Denver Metro Blog

September had some ups and some downs in terms of the local Gig Harbor real estate market.  I made the mistake of watching some news the other day, and after a story about the economy and how bad it is, I watched 2 stories about rape and 4 about murder, then one more about the housing market and ...

There are 16 open houses in the Gig Harbor area this weekend, and 11 of those are on Fox Island.  If you've ever wondered what it was like living on Fox Island, this is your weekend to find out!  Located just south of Gig Harbor, Fox Island is a unique community with homes ranging from the low $2...

Wide open Views!Location: Gig Harbor, WASoak in the views! Sunrises over Rainier, sunsets over the Olympics, and the Sound spread out in front of you creates all-day relaxation. Wow your guests as views flow from updated kitchen to dining room to huge living room. Huge master w/2 w-in closets giv...

Tomorrow (Saturday the 27th) Gig Harbor will be hosting the 2008 Harbor Hounds walk and all-around Doggie-Day!  Microchipping, obedience, doggy massage, and much more will be available for Gig Harbor's 4-legged residents.  Basically, a day devoted to a huge dog walk and pampering your dog!  Harbo...

Here's the weekly look at the open houses in Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula, and Olalla.  There are 14 homes open this weekend, ranging from under $250k to over $1.4M.  Quite the range!  Remember, this info is taken from the NWMLS and is reliable but not guaranteed.  Other homes may be held open, but ...

There are some pretty interesting open houses in Gig Harbor this weekend.  No Saturday opens this week, they're all on Sunday.  From a 6bd house right in the downtown area for only $450k, to a nice starter at $295k, to $1M+ waterfront and water view homes, we've got a bit of everything this weeke...

On Saturday, September 20th, my family and I will be joining a huge crowd of folks for the "4Us" event.  Ride4Us is a 5, 25, 42, or 62 mile bike trip through Tacoma and Gig Harbor, for those of you who enjoy bicycling.  Run4Us is a 5k or 10k race through Pt Defiance along Commencement Bay for tho...

Gig Harbor residents Bob Mortimer and his family will complete an amazing journey tomorrow.  Bob, who has no legs and only 1 arm, and his family are biking from Gig Harbor to New York City, and the journey will end tomorrow afternoon.  Bob's got an amazing one arm crank powered bike that he has u...

Gig Harbor's local real estate market continued along its current trends-unpredictable.  Numbers are up from last month, down from August of ‘07.  Bottom line still seems to be that we are in a solid buyers' market (absorption rate is about 20.6 months in Gig Harbor).  For potential home buyers w...

If you're in town, you've been lucky enough to experience why I love Gig Harbor so much.  These past 3 days have been perfect!  Low 70's, a slight cool breeze, nothing but sunshine...perfect!  With the weather expected to stay nice through the weekend, why not spend a little time and tour the ope...