WHY STACIA WHATLEY

17 Years in Gig Harbor. Still Here. Still Selling.

I didn't come back to Hawkins-Poe because I ran out of options. I came back because this is the work I actually want to be doing.


I started my real estate career here in Gig Harbor, learning every neighborhood, every price band, and every quirk of the Tacoma Narrows corridor that makes this market behave differently than the rest of the South Sound.

In April 2022 I left Hawkins-Poe to become Office Leader at John L. Scott Silverdale, running an office of 55+ brokers. Leading brokers means reviewing their contracts, coaching them through the deals that go sideways, and watching the same expensive mistakes repeat across dozens of transactions. You see patterns from that seat that you never see from inside a single deal.

I stepped down from that role in November 2024, stayed on as a broker there through February 2025, then came back to Hawkins-Poe. Back to working with clients directly, one at a time, in the market I know best.

You can hire someone who happens to sell in Gig Harbor. Or you can hire someone who built a career here, left to lead, and chose to come back to it.

17 Years in Gig Harbor Real Estate Led an Office of 55+ Brokers Every Neighborhood From Downtown to North Harbor One Focus: Your Next Move, Done Right
Stacia Whatley, Gig Harbor real estate broker, working at her desk
THE BROKER BEHIND THE BRAND

My Approach. My Background. My Standard.


My Story

Great service has been my standard since my first job at 16. I built my career right here in Gig Harbor from the ground up, watching this market through booms, corrections, interest rate swings, a global pandemic, and everything in between. Every year here has made me a sharper advocate for the people who trust me with one of the biggest decisions of their lives.

I know which neighborhoods hold value. I know which streets have the best resale. I know the Tacoma Narrows Bridge traffic patterns, the school boundaries, the ferry commute math, and the seasonal rhythms that affect when and how you should list. That's not something you learn in a course. It's 17 years of showing up, paying attention, and caring about the place I live.


Marketing Expert

When you're selling a home you've lived in for years, you deserve more than a listing and a prayer. Marketing is where I earn my keep. From cinematic video tours and targeted social campaigns to SEO-optimized listings and strategic launch timing, I build demand before your home hits the market, not after.

Your home gets seen by the right buyers, presented at its best, and positioned to compete. That's not a promise. It's a system.


My Background

StaciaSellsHomes was founded in 2015 with one goal: to give every client a better experience than they expected. From April 2022 to November 2024, I served as Office Leader at John L. Scott Silverdale, overseeing 55+ brokers across the South Sound market. That experience gave me a perspective most solo brokers simply don't have. I've seen what separates transactions that go smoothly from the ones that fall apart, and I bring that knowledge to every deal I touch.

In November 2024 I stepped down from that role, and by February 2025 I was back home at Hawkins-Poe, doing what I love most: working directly with clients, one move at a time. When you work with me, you get me. Every call, every showing, every negotiation, start to finish.

Track Record

Results You Can Verify


Real numbers from 17 years of Gig Harbor transactions. Sales data from NWMLS. Ratings from Google, Zillow, LinkedIn, and Facebook.

17
Years in Gig Harbor Peninsula focused
28
Average Days on Market Last 5 years, NWMLS
100.3%
List-to-Sale Ratio Last 5 years, NWMLS
5.0
Average Client Rating Google, Zillow, LinkedIn, Facebook