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LakeLand Village Homes for Sale and Sold~After Thanksgiving Sale?~Market Report

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 16:10:11 -0600

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale and Sold~After Thanksgiving Sale?~Market Report~

I know, I know it is so hard to believe that we are already past Thanksgiving and moving swiftly towards Christmas!! ~~SIGH~~ Time seems to go so fast this time of year!

So what's been going on In LakeLand Village during the month of November? In anticipation of the First Time home buyers tax Credit Ending, it seemed that we started off to a slow start in November as far as buyers making offers on homes. It also seemed as though the buyers weren't out looking as much as they were in October.

The really interesting part was that the pending sales and sales reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $300,000. Hmmm.... And if you think that is interesting, check out Richard Bell's Blog Report of "where they buyers are coming from." I think you will be quite surprised!

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village has dropped down to 23 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It's about average for our normal fall/winter inventory based on the years past.

Average Price : $298,459
Average $$'s per square foot : $144.16
Average Days on the Market: 238

We have one contingent sale currently in LakeLand Village. This means that the buyer must sell their current home first in order to progress with transaction on the home in LakeLand Village.

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 4 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller).

Average Price : $234,675
Average $4's per square foot : $146.57
Average Days on the Market: 219 days

October had shown that there were NO sold properties in LakeLand Village - that was quite a shocker, but more than likely it was because of slow downs possibly due to the type of loan the buyer was trying to obtain.

November showed 3 closed sales and with the 4 pending sales in LakeLand Village, December should actually statistically be a good ending to a very, very unpredictable year in the housing market in LakeLand Village.

Average Price : $263,000
Average $$'s per square foot: $144.21
Average days on the market: 87

Something interesting regarding the sold properties during the month of November is that the list price to sell price percentage is at 100% meaning the homes were sold at their list price....

I hope that everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving with family and friends! Our house was sure full of thanks. Even though it has been a tough year for all - we are very thankful for what we have and what we have done....

HAVE A SUPER DAY! See ya next month!

Ohhh and pssssst...... don't forgot about the Tax Credit Extension and EXPANSION that nows allow current homeowners who are buying a new primary residence to acquire up to a $6500.00 tax credit as well!

Previous Month's Market Reports for Homes for Sale and Sold in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA:

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by. You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

It's not just for first time Home buyers anymore... You Too can take advantage of the Expansion of the TAX CREDIT~~

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:20:16 -0600

Have you Heard the News?!!!!!

Yep -even if you are not a First Time home Buyer you too may be able to take advantage of the newly EXPANDED TAX credit!!

TAKE A LOOK AND LISTEN.........

Courtesy of WA REALTORS...

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Holiday Festivities in LakeLand VillageUp and Coming Events

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:55:04 -0600

Holiday Festivities in LakeLand Village~~Up and Coming Events~~

LakeLand Village is getting ready for the Holidays! From the homeowners dressing up their homes in holiday color and cheer to the LakeLand Village Community Club putting together the final touches on some Holiday Fun!

Mark your calendars!

Friday December 11th is the Lakeland Village Christmas Party at the Clubhouse. It is for all LakeLand Village Residents and paid for by the LakeLand Village Community Association. The fun starts at 4:30 for the immediate LakeLand Families with children and grandchildren.

At 4:45 Santa Arrives! For more details and pre-registration (required) give Joanne at the office a call at 360-275-3508.

And what would Christmas in LakeLand Village be without our annual Christmas "House Lighting" Contest which is judged on

December 21st! Categories include : Most Unique, Most Colorful, Best use of White lighting, and best use of Animated characters!

Oh and don't forget December 8th, Tuesday, is the December Board meeting starting at 5:30PM. All property owners are welcome!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Tax Credit Extension and Expansion Explanation- The Visual Version

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:46:31 -0600

Short, simple and sweet, courtesy of the Washington Association of Realtors, the following short video is an explanation in a nutshell. I just learned something new as well - did you know that you might be able to qualify for the expansion credit part (up to $6500.00 tax credit) if you lease your current primary residence and purchase a new one?? Yep - Listen.......

I would be more than happy to answer questions you might have about our local Belfair, Allyn, Hood Canal and Puget Sound Real Estate Market, as well as area information. Remember, all real estate is local so it is important to talk with an agent who KNOWS your market area!

If you would like more information about selling or buying a home in Belfair, Allyn, Hood Canal, Grapeview or the surrounding area, give me call, drop me a line, or stop on by....

I believe people come first and building lifelong relationships with my clients...

Valerie

Associate Broker Windermere Peninsula Properties

360-710-5622

My web page: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My Belfair Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

My Address : 30 NE Romance Hill Rdm Suite 102, Belfair, WA 98528

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Home for the Holidays....They all start making their way home to LakeLand Village Allyn WA

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:32:16 -0600

Home for the Holidays....They all start making their way home to LakeLand Village Allyn WA... The first part of the Holiday Season...

Thanksgiving starts it off!- Tradition has most of the kids coming to my house for Thanksgiving and this year is no different. I am really excited this year about Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Some years I am not as excited but more worn out from it all happening so quickly and there being so much to do...

This year seems a little more special and a little different. And there really is no distinct reason other than it has been a TOUGH year for everyone. That has made me really appreciate even more the close relationship that our family DOES have. And it's made me more aware of that and how special our times together during the Holidays are.

Becky's making her way home from Pullman. She's got one shot basically to get across the mountains with all the winter weather that has been here and is still expected. She doesn't like driving it (it's a 5-1/2 hour drive over the mountain pass) and her car -w ell it's not the greatest, most reliable automobile in the world...

So we wait with bated breath- as we watch the weather and track her progress through text messaging! So far so good! She's in Ellensburg! That's about still 3 hours away but closer!

One almost home for Thanksgiving!

I am even actually excited about decorating the house this year!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

SATISFIED WITH "LETTING THINGS HAPPEN"? . . . BEING SATISFIED MEANS BEING LEFT BEHIND.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:22 -0600

I believe in never being just "satisfied." And I rarely just "let things happen."

Lenn's Post was EXACTLY what I was trying to get across to a few people who over the past year have asked me why I do what I do, how, and why I go for the listings and how I am successful at acquiring and getting them sold!

