The Bastian Team is equipped to help you achieve your real estate goals...especially in today's market!

From Short Sales to First Time Buyers and from Investment Properties to Dream Homes, we are here to serve you!

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Search the Tacoma , Washington MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for current property for sale listings HERE!

Contact Theresa Bastian - Realtor by phone at 253.376.4717 and by email at tbastian@kw.com
 

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Tacoma , Washington is a community of approximately 200,000 people, located in Pierce County, Washington.

 The following types of housing are readily available in and around Tacoma , WA :
 

• Single Family Homes from $100,000 to $1,000,000
• Historical Homes from $300,000 to $1,000,000
• Condos from $150,000 to $800,000
• Mutilfamily Properties from $200,000 to $2,000,000
• Vacant Land from $50,000 to $500,000
• Waterfront from $500,000 to $2,000,000
• Lakefront from $500,000 to $3,000,000

In 2008, there were approximately 14,000 real estate and property transactions in the Tacoma, Washington area. Prices for property in this community are expected to remain level over the next 12 months.

Local neighborhoods and subdivisions include the North End, 6th Avenue Business District, Oldtown, Westgate, Fircrest, South Tacoma, McKinley Heights, Ruston, Fircrest, and Portland Avenue. Local zip codes in this community include: 98403, 98407, 98406, 98408, 98409, 98405, 98404, 98402.

Public and private school systems serving families in the area include Tacoma School District, Bellarmine High School, Annie Wright, and Life Christian. Commuters in this area are served by train with the Sounder station, the Link Light Rail station, and the Pierce Transit bus system. 

The community was founded in approximately 1850.   Tacoma is home to global business leaders like Russell Investments, Port of Tacoma, and Labor Ready. Tacoma's two largest private employers are MultiCare Health System and Franciscan Health System. From Fort Lewis to McChord Air Force Base, there is little doubt that national defense is a major driver of Pierce County's economy. The Port of Tacoma is the sixth largest container port in North America. industries.

Local events and activities include many annual community celebrations such as the Freedom Fair 4th of July celebration, the Tall Ships Festival, and the Taste of Tacoma.

Exceptional recreational opportunities in and around the region include Tacoma's own marathon event, Sound to Narrows, which offers a variety of distances and events for people of all lifestyles. Point Defiance, one of the largest urban parks in the United States, is a 702-acre park including a Zoo & Aquarium, a ferry dock, Fort Nisqually plus miles of running and hiking trails. Waterfront revitalization efforts include the Museum of Glass, Foss Waterway Marina and Thea's Landing. Thea's Landing, a mixed-use building, includes two waterfront restaurants, 189 apartments and 47 condominiums. Other pending developments include a working waterfront museum, a waterfront boardwalk, and the renovation of the historic Albers Mill. The city also sports the Tacoma Rainiers minor league baseball team. 

In Tacoma, the arts are considered a vital part of our city. Tacoma's Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, located in the downtown Theater District, feaures three unique theaters. Every third Thursday in Tacoma is Art Walk, when museums and galleries stay open late. World class museums include the Washington State History Museum, the Tacoma Art Museum and The Museum of Glass, where you can watch artists create glass works live in the Hot Shop..
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Search the Tacoma , Washington MLS (Multiple Listing Service) for current property for sale listings HERE! Choose The Right Agent!

Theresa Bastian - ePro, Distressed Property Expert is a  Realtor serving the Tacoma, WA area since 1999. Theresa Bastian does business as the Bastian Team affiliated with the Keller Williams Tacoma brokerage.

Theresa Bastian specializes in investors, short sales, and waterfront homes in and around the Tacoma, WA area. As the Principal of 2 Keller Williams offices in Tacoma and Olympia, Theresa Bastian is uniquely equipped to handle your real estate needs efficiently and effectively throughout Pierce and Thurston County, WA.

She is a certified Distressed Property Expert, and has negotiated many successful short sales. Theresa’s foreclosure bus tours – www.BastianBus.com – and investor seminars – www.IgniteInvesting.com –ensure your property will get massive market exposure and sell.

Client satisfaction is the best way to measure my effectiveness, and a satisfaction guarantee is offered to all clients. 

Theresa Bastian is a long time Tacoma resident and business owner who uses her talents to strengthen the community by building her clients' wealth..

For superior real estate service in and near Tacoma , WA, contact Theresa Bastian today!
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Contact Theresa Bastian - Realtor(r) by phone at (office) or (cell), and by email at tbastian@kw.com
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Contact Theresa Bastian - Realtor(r) by phone at (office) or (cell), and by email at tbastian@kw.com
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