Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
10 Ways to Give Local Love - 2024

This year we’re back with a list of 10 ways to give love in December. You’ll find our guide for local gift giving with holiday markets and some of our favorite small shops included, and 5 suggestions for giving to unknown neighbors outside your circle of friends. All 10 ways of giving put love into the Tacoma community! Read on for the magic of a musical play given by kids, a list of local cafes for coffee lovers, a gift card drive to support clients at the YWCA, a nostalgic holiday movie marathon, a way to support health and care for folks who can’t afford insurance, a chance to transform $1 into 2 meals, and the best local spots to shop for little ones.

10 Ways to Give Local Love - 2024
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
What's New, Tacoma? 17 New Businesses + 3 ...

There’s change in the air across Tacoma, the return of things once lost, the reopening of places once closed, the transformation of one restaurant into another, the creation of brand new places to gather, shop, eat, and drink. We’ve been experiencing this change across the city and wanted to pull some of it together in one place. What follows is a list of 17 new, renewed, and returned businesses along with 3 coming soon. See if you can enjoy and support something new this month; if you do, we’d love to hear about it!

What's New, Tacoma? 17 New Businesses + 3 Coming Soon
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma Community: 15 Things to Do in October

We’ve rounded-up and narrowed-down 15 ways to get out into community this October. Don your most intellectual scarf and hat combination for a literary night, dance and eat with the Greeks, step into a candlelit tour our 1855, get psyched up about cycling (and bicycle fashion), try forest bathing, don your most eccentric scarf and hat combination for the film festival, write letters for fun, tour art studios, hear from Latinas who experience being The Firsts in so many ways, take a local art walk, and celebrate Día de los Muertos. We’ve got some ways to volunteer in here too—lend a hand with Habitat for Humanity, pick up litter, or pull weeds and plant seeds at a favorite park to keep Tacoma green.

Tacoma Community: 15 Things to Do in October
Puget Sound Day Trips
Michael Duggan
Get Out of Town: Puget Sound Day Trips

Once in a while, we all need to get out of town. This month we’re sharing about Port Townsend and Vashon Island, two places we go again and again when a change of scene is calling. They’re places where the beach is always near, where parking is easy, where woods and trails beckon us away from the sidewalks. Places where small, local bakeries, coffee roasters, independent bookstores, and one of a kind shops outnumber chains by far. We’ll share some of the ways we pass the time and how we fill our stomachs (never a problem). Don’t worry too much about planning; these destinations are so close to Tacoma, you can show up again and try what you missed. Wake up one morning and just decide to go!

Get Out of Town: Puget Sound Day Trips
Tacoma Community
Michael Duggan
Tacoma High 5 - July 2024

Tacoma High 5 is our way to nudge you (and us!) toward what we love about Tacoma. It’s a short list with a commitment to the local—it embraces the season, invites delight, encourages a spirit of exploration and some generosity as well. This month’s list includes Tacoma Pride, an all ages neighborhood music festival, a game that gets you supporting small businesses (and winning prizes), Swedish-style baked goods, and the chance to help out Habitat for Humanity or spend Friday afternoons watering trees to keep Tacoma (and its future) healthy and shaded.

  1. Community Event

  2. Sweet Treat

  3. Exploration & Adventure

  4. Local Love

  5. Volunteering & Sharing

Tacoma High 5 - July 2024

Tacoma Real Estate

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Ready, Set, Sell - Our 5 Step Guide to Listing Your Home

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Ready, Set, Sell - Our 5 Step Guide to Listing Your Home

If you're thinking of selling your home this year, it's time to begin the 5 steps in our listing guide. We imagine you value your home as a practical asset and as a companion to years of your life; take the time to follow through and treat it well when it’s time to sell. We’ve listed and sold over 80 homes with our clients in and around Tacoma. Although we prepare a personal plan to guide each of our clients, these 5 steps come up every time. Dig into our listing guide full of tips, before and after photos, and advice we hope will help you wrap your head (and heart) around preparing to sell your home.

Systemic Racism & Homeownership in Tacoma & Beyond

Systemic Racism & Homeownership in Tacoma & Beyond

As members of the Tacoma community, homeowners, and people who work in real estate, we want to continue our learning about fair housing, the history of racism in housing and homeownership, segregation, and exclusion. We want to know how our history informs our present, and we want to take that learning into our lives, our actions, our votes, and our work. So we’ve gathered “Watch, Read & Listen” resources in hopes that we can learn together. From a section devoted to Tacoma’s history and the current Home in Tacoma Project, to a variety of media addressing systemic racism in housing across America, the list has grown a lot since we first created it last year. We hope we’ve grown too. Dig in.

Systemic Racism & American Homeownership

Systemic Racism & American Homeownership

We’re working on gathering reading resources and other material addressing systemic racism in America as it relates to housing, lending, and homeownership. This is just a short list, but we’re confident it will grow as we continue to work on educating ourselves about this system that we work in and from which we benefit. Find an article, a book recommendation, videos, podcast episodes, and more.

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Historic North Slope Open House: Thursday, 5 - 8 pm

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Historic North Slope Open House: Thursday, 5 - 8 pm

If the home you’re searching for is full of character and beauty, locates you in a historic neighborhood within walking distance of parks, cafes, restaurants, bookstores, and groceries, and even gives you garden space, then you’ll want to meet this Victorian on Thursday, July 26th.

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Downtown Open House: Sunday, 1 - 3 pm

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Downtown Open House: Sunday, 1 - 3 pm

Looking for a home that puts you in the heart of the city near transportation, theaters, breweries, cafes, cocktail bars, parks, and museums? Get up close with this townhouse in the City Steps condo community this Sunday, June 24th!

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North End Rambler Open House: Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm

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North End Rambler Open House: Saturday, 10 am - 1 pm

Looking for a bright, open, single-level home in the North End of Tacoma? This sweet rambler with its updated kitchen and bathroom and beautiful oak floors is ready for you! Close to 6th Ave and the Proctor District for groceries, coffee, shopping, and dining.

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Proctor District Open House: Saturday, 11 am - 2 pm

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Proctor District Open House: Saturday, 11 am - 2 pm

Searching for a home in the heart of Tacoma’s North End? The walkable Proctor District is top notch for small town living within the city. I’ll be here to help you meet the neighborhood and tour this home, listed by Anne Jones. See you this Saturday, May 19th!

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Open House at this Bright Hilltop Classic: Sunday, 11 am - 2 pm

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Open House at this Bright Hilltop Classic: Sunday, 11 am - 2 pm

Tall ceilings, bay windows, fir floors, and an open staircase preserve the historical charm of this Hilltop home. Come see for yourself this Sunday, April 15th. 

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Hilltop Craftsman Open House: Saturday, 1-3 pm

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Hilltop Craftsman Open House: Saturday, 1-3 pm

Do you dream of custom Craftsmans with original oak and fir floors, of built-ins, fireplaces, and cozy corners set high above the street with a bungalow porch to welcome you inside? Then you'd better come see me here this Saturday, March 10th!

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Ready, Set, List - Our 5 Step Guide to Listing Your Home

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Ready, Set, List - Our 5 Step Guide to Listing Your Home

Don't just pack up, slap your beloved home on the market and see what happens. Follow these 5 steps, along with special tips, and our personal listing story to find your home a match made in heaven.

Hi, I'm Michael Duggan, a licensed broker with Windermere Abode. I would love to help you through the home buying or selling process. Please contact me to set up a meeting and get things started.