Such a great post ---Enjoy!!!

Via Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate:

JUST BE SATISFIED??

I read a blog post this a.m. written by a thoughtful ActiveRain member that sent a mixed message to me.

Adrienne Deans relates her experiences with leaving one brokerage for another in her question to grow her business and reach a higher level of achievement. Sadly, her former broker's message to her was that she should "be satisfied" with her present position and that she should simply "let things happen naturally".

Sorry to disappoint, but, in the real estate business, things don't "happen naturally".

HAVE A PLAN AND FOLLOW IT. Things are made to happen by real estate practitioners who have a plan, follow it and change their plan to adjust to changing markets. Never, in all my years in this business have I seen a real estate licensee succeed or even survive, by simply letting things happen naturally.

FOLKS ARE USUALLY LEADERS OR FOLLOWERS. I don't believe that people change that much. Unless you have actually lowered your income goals, you'll find that you'll need to work and perhaps even change direction from time to time to continue to achieve goals that we set for ourselves. Real estate practitioners who can change direction, understand and capitalize on market trends will usually find continued success.

FOLLOWERS, however, by waiting for business to come along, ignoring market trends and waiting for things to happen could soon find themselves our of resources and out of business.

As for your old broker, most employing brokers prefer agents who are "satisfied" with just enough to pay the broker a nice split, but not sufficient for the agent to want to move to a higher level and reduce the broker's split. The large real estate companies continue to dominate market share and volume but agents who remain"satisfied" waiting for thing to happen naturally will see their fellow agents' listing and selling volume continue to grow while their own does not.

THE LITTLE KNOWN REAL ESTATE BROKER "SECRET".   Large brokerages thrive on two things;

(1) market share, and

(2) broker/agent commission splits

MARKET SHARE. Ever wonder why the heavy listing agents get the best offices, clerical assistance, advertising help, open house volunteers and invitations to the "top producers" breakfast meetings?? Even in a slow market where those listing are not selling, the top listing agent get the broker respect and support. It's the market share of listing that they bring to the broker. If there are 25 For Sale signs in a popular community and 10 of them are from one real estate company, that company will dominate the market for:

LIST TO LIVE? Well of course. Few new agents have not heard the advise of real estate school instructors say, "You can be at the beach and still sell homes." Listing agents can easily carry 10-20 listings, service them well and they will be paid no matter who brings the buyer. Buyers' agents, on the other hand, because of the nature and time constraints of acquiring buyer clients, showings, previewing, touring and managing offers/contracts are limited in the number of actual sales (income). The buyer's agent can only receive a commission for the buyer's side of the commission. The listing agent/broker has the potential to receive both "sides".

Why listing agents lead the market.

Listings - The old maxim "list to live" is still taught in real estate school, CE and employing brokers.

Signs - If one broker's For Sale signs dominate, owners will contact that company to list their home.

Showings - Every prospective buyer who visits a listing is a potential customer or client to list or buy.

Advertising - Advertisements in a magazine, web site, blog, newspaper or sign can lead to a sale.

Sales - Without sales, the agent won't survive and neither will be broker.

Commissions - For every listing generated by an agent, the broker has the potential of two "sides".

LETTING THINGS HAPPEN NATURALLY? I fear that would be a recipe for failure. Listings rarely come naturally.

No listings means no signs with your name and phone number.

No showings means no sales.

No advertising limits the potential to sell.

No sales, no commission.

No commission, no income.

BROKER/AGENT COMMISSION SPLITS means that the "satisfied" agent will continue to have a lesser commission split with their broker. Brokers recruit new agents who may only sell 2-3 homes a year and remain at a low commission split. Every wonder why brokers continue to hold the license of agents who may close only 2-3 sales a year? Those "satisfied" agents are, to the brokerage, money in the bank. Agents who "let things happen naturally" will not usually climb the broker/agent split ladder.

SUCCESS THROUGH VOLUME. How do Buyer's Agents who do not take listings survive and thrive? By becoming a broker and receiving a commission split from every commission earned by buyer's agents with the company.

Letting things happen naturally just might mean having to get a job. Real estate commission checks just don't happen naturally. They are rewards for a good job done. You can't just put in time and collect a pay check in the real estate business.

Courtesy, Lenn Harley, Broker, Homefinders.com, 800-711-7988.

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

"Red Shirt" Friday~United We Stand~

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:44:35 -0600

RED SHIRT FRIDAY.....

This came to me in an email. I do not know who the originator is so I can't give credit where credit is due other thanking the person who sent it to me... Brian McLellan thank you for serving and forwarding this on to me.

Whoever the originator is and this "man" thank you for the story and sharing it....

Also - it came in a very nice format, but I have no idea how to change the font and stuff so here it is in its raw format...

If the red shirt thing is new to you, read below a man's story and how it went for him.

RED SHIRT

"Last week, while traveling to Chicago on business, I noticed a Marine sergeant traveling with a folded flag, but did not put two and two together.

After we boarded our flight, I turned to the sergeant, who'd been invited to sit in First Class (across from me), and inquired if he was heading home.

No, he responded.
Heading out I asked?

No. I'm escorting a soldier home.

Going to pick him up?

No. He is with me right now. He was killed in Iraq ; I'm taking him home to his family.

The realization of what he had been asked to do hit me like a punch to the gut. It was an honor for him. He told me that, although he didn't know the soldier, he had delivered the news of his passing to the soldier's family and felt as if he knew them after many conversations in so few days.

I turned back to him, extended my hand, and said, Thank you Thank you for doing what you do so my family and I can do what we do.

Upon landing in Chicago the pilot stopped short of the gate and made the following announcement over the intercom.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to note that we have had the honor of having Sergeant Steeley of the United States Marine Corps join us on this flight He is escorting a fallen comrade back home to his family. I ask that you please remain in your seats when we open the forward door to allow Sergeant Steeley to deplane and receive his fellow soldier. We will then turn off the seat belt sign."

Without a sound, all went as requested. I noticed the sergeant saluting the casket as it was brought off the plane, and his action made me realize that I am proud to be an American. "

So here's a public Thank You to our military Men and Women for what you do so we can live the way we do.

Red Fridays.

