When I came here in 1975, it was the end of the world. Everything radiates out from Seattle or Tacoma and prices of houses have went up.
People move further out.
Few people built homes in Buckley, says Smith, because they could not sell them. Doug Walker, an agent from John L. Scott Real Estate in Puyallup , is working on 244 new homes in Buckley. Home development used to be centered in Bonney Lake, where 2,000 homes were built over the last 10 years, says Walker. A lot of people come to get out of the rat race and enjoy the smaller, more family-type community. Despite the increases, however, home prices here remain competitive.