Alot of buzzing has been going on about the possibility of Northshore Golf Course closing its doors and building 860 new houses and town-homes where it's fairways now lie. The Tacoma News Tribune reported a moratorium has gone in effect based on 2000 signatures collected in 3 days. Apparently the developer submitted his paperwork just in time for the Tacoma City Council meeting. I don't need to plagiarize the whole article about the Northshore moratorium. My main reason for this blog is feedback. I am torn! I've golfed Northshore ever since I started playing back in 1989. As a Broker I like to see new development. But, if it cost us 1 of the few public courses in Tacoma, is it worth it? I have friends that live in Northshore. They want to know how this project will affect them. What aff... 02/06/2007

 A few days ago I read a short post on Active Rain by Phylena Houde about what she does for a living.  Because we do virtually the same thing, it inspired this post.  In this post I will attempt to explain my "why". Ever since I can remember Old Houses have fascinated me.  I'm intrigued by their form and functionality and details.  It probably all started when I was about 6 or 7.  My Grandmother moved to the area and into an old house.  (I know now that the home was built in 1913).  Grandma's house was so different from our ranch that was built in 1963!I remember exploring all the nooks and crannies at Grandma's house.  I was not afraid to go down into the cellar or up into the attic.  I remember opening all the "funny little doors" throughout the house to see what was in there.  The ni... 01/20/2007

North Slope Historic District 2006 Real Estate Year In Review From January 1st to December 31st, 2006 the North Slope had 82 homes sell.Here are the averages from the sales- Average square feet- 2611Average Price Per Square Foot- $167.37Average Days On Market- 97 Average Sales Price- $416,811Average Sales Price vs. Assessed Value- 1.1858 The High Sales Price was $1,104,000The Low Sales Price was $199,000 If you have any questions about these numbers, please feel free to contact me.  I'd be happy to go over the data with you. Debi BraulikDebi@NorthSlopeHomes.comhttp://www.northslopehomes.com/North Tacoma, WA Real Estate 01/16/2007

Here are some links that may benefit you if you live in, or plan to live in Pierce County, Washington.Pierce County Assessor: http://www.piercecountywa.org/pc/abtus/ourorg/at/at.htmPierce County Crime Data: http://www.piercecountycrimedata.org/The Tacoma News Tribune: http://www.thenewstribune.com/Tacoma Public Schools: http://www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/schools/index.aspThe Tacoma Public Library System: http://www.tacomapubliclibrary.org/Default.aspxTravel Tacoma: http://www.traveltacoma.com/static/index.cfm?contentID=33 Please feel free to contact me if you would like to receive more links, or if you would like to receive free information on buying or selling homes in the general Tacoma area. Thank You,Kimberly Brehm  A Real Estate Solution IIWebsite: www@aresnw.comE-mail: kimbrehm@yahoo.com... 12/08/2006