Very soon, you will see a great many people wearing Red every Friday. The reason? Americans who support our troops used to be called the "silent majority." We are no longer silent, and are voicing our love for God, country and home in record breaking numbers. We are not organized, boisterous or overbearing.

Many Americans, like you, me and all our friends, simply want to recognize that the vast majority of America supports our troops. Our idea of showing solidarity and support for our troops with dignity and respect starts this Friday -- and continues each and every Friday until the troops all come home, sending a deafening message that .... Every red-blooded American who supports our men and women a far will wear something red.

By word of mouth, press, TV -- let's make the United States on every Friday a sea of red much like a homecoming football game in the bleachers. If every one of us who loves this country will share this with acquaintances, coworkers, friends, and family, it will not be long before the USA is covered in RED and it will let our troops know the once "silent" majority is on their side more than ever, certainly more than the media lets on.

The first thing a soldier says when asked "What can we do to make things better for you?" is. "We need your support and your prayers." Let's get the word out and lead with class and dignity, by example, and wear something red every Friday.

IF YOU AGREE -- THEN SEND THIS ON.Reblog. Email it.

IF YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS -- THEN DO NOTHING.

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Mesmerizing

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:01:27 -0600

Mesmerizing... I couldn't resist posting this picture. My husband just sent it to me via a text message as he sits by the campfire after a long hard day of hunting.....

I can hear the crackle of the fire. Look at the amazing colors.

One of my husband's favorite times of year - hunting season. Sitting by the campfire with the guys. Telling stories. Enjoying good company. Relaxing and letting the little things go.

Getting back to simplicity-the simple things in life and the basics. We should all remember to do just that every once in a while....

Enjoy the simple things and get back to the basics.

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Belfair~Allyn~ 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath, Single Family Home for Rent~ 131 E Skylark Court

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:24:13 -0600

Valerie Spaulding- Associate Broker | Windermere Peninsula Properties | 360-710-5622

Skylark Court, Allyn, WA

Close to Belfair and Allyn - 3 bedroom Rental, with 2 car attached garage, large lot, close in

3BR/1.5BA Single Family House

$1,200/month

Bedrooms	3
Bathrooms	1 full, 1 partial
Sq Footage	1,630
Parking	2 dedicated
Pet Policy	No pets
Deposit	$1,200

DESCRIPTION

fairly new 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath home located in Belwood Estates. Convenient to Highways, schools and shopping. Vaulted ceilings, large master with master bath and walk in closet. Large lot on dead end street in small residential community.

see additional photos below

RENTAL FEATURES

- Fireplace	- High/Vaulted ceiling	- Walk-in closet
- Living room	- Dining room	- Breakfast nook
- Dishwasher	- Refrigerator	- Stove/Oven
- Microwave	- Washer	- Dryer
- Laundry area - inside	- Balcony, Deck, or Patio	- Yard
- Cable-ready

LEASE TERMS

6 months minimum. First months rent and security deposit required. Credit and screening application.

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS

Photo 1	Photo 2
Photo 3	Photo 1
Photo 2	Photo 3

Contact info:

Valerie Spaulding- Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties

360-710-5622

Equal Opportunity Housing

Posted: Nov 9, 2009, 2:45pm PST

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Spoiled by My Friends~ I highly Recommend~Robin Hood Restaurant & Pub~Union WA

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 16:47:09 -0600

I have been very spoiled this week by my friends! Yes they have spoiled me and it's kind of nice. I don't get to be spoiled too often or even spoil myself too much... course my husband spoils me all the time - but that's a different story!

Fending for myself while my husband is on his annual elk hunting trip, it's the perfect time to reconnect and catch up with friends that I have not seen in a while, as well as spoil myself and let myself BE spoiled!

Last night two very good friends of mine that I have not seen in awhile due to our busy schedules, surprised me by taking me to dinner at the Robin Hood Restaurant and Pub in Union WA.

Located in Union, WA along the South Shores of Hood Canal, it is a quaint restaurant and pub offering the finest in Northwest cuisine as well as a spectacular setting. Their menu consists of meals that are natural to the region and features fresh organic produce grown only miles away!

Trust me - it was delicious!

I had a natural New York Steak, Hans enjoyed the Port Glazed Duck Breast and Jimmie had the Pan Seared Sea Scallops.

For dessert we went with apple crisp and vanilla ice cream for Hans and Myself and Jimmie went for the lava cake and vanilla ice cream ~~drool~drool~~drool!!!!!!!! All soooooo yummy!!!!!!

Check it out the next time you're in the neighborhood- The Robin Hood Restaurant and Pub in Union, WA. You won't be disappointed!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Puget Sound Waterfront Home For Sale~Case Inlet~ Waterfront Treasure

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:00:40 -0600

Puget Sound Waterfront Home For Sale~Case Inlet~

An amazing waterfront property with an amazing home .... 4.61 acres total with a 2880 square foot home included.

It also includes the tide-lands, with the outer part of the tidelands currently leased to a shellfish company which brings in a little extra income for the homeowner, as well as keeps the oyster beds in good shape!

It's Northwest Contemporary style is functional and beautiful. A Puget Sound waterfront Home for sale waiting for it's new owner.

Set off the street - the home was planned around what counts - the view, the beach, and comfort.

2048 square feet of the home is on one level. Massive tongue and groove vaulted ceilings with suspended main beams show off the Northwest contemporary style as well.

A 24 ft X 42 ft great room open concept home is truly a GREAT ROOM incorporating all the meaningful areas into one - the kitchen, the dining area, and the living room. The ceiling to floor view windows frame the pristine beach and marine view.

Brazilian Cherry 5" wood planked floors flow from the kitchen through the living room. A propane fireplace with a bench height hearth also offers built in cabinets for all the stereo and video equipment or other items.

Built in 2006, the current homeowners had planned to stay here forever. But as we all know, life changes and now youhave a great opportunity to own a spectacular waterfront home on the Puget Sound.

Granite tile counters, custom cherry cabinets, a raised breakfast bar on the stove/range top island offers extra seating as well as style. Great place to sit in the morning, watch the sun come up and keep the cook company while making breakfast!The kitchen is open to the living and dining room area.

A dining area is established between the living room and kitchen or there is a breakfast nook to the right of the kitchen with its own large view window looking out over the grounds.

