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There have been fifty-percent fewer sales this year than last in the Port Angeles market. While one might think only the higher priced homes would sell less frequently this year; the data does not seem to hold that correlation. Shown in declining order, sales volume of homes priced between $500,0...

Sales volumes continue to decline. You may recall that in June the volume was down by 24 percent. It's now off by 33 percent. Last year there had been 291 homes sold by the end of August. This year we have sold 195 or 67% of last year's levels. Sales numbers are down in every price point with the...

While inventory is still up over 2007 levels, surprisingly, homes under $200,000 predominate the market. Last year there were 41 homes in that price point. Right now we have 72. Homes priced in the $200,000 - $249,999 range number the same as last year at this time; 65. Inventory for those in the...

The theme "Great Inventions" is of course open to personal opinion and three of the eight sculptors chose electronic devices, three chose music as the greatest invention, and two chose mechanical devices -- one of which has never been (and hopefully never will be) invented.      Charlotte Kolff ...

      A general rule of thumb is when home inventory is strong, land sales are slow. While the home market may be slow, inventory levels remain high and consequently land is selling slowly. Since January, there have been eleven sales in under-one-acre lots, fifteen in land from one - six acres an...

    As of June 2nd there were 350 homes on the market, up ten percent from the same time last year Homes priced at $199,900 and below have a 45% increase in inventory from 2007 with 66 available now versus 36 last year. Homes priced from $200,000 - $249,999 are up eight percent with 61 available ...

They say there really is no "good market" or "bad market," only that the market is a dynamic where there is always opportunity.  But for sellers trying to move quickly, this is a frustrating market.      Inventory is up with 331 homes available at the end of April, compared to 308 last year Prope...

As of the end of March, inventory of homes in the Port Angeles area had risen in the last month with the strongest increase being in homes priced above $300,000.     There were 281 homes available as of April 1st with 53 priced under $200,000.  Thirty-nine were available between $200,000 - $249,9...

Homes come on and off the inventory every day.  Last week 22 new listings came on and 27 expired or were taken off the market.  As of March third, 254 are currently on the market.  Last month there were 264. Rather than more, there are different homes to see.      In the most affordable range (un...

     Last year at the end of January there were 259 homes on the market in Port Angeles.  This year there were 264.     The inventory of homes priced at $199,999 or under number 57, versus last year's supply of 34, an increase of 57%.  There are 42 homes priced between $200,000 - $249,999.  Last ...