided under a landmark settlement over foreclosure abuses.
Citi calls it the Road to Recovery, a program aimed at customers whose mortgages are in distress. That road leads to Tacoma on Tuesday, Nov. 13.
Single family home prices showed a significant rebound in Pierce, King and Thurston counties last month as the supply of homes on the market continued to shrink.
WASHINGTON — Residential real-estate prices increased in the year ended August by the most in two years, a sign housing will continue to boost U.S. economic growth.
For persons having difficulties with preserving home ownership, the Urban League and GMAC Mortgage will host an information and counseling session this Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Tacoma Urban League, 2550 S. Yakima Ave.
The nations top housing official praised Washington state Wednesday as a model for the nation, in a keynote address that was both a pep rally for affordable housing advocates and a reflection of the national presidential campaign.
Banks are taking a more aggressive approach to selling homes in Pierce County short sales, a Washington short sale negotiating firm said Monday.
Banks are taking a more aggressive approach to selling homes in Pierce County short sales, a Washington short sale negotiating firm said today.
What do Robert Wagner, Pat Boone, Fred Thompson and Henry Winkler have in common? If youve watched TV lately, you probably know the answer: They are all celebrity spokesmen for companies that offer reverse mortgages.
The City of University Place has landed a new tenant for prime retail space in its civic and library building: the City of University Place.
A 26-year-old economics graduate from South Hill won a heavily promoted contest to win a free house in Tehaleh, the immense Pierce County housing development formerly known as Cascadia.
Convicted Puyallup mortgage banker Shawn Portmann's cash reserves consisted of thousands of dollars in neatly packaged bundles of $100 bills stored in a home safe.
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