The master suite will knock your socks offwith comfort and room as well! Over-sized, it has a sitting area with a propane fireplace and an over-sized sliding door to the deck. Alongside the corner propane fireplace an office nook area with another large view window. The master bath is just as elegant and comfortable as the rest of the home!

A third bedroom is offered in the Guest quarters(apartment style) above the garage with its own kitchen, living room, and bath as well as a separate entrance.

Truly an elite waterfront home built for the view, the waterfront and comfort. Owner is willing to consider owner financing as well. Call for your personal, private showing and details!

If you would like more information on Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by. You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~

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Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of waterfront homes for sale on Hood Canal and the Puget Sound.

GREAT NEWS!!! The First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit has been Extended as well as Expanded to include current Home Buyers!

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

LakeLand Village~29 Homes for Sale~ What's been happening in the Fall LakeLand Village Real Estate Market?

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:03:24 -0600

LakeLand Village~29 Homes for Sale~ What's been happening in the Fall LakeLand Village Real Estate Market?

Homes for Sale in LakeLand Village in the first couple of weeks of October seemed to have taken off and then..... it slowed backed down....

As the seasons change did and will the real estate market change? Well it seems as though there was a slight stall in offers being written for the month of September, it picked back up the first couple of weeks of October and then the last two weeks it all but stalled...... (Hmmm where'd everyone go??)

There are currently 29 homes for sale in LakeLand Village

- The average asking price is $301,303 (down from September);
- The average dollar per square foot is $148.77;
- The average days on market is 209

There is one (1) contingent homes for sale (the buyer has to sell their current home first in order to complete the purchase of the new home);the two contingent sales from last month fell through as the buyers could not sell their homes before their contingency expired.

There are five pending homes for sale in LakeLand Village (up from 2 in September);

- The average price is $229,625.00;
- The average dollars per square foot is $127.50;
- and the average days on market is 296.5.

Four of the pending offers were written and accepted during the month of October.

Sold properties in LakeLand Village for the month of October was ZERO (0)!!! September only saw two and neither month has been extremely impressive for sold properties. November should shape up to be a strong month with many pending sales finalizing.

There's still plenty of great homes for sale in LakeLand Village as well as the surrounding areas to choose from! There's something out there for just about everyone.

For those of you who do not know about LakeLand Village, it is a small residential golf course and lake community nestled above the small town of Allyn, WA (check this LakeLand Link out). Allyn, WA as well as LakeLand Village offers many amenities as does the surrounding area of Southern Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

Oh and P.S. psstt..... Check out the Tax Credit Extension and Expansion just signed!

Previous Month's Market Reports for Homes for Sale and Sold in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA:

Now is a great time to get the most home for your dollar in LakeLand Village as well as other areas. Or if you are thinking about "moving up" in a home, this is the better time as well.

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale in LakeLand Village regarding your individual real estate goals.

~~Valerie~~

If you would like more information on buying or selling real estate in LakeLand Village, Allyn & Belfair, just give me a call, drop me a line or stop on in! I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

~~Valerie~~ Lakeland Village, Belfair & Allyn Real Esate Specialist~~

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Other Homeowners now also eligible for the Tax Credit to purchase a new home!

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:38:15 -0600

Other Homeowners are now also eligible for the Tax Credit to purchase a new home!

That's right - with the signing of the Extension of the Tax Credit and it's expansion, a current home owner, which by definition is someone who has used their home sold or being sold as a principal residence consecutively for 5 of the previous 8 years, is eligible.

You will need to find a home that you would like to purchase and be in a written binding contract for that home on or by April 30, 2010 and the purchase must close by July 1, 2010 in order to be eligible.

Now how cool is that?

How much is the tax credit? $6500.00 unless you are married filing separately which it would be $3250 each. Remember, this is if you are not a First Time Home Buyer but qualify as a a current home owner.

If you are a First Time Home Buyer, definition being you have not had an interest in a principal residence for 3 years prior to your purchase, the tax credit remains $8000 ($4000 each if married filing separately).

There are some fantastic homes out there for sale with fantastic prices! Don't miss the boat (or the credit) - LET'S GO SHOPPING for your new home!

Valerie

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If you would like more information regarding the homes for sale in Belfair or surrounding area, drop me a line, or give me a call. I would love to help you achieve your real estate goals. Remember real estate is LOCAL.

I also offer a FREE comparative market analysis for sellers tailored specifically for your home or property. If you would like more information on selling your home in this market, please give me a call, drop me a line, or stop on in! I believe in building relationships for life... YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Not just for First Time Home-Buyers anymore! Tax Credit Law has been extended and Expanded.

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:01:50 -0600

Yes it is true and official.... Obama signs extended Tax Credit Into Law. And it's not just for First Time Home Buyers anymore.

What's it about? Here's a quick run-down:

The First Time Home Buyers Tax Creditpretty much remains the same - $8000 credit ($4000 if married filing separately) with a new deadline of April 30, 2010 to have a written binding contract in place to purchase a home that will close no later than July 1, 2010.

The Expanded part is that now a current homeownercan sell or who has sold a home that has been used as their principal residence consecutively for 5 of the previous 8 years can receive a $6500 credit ($3250 if married filing separate) for purchasing a new principal residence so long as they are in a written binding contract to purchase by April 30,2010. They too will have until July 1, 2010 to close on the new home.

What do you have to do to claim the credit? You need to attach documentation of the purchase to your tax return. Now how simple is that?

Great News! So what are you waiting for? Let's go SHOPPING FOR YOUR NEW HOME!!!

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If you would like more information regarding the homes for sale in Belfair WA, drop me a line, or give me a call. I would love to help you achieve your real estate goals. Remember real estate is LOCAL.

We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Allyn Homes for Sale~Fall Market Report~October 2009~

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:36 -0600

Allyn Homes for Sale~Fall Market Report~October 2009~

How is the Fall real estate market doing in Allyn, WA?

What has the real estate market been like in Allyn, WA? Let's Take a look! The following takes into consideration, homes that are for sale that are currently listed, pending and/or sold with a professional real estate agent and company.

