kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County Market Data Last 12 Months - 02/11/12 04:06 PM
Kitsap County Real Estate Market Data - Last 12 Months.
Here is the real estate market data for the year for all of Kitsap County. You can see the year that was 2011 and then compare January 2011 to January 2012.
This first chart shows you the Sold Properties by month in Kitsap County Looks like we started the year slow and then ended on a higher note, but then again started 2012 slow.
This next chart shows what the median sold price by month was for Kitsap County. Prices seemed to stay semi steady but look at the drop … (1 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Jo Soss | Online Everywhere | Real Estate in Kitsap County - 04/14/10 09:26 PM
The other day one of my new buyers hooked up with a new lender in the area. This lender asked my buyer how they found me.
You see my buyer is from the East Coast.
My buyer told the lender that he looked online - on the internet and saw that I was everywhere. He told me this story and then he told the story to the home inspector the day we were having the inspection on his house done.
I work with a lot of relocation buyers here in Kitsap County - home of Naval Base Bremerton, … (1 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County Real Estate | January Market Watch - 02/07/10 05:11 PM
During January in Kitsap County there were 490 new listings added to the existing inventory which brought the number of homes, town-homes and condominiums to 1619. During this same time 259 homes went to the pending status, which means there was an offer written and accepted with a closing date in the future. January came to a close with 177 homes sold in Kitsap County. The average sales price was $274,479 and the median price was listed as $224,000.
The statistics for Bremerton are here - | Bremerton WA Real Estate | January Homes SOLD 2010
It is finally … (0 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Buyer's Agents :: Who are they? - 10/02/09 04:17 PM
When I first entered the real estate profession back in 1994 I was told that in order to survive in this business you must become a listing agent. You must go after the listing; a listing is like money in the bank. So that is what all of us newbie's did, we went after the listing. Then one day I was asked to help out at a new construction development, which really meant "we need a warm body" to sit an open house.
Being the new agent that I was I felt honored that they wanted me to sit … (13 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Bremerton 1st Time Home Buyers - Don't let the $8,000 Tax Credit Expire! - 09/09/09 12:53 AM
Just found this Video online and thought it the perfect simple explanation -
I have several first time home buyers at the moment and we have all been talking about the new First-Time Home buyer Credit. This is the new 2009 First-Time Home buyer Credit. The $8,000. tax credit that is a credit and NOT a loan. This credit DOES NOT have to be paid back and as everything there are exceptions. The exceptions are...
Must use the home as a principle residence for at least three years or face recapture of the tax credit amount. Certain exceptions … (1 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County Buyers | Are we there yet? - 03/08/09 10:30 PM
So, is it a good time to buy real estate in the Bremerton, Silverdale, Port Orchard area of Kitsap County? The question isn't as easy to answer as you may think. Do you wait for the "bottom out"? How will you know when we hit bottom? Do you chance waiting and then find yourself buying on the "upswing"? These are all very important questions and questions that many real estate experts are trying to answer for their buyers.
Right now I don't think that any real estate professional can really give the perfect advice. You see we have all the … (5 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Who is Eligible in Kitsap County? - 02/28/09 05:31 PM
I have several first time home buyers at the moment and we have all been talking about the new First-Time Home buyer Credit. This is the new 2009 First-Time Home buyer Credit. The $8,000. tax credit that is a credit and NOT a loan. This credit DOES NOT have to be paid back and as everything there are exceptions. The exceptions are...
Must use the home as a principle residence for at least three years or face recapture of the tax credit amount. Certain exceptions apply. Ask your tax adviser or read Form 5405 So back to the "Who … (0 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Bremerton Real Estate | New Construction Homes - 02/23/09 07:22 PM
Sometimes you just have to have new. I have a few buyers that are all about the new and so I have seen several new home neighborhoods over the last several weeks. New construction is a passion of mine and it use to be my real estate "niche". I have participated in the selling of over 225 new construction homes since I began selling new construction in 1996. That may not be a large amount for the big builders but it gave me the experience and the knowledge to know my way around the new construction plat selling arena.
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County Home Buyer's | Closing Costs Paid by Seller - 02/06/09 01:27 AM
No, I am not a Loan Officer but I do answer a variety of home loan questions. I always make sure that my buyers are connected to a reputable Loan Officer but I also do some loan education as questions arise. Many buyers need help with closing costs and so the subject of closing costs always comes up from time to time. Here is some information that might come in handy in your quest to purchase a Kitsap County area home.
There is a limit on what a seller can contribute towards your closing costs. This is dictated by the loan … (2 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: 1st Time Homebuyer | Kitsap County | New might be better - 11/30/08 03:46 PM
Authored By: Jo Soss : WestSoundLive.com
You are a 1st time homebuyer, should you purchase a new home with all the bells and whistles or should you settle for that tried and true “fixer-upper/equity builder”? This question is a tough one for many 1st time homebuyers. Considering there is a $7,500 tax credit for homes closed prior to July of 2009 you have more research to accomplish than your parents did.
