Marguerite Martin is the owner of MoveToTacoma.com, a real estate matchmaking site that helps people find homes in Tacoma. On this show, she’s also affectionately known as the “Pod Auntie” because she helped me get the podcast started. I opened this episode by thanking her for that, then we got into the considerably more complicated subject of the American housing market.
We talked about the emerging K-shaped economy and what it means for real estate, both nationally and here in Tacoma. What does a widening gap between people who are doing well economically and everyone else mean for homeownership, affordability, and the future of cities like Tacoma? Marguerite brought a useful local perspective to a much bigger economic story.
Going Further & Prior Conversation on Housing
- The Housing Market and the Ethics of Real Estate – Jasmyn Jefferson – #107
- A Protest Movement to End Homelessness – Rebecca Parson, Tacoma Housing Now – #113
- How Homeowners in Rising Housing Markets Can Fight Displacement – Marguerite Martin – #117
- The Missing Middle in Housing – Joseph Tovar, American Planning Association – #153
- Why We Need Regional Housing Solutions – Rep. Jessica Bateman – #154
- The US Housing Market is Not Okay – Nicole Beauchamp, Engel & Volkers NYC – #180
- Understanding the Housing Market in Pierce County — Marguerite Martin, Move to Tacoma — #183
- The 2025 Housing Market – Marguerite Martin, Move to Tacoma – 238
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