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Kitsap County WA Market Report/Conditions for May 2007

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Real Estate Agent with Fathom Realty West Sound WA State 52404

Real Estate Market Report/Conditions for Kitsap County WA for 04/01/2007

The following is a quick analysis of the combined single-family home and condo market within Kitsap County, Washington, provided by Rich Jacobson of Windermere Real Estate, in Silverdale, WA.

  • Properties currently active on the market: 1695 
  • Properties closed in the last 180 days: 1508
  • Average Sales Price: $300,851
  • Average List Price: $306,878
  • Ratio of List Price to Sales Price: 98%
  • Average Days on Market: 90 days
  • Sales Pending this Week: 73

The "Way We Were"comparative snapshot:

  • Active Listings:                         2006 - 983;   2007 - 1695
  • Days on Market:                       2006 - 61;     2007 - 90
  • Absorption Rate:                      2006 - 17;     2007 - 23
  • LP/SP Ratio:                            2006 - 99;     2007 - 98%
  • Closed Sales last 6 months:    2006 - 1744; 2007 - 1508

Current Market Conditions: It's an interesting market right now. As is typical for this time of year, activity has picked up. Many Sellers are planning their relocations for right after the end of the school year. Depending on the specific area and price range, our market can be both a 'Sellers' and 'Buyers' market. 

 

Quadrant Homes, a popular builder here in the Seattle area since 1969, has two large developments here on the Kitsap Peninsula: Stendahl Ridge in Poulsbo, and The Ridge at McCormick Woods in Port Orchard.  Carsten Rode, Community Sales Manager for The Ridge, and fellow Windermere agent, boasts of over 100 homes currently under contract in their developments, with prices ranging from the mid $250's to the mid $260's.

For more helpful information and resources concerning real estate and living in Kitsap County, Washington, access my comprehensive website, www.KitsapLife.com and my other blogsite, www.SOUNDBITEBLOG.com

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Rich Jacobson is a REALTOR® and licensed Broker with Fathom Realty. He's a Crab Hunter, Clam Digger, and Oyster Shucker, skilffuly vanquishing anything in a shell! He is the Social Media Evangelist for Life on the Kitsap Peninsula & The Western Puget Sound in scenic WA State.

Dena Stevens
Rocky Mountain Realty - Canon City, CO
Putting The Real Into Realtor Since 2004
You did it again. If you keep putting food into your posts you need a picture with a fork in your hand!
May 16, 2007 03:03 PM
Fran Gatti
RE/MAX Integrity - Medford, OR
Managing Principal Broker - RE/MAX Integrity

Your statistics look mighty good, especially if you compare your figures with some of the declining markets around the country.   

Fran

May 16, 2007 03:39 PM
Neal Bloom
Brokered by eXp Realty LLC - Weston, FL
Realtor CRS-Weston FL Real Estate

Rich,

Great top photo...and the crab makes me hungry!

May 17, 2007 12:39 AM
Robert Hammerstein -
Christie's International Real Estate - Hillsdale, NJ
Bergen County NJ Real Estate

Hey Rich,

Hope you are well and everything is o.k.. Love this post and I think it should be a Feature because it's a beauty alright!  How did you get that top photo to come out longways like that?  It's beautiful and almost makes me wanna get on a plane!

May 17, 2007 06:18 AM
Rich Jacobson
Fathom Realty West Sound - Poulsbo, WA
Your Kitsap County WA Real Estate Broker

The top photo was taken from the upper balcony of one of my listings on Hood Canal. I took eight frames and used a photo stitch program to merge them into a panoramic shot.

The crab pic was taken just prior to eating!  :)

May 17, 2007 02:54 PM