Cheering Gloomy Buyers

Feeling iffy about spending money on a new home in today's market? Some Tacoma firms are looking to lift you out of your spending funk.

The News Tribune reports that the Master Builders Association of Pierce County and the Washington Realtors are rolling out ad campaigns touting the upside of buying in the Tacoma area. And buying now, not later.

Pierce County's median home price in August climbed 4.4 percent compared with the same month in 2006, though the county had 2,702 new-construction houses and condos listed for sale compared with 1,947 the same month in 2006, according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

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