In the area code of 98524, Allyn, WA, there are currently 43 homes for sale. 29 of these homes are located in LakeLand Village. The rest are sprinkled throughout the small village of Allyn - some waterfront as well. The price range for these homes start as low as $107,800 and vary all the way up to A $768,750 asking price which is a waterfront home offering 2959 sq ft of living along the pristine shores of the Treasure Island community.

Average price per square foot overall for homes in Allyn, WA is $155.90; with an average asking price of $317,993.

As you can see there are many opportunities and price ranges in Allyn,WA - something to fit any buyers pocket book and style!

There are currently 2 contingent home sales in Allyn, WA. A contingent sale is a transaction where a buyer needs to sell their home first in order to purchase the new home.

There are currently 9 pending properties in Allyn, WA. 5 of those are specifcally Lakeland Villages Homes. Pending properties, are properties that have a mutually agreed upon offer between a buyer and seller and they are in the process of moving to closing.

HOMES SOLD IN ALLYN

There were 6 sold home in Allyn WA in the months of September and October combined. Three for each month.
The average dollars per sq ft for the sold properties was $156.11
THe average median price was $267,483.
Average Time on the market was 349 days

Located in North Mason County, the small town of Allyn, WA boasts many appealing amenities for full time and part time residents. One of the big draws to Allyn, WA is LakeLand Village, a residential golf course community with a private lake. The 27 hole golf course is open to the public and offers resident packages of golf as well with various options. LakeLand Village sits above the little town of Allyn offering some fantastic Mount Rainier and Puget Sound Views as well.

Allyn itself borders and overlooks Case Inlet of Puget Sound which offers a pristine setting, gorgeous marine and Mt Rainier views and a destination for many recreational activities such as- kayaking, sailing, boating, walking. It is also notorious for its community spirit and pride.

~~Valerie~~

If you would like more information regarding the homes for sale in Allyn & Belfair WA, drop me a line, or give me a call. I would love to help you achieve your real estate goals. Remember real estate is LOCAL.

We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Belfair Homes for Sale~98528~October 2009~Real Estate Area Market Report

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:11:18 -0600

The amount of pending sales on homes for sale in the local Belfair WA area has kept a fairly steady pace throughout the last couple of months. There are still a lot of choices available and some great buys. Buyers might want to jump on the bandwagon as soon as possible as we have also started seeing certain price ranges lacking in inventory and multiple offers on the ones available. Let's take a look at specifics.

The Belfair real estate market seemed to be a lot more active in the last month.... Let's take a look and see what fall has brought to the Belfair, WA real Estate market.

Homes for Sale in Belfair, WA- (These are homes only for sale that are actively listed with real estate agents).
Active Listings : 90
Average Median Price : $383,871
Average Market Time : 203
Price range : Lowest $89,000; highest is $5,995,000 (waterfront home on South Shore Hood Canal)

There are a lot of great choices and opportunities out there! Buyers don't miss your chance!

This is an overall look at all homes in the 98528 zip code and includes waterfront homes for sale, so the median price is a little skewed due to the list price of the higher end waterfront homes. Call me for more specific information on homes for sale in Belfair that meet YOUR specific criteria and price range

Pending homes for sale in Belfair- These have a mutually accepted purchase and sale between buyer and seller and they are going through the closing process; typically a 30-45 day time line depending on various factors.

Pending Feasibility - 1
Pending Back up offers (sellers would like back up offers) - 2
Pending Inspection : 12
Pending: 14
Average Median Price : $302,984.25 (this is high due to a waterfront home for sale pending at $599,000)
Average Market Time : 193 days
Average Dollars per square foot : $254.12 (Again, this number is high due to the waterfront home for sale pending. The Average per square foot without it is : $$137.97)

So that is a total of 29 pending homes for sale in Belfair.

Sold Homes in Belfair from September 1, 2009 through October 31, 2009:

9 sold in JSeptember of 2009
5 sold in October 2009
Average Median Price: $144,080.00
Average $$'s per square foot : $107.76
Average Days on the Market: 183

Another important statistic that showed in September and October, was the selling to list price ratio.... It is at 96.46% overall.Still indicating a buyers market on sales.

Previous Belfair WA Homes for Sale and Sold Market Reports:

April 2009 Belfair Wa Real Estate Market Report

March 2009 Belfair Wa Real Estate Market Report

February 2009 Belfair WA Real Estate Market Report

January 2009 Belfair WA Real Estate Market Report

Belfair WA offers many amenities to its residents and tourists as well. There are many recreational opportunities close by and in Belfair offering for hiking, sailing, boating, and kayaking along many of the waterways and lakes; There are golf courses close by such as LakeLand Village Golf Course, Alderbrook Golf Course and Gold Mountain as well.

The gateway to both the South Shore and North Shore of the Hood Canal is another attraction for many. Being convenient to both the Southern Puget Sound and ease of access to Bremerton and the ferry,Port Orchard, Tacoma and Seattle as well as areas south such as Olympia. All within easy driving distance.

~~VALERIE~~

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We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale~Market Report for October 31, 2009

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:38:22 -0600

Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale~Market Report for October 31, 2009

What a beautiful summer it was along the Hood Canal & Puget Sound! And even though we have turned the corner into fall and approaching winter, the crisp days are spectacular with the leaves in full color.

A drive along the South Shore of Hood Canal and the North Shore of Hood Canal will refresh your memory of the beauty and pristine waters and homes for sale along the waterway.

The waters and area of Puget Sound are also just as beautiful. The grapes have been harvested on Stretch Island, the salmon have been jumping. Life along the shores of Puget Sound is settling into the winter pattern which offers a calmer, slower pace as we move into the holidays and the festivities.

Let's take a look at what has been happening with homes for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront for the month of September and October.

There has actually been some good activity in the last few months on waterfront homes for sale:

Between all three shores, South Shore Hood Canal, North Shore Hood Canal and the Puget Sound/Case Inlet area, there are a total of 38 homes for sale along the Hood Canal & Puget Sound/Case Inlet. That is a substantial decrease from the summer months. But even with the lower inventory, there are still some really good values on Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront homes for sale.

Homes currently for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound as active listings : 38

The average median price of these homes : $828,389 (there are so many choices in so many price ranges this number is high because of (4) million $ plus homes for sale). There are 16 waterfront homes for sale under $500,000 and the rest vary on up to $5,995,000.00
Average dollars per square foot : $362.62
Average Days on the market : 334

So as you can see there are a lot of choices in a lot of price ranges!

