Maria's Northwest Homes

Sumner High School is 1 of 18 schools in Washington State and only 1 of 3 in Pierce County that offers the International Baccalaureate Program (IB).  This program has been recognized by the world's leading universities.  My son is currently enrolled in the program at Sumner High School.  It is ch...

 Puyallup Spring Fair starts tomorrow, Thursday at 2:00pm and goes through Sunday.  Thursday is kids free entrance and Friday is military appreciation day and all military and dependents with an ID card get free admittance.  It is much smaller than our Puyallup Fair in the fall.  But it is very ...

  Every April, my daughters and I make the Trek to the Skagit Tulip Festival.  Acres of tulips, my favorite flowers, remind me that warmer weather is right around the corner.  Check out the bloom schedule. For more information/events in Maria's Northwest and of course real estate information, jus...

Great blog written by Jamie Russen, that helps our military members who served outside the U.S. between January 1, 2009 and April 30, 2010.  Thanks Jamie for posting. If you're an eligible federal employee or qualified military personnel, you have 3 weeks from this Saturday to use the federal hom...

  Over 3,000sq. ft Amazing home in desirable Falling Water Estates. This beautiful home features master bedroom on main floor with 5 piece bath, 20 ft ceiling in family room with fireplace, laundry room in both main and upper floor, huge rec room on upper floor. Exterior features include lawn gar...

This weekedend the movie Soul Surfer, came out in theaters.  Based on the true life story of a young surfing teen who lost her arm in a shark attack.  It shows her life before and after the eventful day.  Young Bethany Hamilton on the verge of endorsements, loses her arm, and her future as a pro ...

The HAP program benefits the East coast over the West coast.    The Homeowner Assistance Program (HAP) is a wonderful program for military members.  Essentially it offers assistance to some homeowners who face a financial loss when selling their home in areas where the real estate values have dro...

A few years back my family experienced a hurricane.  At the time my 4th child was only 6 months old.  My husband is in the Coast Guard and we naively thought that we were prepared for any emergency.  We were wrong.  By the time that we realized the hurricane was actually coming to our area, it wa...