I never would have thought of owning a new home as a 1st time homebuyer. It just wasn’t something you thought about in our income bracket. Oh, and … (1 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Step inside my office Please - Selling Kitsap County Real Estate - 11/07/08 06:03 PM
We have had some wild weather this week!! From the wind, to the sun and to the flooding! Since midnight we have had 3.75 INCHES OF RAIN in Bremerton!
I showed or previewed properties on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday and when you do it in Kitsap County you can be driving hundreds of miles. I have put over 300 miles on this week alone.
On Tuesday I was previewing for some East Coast relocation clients and was video taping some homes in Port Orchard that they were interested in. After that I headed out to the Seabeck/Lake Symington area … (6 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Just for Fun - Kitsap County 24 - 10/08/08 01:44 PM
As a real estate professional in Kitsap County, I spend several hours a day doing market research for many different types of clients, first time homebuyers, new construction consumers and military members relocating from here or to here. Some of my clients want to know what is new – some want to know what has sold and some of my clients just like to know about activity. Not all of my clients are in the market now. They will be some day and so I provide them with history, data and information they request to make decisions that concerns their … (0 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County : Market Information - WOW 6 Months Down! - 07/10/08 03:44 PM
Following is information for the first six months of the 2008 local Kitsap County Real Estate Market. This information is the Average Days on Market (DOM) along with the Average % of List Price received on Solds all listed by Market Time.
“Statistics not compiled or published by NWMLS.” Equal Opportunity Housing All information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County - We need a price reduction! - 05/29/08 06:43 PM
Homes on Market :: 2153
Median Market time for 2008 :: 74 Days
Homes on Market right now longer than 120 days :: 781 of which 75 have been on the market longer than 365 days - yes, longer than ONE YEAR!
Of the homes listed for sale between $200,000 and $300,000 there are 211 that have been on the market longer than 120 days. Homes listed for sale between $300,000 and $400,000 run second place with a total of 156 homes on the market longer than 120 days.
Yes, it's a buyer's market in Kitsap County with proof from … (6 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Did I miss out? Did you miss out? Heck NO, let's party like its..... - 05/29/08 04:08 AM
Some days I feel like I missed out on something huge, gigantic, something that might not ever happen again in my life time. I missed out on the big housing boom! Yep, me a real estate professional and I missed out. I wasn't in the area during the years of 2003 through 2006 and so I watched from afar - well, from California. I was still working in the industry, just not in residential sales.
I would log on to websites in the Puget Sound area to see what was happening, to see what houses … (4 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Kitsap County Real Estate Information Seekers :: My NO SPAM Policy - 04/29/08 02:15 PM
Bremerton : Silverdale : Kitsap County Real Estate Information Seekers :: My NO SPAM Policy
Approximately 84% of home buyers start their search to purchase a home on the Internet. I don't know what the percentage is for home sellers, I would hope they would be using the real estate professional they used to purchase the soon to be on the market home, but in all reality that doesn't happen very often. (A blog for another day).
As real estate professionals we know this because we track everything. We track you via StatCounter, Clicky, Google Analytics, and a million other types of … (2 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: How to become a First Time Home Buyer - 04/27/08 05:51 PM
CALL ME!!
Sounds too easy to be true, but it is! You have to start somewhere and so why not? I could write a blog about what all the steps are in bullet format. I could make sure you know everything there is to know if you read it all, but why not just start an old fashioned conversation, you and I talking about real estate in Kitsap County.
I can tell you that I can talk up a storm about that subject. You want my thoughts, my views, and my local market inside scoop? I will give it to you! … (5 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Gentlemen (Buyers) Start Your Engines - 04/23/08 10:00 PM
Buyer's you are in the driver seat With the local real estate market in a slow-down, with high inventory and an increase of days on market for Bremerton and Silverdale homes you can safely say we are in a buyer's market.
I define markets by absorption rates. An absorption rate is the mathematical relationship of supply and demand. The absorption rate is the number of months it would take to sell the entire inventory of homes in the Bremerton Silverdale area of Kitsap County if the pace were to stay constant.
My definition breaks down like this...
Normal Market - Between 5 … (11 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Bremerton :: Silverdale :: First Time Home Sellers - 04/17/08 11:53 PM
Yes, that's right SELLERS. Usually when the phrase "1st Time...." is used in real estate most assume the phrase would end with "Home Buyers". Not this time! After you have been a 1st Time Home Buyer you will someday become a 1st Time Home Seller. There are 5 FACTORS to the home selling process that you must consider prior to "putting your house on the market". These 5 FACTORS are.
LOCATION :: CONDITION :: PRICE :: TERMS :: THE MARKET
Let's discuss all 5 with very short explanations.
LOCATION
I am sure when you were in the home search process you heard this phrase, … (4 comments)
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kitsap county real estate: Bremerton | Silverdale in the Green - 03/28/08 08:10 PM
You know Green is the New... oh no that's for colors. This Green is for Eco-Friendly. Try and find a definition for "Green" and you will be searching pages and pages on Google.
Country Home magazine just released in their April issue 2008 Best Green Cities in America. Bremerton/Silverdale as they are listed together ranked in the top 25 at number 22 out of the total 379 cities in America.
Green is huge as we all look for ways to help shrink our "footprint" and treat the earth with respect and honor. We are all trying … (6 comments)
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