Homes for sale that are currently Pending along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound : 7

These are waterfront homes that currently have offers on them and are going through the closing process. 4 of the 7 pendings were offers written in the month of October. That's a pretty good amount of activity for the waterfront homes

The average median price for the pending waterfront homes for sale is : $501,597.50 with an
Average dollar per square foot of $371.59
Average days on the market : $185.55

Waterfront Homes for sale that sold during the month of October : 4

Average median price: $448,475
Averate Days on the market : 199
Average dollars per square foot : $348.21
Selling Price % to List Price : 94.77% (Representative of a buyers market).

Looking back almost a year at the waterfront homes for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound/Case Inlet area, the statistics show the following numbers:

Hood Canal and Puget Sound waterfront homes sold : 23

Average Days on the market : 249
Average Median Price : $495,232
Average dollars per square foot : $325.70
Selling Price % to List Price : 96.01%

That's it for now! We're looking forward to keeping a steady pace for waterfront home sales through the year as buyers realize - the market could and will change (it's just a matter of time) and they can find some great values on Hood Canal and Puget SOund/Case Inlet Waterfront homes for sale.

Previous months' market reports for the Hood Canal and Puget Sound/Case Inlet area.

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If you would like more information regarding the homes for sale, drop me a line, or give me a call. I would love to help you achieve your real estate goals. Remember real estate is LOCAL.

We believe homes are where memories are made and living takes place!

~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

Windermere Peninsula Properties : My Belfair WA Real Estate Blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com Email : vlsallyn@windermere.com

Direct Cell : 360-710-5622 Fax # 360-277-5006

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

A home is where memories are made and lives are lived~You have to leave the Emotions at Home to sell your House~

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:54:03 -0500

You have to leave the Emotions at Home to sell your House.

It's Okay you are selling your HOUSE not YOUR HOME....

Selling your home is a business decision for your "home and future home." As well as for living your life in the future and making memories.

A home is where memories are made and lives are lived. It is within your heart. That means that your HOME goes where ever you go!

A house is a stick built material box where you can achieve that. YOUR home is and always will be within your heart, memory and future memories.

No one wants to hear that someone is offering a lower than asking price on their home.

BUT selling your home is a negotiation process.

It is not like going to the grocery store and paying exactly what the grocer is asking for a price. It is an agreement between the buyer and seller of mutually acceptable terms including price.

A HOME IS WORTH WHAT A BUYER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR IT AND A SELLER IS WILLING TO SELL IT FOR - A MEETING OF THE MINDS. A mutually accepted agreement.

It is not a clear cut and dry process by any means and that is one of the many important reasons to use a professional, knowledgeable, local and SKILLED Realtor; to guide you through that process and help you price your home correctly as well as more importantly, look at any and all offers objectively based on your goals as well as the market.

DO NOT LET YOUR HOME EMOTION INTERFERE WITH YOUR HOUSE SALE....

~Valerie~

For more information on selling your home in the Belfair, Allyn Real Estate Marketor if you are thinking of buying a home for sale in the local Belfair and Allyn Real Estate area, give me a call.

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My website : www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My Belfair Real Estate Blog & More : www.BelfairWARealestate.com

360-710-5622

email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Someone's going to get bit in the butt..Tax Credit Crunch~I sure Hope it's not You and YOUR Buyer!

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:54:06 -0500

Someones going to get bit in the butt..Tax Credit Crunch

I sure hope it's not you and your buyer!

The trend of buyers offers this week is writing multiple offers on more than one home... I personally do not like this approach.

I do know that investors use this tactic a lot BUT this is FIRST TIME HOME-BUYERS doing this.

It is like a buyers feeding frenzy on who will bite to their offer and give them the best deal the quickest. I thought home ownership was about falling in love with a place to call home and having a place to make memories in a location that offers the amenities that they are looking for? Not based on "Oh my gosh I don't want to miss out on the tax credit so I'd better write three offers at once so I don't lose out???"

Come on! It's an $8000 tax credit and they have to live in the house they end up with for a long time and had better love it, where it is and its amenities! Is purchasing a home quickly without thought and care worth $8k?????????

How serious can we take their offer???

I just know that after this is all said and done there's going to be stories and lawsuits of buyers ending up with two homes mutually accepted and some pretty pissed off sellers as well. This to me feels like "straw offers" because they are obviously not really serious on some of the homes if they are tossing them by the wayside and everyone KNOWS that only one seller will sell in the end and the others get tossed. How real of an offer is that?

Is this the right way to advise buyers on purchasing a home???

I fully anticipated this month being a very busy month with the tax credit for first time home-buyers end in sight. Buyers need to get their offers in as soon as possible and accepted so that they can close in time. But this is to me not a very good way to go about it.

It also puts a lot of sellers on edge wondering if the buyers are really serious. This is the 3rd offer in two days that I have received (on seperate listings) where the agents have told me the buyers have made offers on 3 homes at the same time!

Purchasing a home is a very very big financial purchase and should not be based on simply being able to take advantage of an $8k credit.... Am I the ONE THAT IS CRAZY????

Okay - go ahead tell me what you think. I'm ready.

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

LakeLand Village~Allyn~Homes for Sale and Sold~September 09 Real Estate Happenings~

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:51:52 -0500

LakeLand Village~Allyn~Homes for Sale and Sold~September 09 Real Estate Happenings~

Fall is here both on the calendar and in the air!

As well as the upcoming end to the First Time Home-buyer tax Credit ...

In order to be eligible for the credit, you must close the home by November 30, 2009! That does not leave much time if you think about it, because a normal home sale transaction (lender dependent as well as various other factors), takes on the average 30-45 days to close.

And if what I think will happen, happens - we will see an increase in the number of buyers writing offers on homes for sale in LakeLand Village as well as the surrounding areas;

which also means the lenders will be busy -which could in turn delay your transaction! So the sooner the better!

Don't delay! Get on out there and find the right home for sale for you!

Okay -let's take a look at LakeLand Village Homes for Sale and Sold for the Month of September 2009

~ What's been happening in the LakeLand Village real estate market? As the seasons change will the real estate market change? Well it seems as though there was a slight stall in offers being written for the month of September... (Hmmm where'd everyone go??)

There are currently 29 homes for sale in LakeLand Village.

- The average asking price is $314,175;
- The average dollar per square foot is $148.64;
- The average days on market is 213

There are two contingent homes for sale (the buyer has to sell their current home first in order to complete the purchase of the new home); it's been a long time since we have seen contingent sales popping up as well. The two contingent sales are at

- an average asking price of $379,500;
- average dollars per square foot of $114.84;
- and an average of days on the market of 332.

There are two pending homes for sale in LakeLand Village

- The average price is $224,900;
- The average dollars per square foot is $125.65;
- and the average days on market is 370.

There was only one written offer that was accepted during the month of September which happened to be one of the contingent homes for sale noted above.

Sold properties in LakeLand Village for the month of September were not extremely impressive with only two clocking in for sold properties.

- The average sold price was $230,000;
- with an average of dollars per square foot of $117.15;
- and an average of days on the market of 230.

There's still plenty of great homes for sale in LakeLand Village as well as the surrounding areas to choose from! There's something out there for just about everyone.

Previous Month's Market Reports for Homes for Sale and Sold in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA:

Now is a great time to get the most home for your dollar in LakeLand Village as well as other areas. Or if you are thinking about "moving up" in a home, this is the better time as well.

~~Valerie~~

~~Valerie~~ Lakeland Village, Belfair & Allyn Real Esate Specialist~~

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

LakeLand Village Home For Sale~Allyn~Golf Course & Water View~$249,950

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:10:59 -0500

LakeLand Village Home For Sale~Allyn~Golf Course & Water View~$249,950

Incredible views of the golf course and pond. Watch the wildlife and the golfers from the privacy of your own home. Lots of lush green grass (that YOU don't have to take care of) and expansive views across the way.

What a great setting to take in the end of a day after a hard days work.

Low maintenance yard needs minimal care so that you can enjoy the amenities of the home, LakeLand Village and the surrounding area.

The formal living room with new carpet, faces the golf course and water viewas well as overlooks one of the three decks. Large view windows frame the picturesque view. An electric fireplace is just perfect to add some ambiance and cheer.

The formal living room combines with a more formal dining area as well. Vaulted ceilings make the space feel very open and large.

The formal dining area has a sliding door to the newly painted 2nd deck of the home, that is quiet and private on the backside of the home. Again low maintenance landscaping surrounds the backyard as well with a peak-a-boo view of the golf course that it the home adjoins on the backside.

Adjacent to the formal dining area, is the entry to the very user friendly kitchen. The kitchen has lots of cupboards and a dining nook that makes a great place for the more informal meals. A french door opens out to the newly painted 3rd deck offering a very peaceful and private setting for any event!

An adjoining family room to the kitchen with a propane free-standing fireplace, ceiling fan to circulate the air, skylights and vaulted ceilings makes a cozy place for friends and families to gather. The openness and convenience to the kitchen really shows off the homes great floor plan for the square footage.

Three bedrooms are good size with a master bath off the master bedroom. The master bath offers a jetted tub with a glass block window for privacy and is a great source of natural light as well.

Finishing it off is a utility room with cupboards and doorway to the 2 car attached garage with a small workshop or hobby area as well as a 3rd golf cart garage.

Ready to move in, this is a great price for a great rambler in LakeLand Village. An excellent opportunity for the "First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit" as well!

Previous Month's Market Reports for Homes for Sale and Sold in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA:

Now is a great time to get the most home for your dollar in LakeLand Village as well as other areas. Or if you are thinking about "moving up" in a home, this is the better time as well.

~~Valerie~~

~~Valerie~~ Lakeland Village, Belfair & Allyn Real Esate Specialist~~

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Okay so it wasn't a SILENT SUNDAY - BUT IT sure was SPEECHLESS!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:52:29 -0500

Okay so I called it Silent Sunday and the Sunday theme was supposed to be speechless maybe not silent?? There was no way this Sunday was silent that's for sure! SPeechless? YOU BET!!!

We rode into Anacortes about 8:30AM to get our usual parking spot in front of the Post Office. this year there were more Motorcycles already in town than the 3 previous years that we've been...

It was a picture perfect day too....

We wandered down to have breakfast at the cafe only to find a waiting line. Again an unusual thing! This was starting to look like there was going to be a busy day with a lot of motorocylces! event...

Back to the bikes to watch them all roll in...... and boy did they roll in....

It was hard to get pictures - there were so many bikes coming into town... I wasn't quite tall enough!

This was actually the calm before the storm. By 10:30AM, Main Street was tail light to tail light of bikes rolling in looking for a parking spot.

The variety of bikes, the styles, the variety of people -everything is a sound, taste,smell, see, hear sensory alert around each and every corner...

Specialty bikes like the "school teachers" GoldWings that we see there each year.....

How about this One??? "YEEHA!" is the license plate!

If it could be thought of it was probably there ! As well as a lot of beautiful bikes!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

I Need Your Help. Your Reward? Great Blogs With Great Info. REBlogworld/Blogworld Expo In Las Vegas!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:22:33 -0500

If you haven't read Matt's Blogs, then you are really missing the boat. A "blogger" with passion about everything he writes about comes out in each and every word. I can only imagine that his cry for help will be heard in expectation of the super blogs that will come out if He gets to the Big Event in Las Vegas! Here's for you Matt! Good luck!

Via Matt Stigliano (RE/MAX Access):

photo courtesy of nodomain1

I love blogging.

You may have noticed before, but it's a fact, I love to blog about real estate. It's good for my business, but I actually find it enjoyable too. In that vein, I would like to make it to this year's Blogworld and New Media Expo (including REBlogworld). Of course, these things cost money and there are expenses...blah blah blah. However, Alltop is sponsoring a contest to allow 3 lucky winners to attend this year's event.

I entered, but I need your help. First of all, I misread a rule, which has seriously put me behind the curve. I thought I was doing okay, but realized that the rule was rather specific and I needed to get moving - so I turn to you, the ActiveRain community for help.

The grand prize for the contest is entrance to the conference as well as hotel accommodations. With those two paid for, I can deal with the flights and food for the three days. I need to win this. Imagine how many blogs I'll churn out when I get back with all the new info I've acquired. Think of me as your Blogworld corespondent. I will report back to you - all you have to do is get me to the top! I don't know what it will take to get me there (I don't even know who's in the lead), but with the power of the ActiveRain and Twitter community, I'm willing to bet (Las Vegas - get it?) that I can win this!

Imagine how this will benefit the ActiveRain community as well! Having the power of 160K+ members pushing to help me accomplish this goal will certainly make people think that ActiveRain is the place to be.

Here's what I need:

First, reblog this post if you can. By spreading the word, there will be more opportunity for more people to act upon it. Put it in every category you can think of and make sure everyone of ActiveRain's members see it! I could care less about the points gained from the reblogs, so ActiveRain can pull the points - this is about getting me to Blogworld and REBlogworld.

Second, you need to retweet the information necessary in order for me to be counted. Visit MyAlltop page and at the bottom you will see a "retweet" button:

Click the retweet button. Click it whenever you have a few free seconds. Tell your friends to click it. Please don't sit there and click it 100 times in a row. I don't want to get the boot for "stuffing the ballot box." The contest ends at 8:00 am Pacific Time on October 1, 2009, so I need your clicks up until then. Let's get as many as we can and show everyone the power of ActiveRain, get me to Vegas, and let me bring back and share all that I have learned!

Please use the retweet button and have everyone you know retweet it too! This would be huge for me and I appreciate all the help I can get!
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~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

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My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Silent Sunday.... hmmm... Not so Sure This Was A Silent Sunday!

Sun, 27 Sep 2009 20:10:42 -0500

Okay so it wasn't very silent! But it was sure impressive!!!

Anacortes, WA 2009 Oyster Run

Oyster Run 2009 in Anacortes, WA! The entire main street blocked off with 4 rows of bikes parked the entire length.I counted 100 bikes coming in every ten minutes. And just when you think you've got the coolest bike...

I don't know what kind of a bike you would call it, but it was suuuuuurree pretty! Not so sure it's for a long road trip! What do you think?

An incredible day with incredible bikes, incredible weather, and incredible people!......

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

So how was YOUR Monday? I don't care to have a repeat -thank you.

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 23:20:18 -0500

So how was YOUR Monday? I don't care to have a repeat of today thank you.....

It all started out fairly normal. Monday's though are typically always little more hectic and this one turned from hectic to- maybe not hell- but pretty gosh darned close. I generally can pull it all together and get it settled down and done.... but today it was JUST NOT going to happen.

I had my scheduled planned as usual. It was going to be a tight one today between phone calls, paperwork to catch up on, errands to run, appointments to be met, signs to put up, pictures to be taken.... I think you get it. And that's just for my business, throw in home, husband, children and AAAARRRRGHHHHHHHH!!! CALGON PLEASE TAKE ME AWAY!!! And oh wait - was there time in there for me?? Not typically on a Monday.

But Calgon did not show.So I hustled and bustled and plugged along and as the day went on, the appointments got further and further behind, I was late meeting the sign guy so he left. I drove right by the house I was bringing flyers to for the flyer box. My camera batteries died after two pictures and someone took my extra batteries out of my bag (grandkids have moved in with us...);My car was turning over extremely sllllooowwww when starting -(how many more cranks will I get out of it?);the phone calls were running longer than planned which meant I had voicemail after voicemail (DID EVERYONE WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO CALL??).... and so it went on....

I finally caught up with the sign guy, I decided the pictures were going to have to wait until tomorrow, I went back to the office in the hopes of finishing the paperwork and returning voicemails...

My phone rings. It is my daughter who is graciously cooking dinner tonight (It is her and her two children that have just moved back in with us) and she tells me that the barbecue is on fire....I take a deep breathe and ask her to explain.....

"the whole thing is on fire," She is not panicked but anxious I can tell (I am trying not to panic as our home burnt down in 2004). Is she exaggerating or should she be talking to the fire dept instead of me?.

We quickly determine that yes, grease has caught on fire and yes, the barbecue inside is ablazing but she has shut the propane off, hose standing nearby to protect my deck and house and it quickly burns out.... Whhheewwww. She laughs "dinners done!" Oh yes my children are quite humorous at times.

Okay back to work-but my mind would not concentrate with still so much to do and all of the interruptions... I finally said "that's it. I'm done. I can do no more today." Packed up my things and headed for the car...

I turn the key and NOTHING.... I should have known that I was not going to get one more crank out of the car today - I mean seriously- this was the puuuuurrrfecttt day for it to head south....~~~DEEEEEEEP SIIIIGH~~~

My husband is nowhere to be found. And now all of a sudden when I TRY to call someone - no one wants to talk to me and all my calls go to voicemail.....

After an hour waiting for SOMEONE -ANYONE- to answer their phone, my husband shows up to the rescue- Very apologetic that he did not hear his cellphone (uh huh).... and rescues me... THANK YOU!!!!

So How was YOUR Monday?? Because I don't care to have a repeat of THIS Monday anytime soon! If for some reason I did not get to talk to you today, or you left me a message - I'll be back tomorrow and pick up where I left off! But for now -

oooooh Yes - I do believe it is wine and hottub time! and I am counting on a terrific Tuesday!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.mywindermere.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Valerie:Allyn~ Belfair ~ Hood Canal ~Mason County~Real Estate Blog~360.710.5622~Information is FREE..

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"Red Shirt" Friday~~~United We Stand~~~

Mesmerizing

Belfair~Allyn~ 3 bedroom, 1.75 bath, Single Family Home for Rent~ 131 E Skylark Court

Spoiled by My Friends~ I highly Recommend~Robin Hood Restaurant & Pub~Union WA

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A home is where memories are made and lives are lived~You have to leave the Emotions at Home to sell your House~

Someone's going to get bit in the butt..Tax Credit Crunch~I sure Hope it's not You and YOUR Buyer!

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Okay so it wasn't a SILENT SUNDAY - BUT IT sure was SPEECHLESS!

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Silent Sunday.... hmmm... Not so Sure This Was A Silent Sunday!

So how was YOUR Monday? I don't care to have a repeat -thank you.

Holiday Festivities in LakeLand VillageUp and Coming Events

"Red Shirt" Friday~United We Stand~