From the monthly archives:

January 2008

Tax Breaks with Tax Free Money – How is that Legal – BAH!!!

by Jo Soss on January 17, 2008 · 2 comments

in 1. Bremerton,3. Silverdale,4. Naval Base Kitsap,The Blog

If you are in the United States Military and receive BAH (Basic Allowance for Housing) it is. This is a huge financial opportunity that not many Military members take advantage of for fear of the real estate market and the lack of education concerning real estate ownership. The average homeowner receives tax breaks associated with [...]

Naval Base Kitsap | MilitaryReloction PCS

by Jo Soss on January 16, 2008 · 0 comments

in 1. Bremerton,3. Silverdale,4. Naval Base Kitsap,The Blog

Baby, We Have Orders! Welcome to Kitsap County on the Beautiful Kitsap Peninsulabetween the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges in Washington State. The Kitsap Peninsula area belongs to Navy Region Northwest with Naval Base Kitsapwhich includes Bremerton, Bangor and Keyport. Naval Hospital Bremerton of Navy Region Northwest is also located in the region. If this [...]

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

January 10, 2008

As I am sure we all suspected when Puget Sound Energy released its “merge” information – Puget Energy Signs Merger Agreement with Consortium of North American Infrastructure Investors it wouldn’t be too long before we would see a request for a rate increase. We were all right! Puget Sound Energy in a press release December [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate Market Report Recap | December 2007

January 10, 2008

Bremerton Real Estate in December Total Homes on Market: 574 Homes Listed in December 81 Days on Market 15 Median Price $259,900 Homes went Pending in December 41 Days on Market 74 Median Price $229,900 Homes Sold/Closed in December 50 Days on Market 86 Median Price $215,000 Number of Homes Expired/Off Market in December 92 [...]

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Bremerton Marina | Have your Slip?

January 7, 2008

Back in October I was walking down on the Boardwalk checking out all of the completed revitalization projects the City of Bremerton had completed over 2007 and was mesmerized by the construction of the new Port of Bremerton Marina. I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of workers who informed me that the [...]

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Bremerton | Metropolitan Center of the West Puget Sound

January 7, 2008

It is now official!! On December 19th, 2007 the Bremerton City Council approved the Downtown Sub Area Plan. This plan gives much needed direction to the core downtown area of the City of Bremerton. The City of Bremerton has over the last several years implemented several revitalization projects in the Downtown Area. The Bremerton Downtown [...]

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City of Bremerton ~ City Cam ~ What a sight (as in construction site)

January 7, 2008

The City of Bremerton’s web page is on my bookmark list. I enjoy reading about the changes of this city that is growing and changing and becoming such a star on the map. I hadn’t been for a couple of weeks and there it was. A “City Cam”. How exciting!! Until I see where it [...]

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Was Your Home Built Prior to 1978?

January 6, 2008

Did you receive a pamphlet in the mail from the Kitsap County Consolidated Housing Authority about the Lead Hazard Control Program? I did. My house was built in 1941. I don’t qualify for the program but would really like to make sure the information reaches as many households as possible. Lead poisoning is a tragedy. [...]

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Limit One Per Customer

January 6, 2008

Why does a seller only have one Agent? Why would a buyer have more than one? When you drive around looking for a home to buy you will see several different “for sale” signs. You might see Coldwell Banker, Century 21, Windermere, Skyline and ReMax signs. Do you ever see a Windermere and a Skyline [...]

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This Offer Contingent Upon Our Agent…

January 6, 2008

I received my real estate license in 1994. Time sure has changed as I look back. There was the internet but not really used as a tool. The multiple was just coming online and we were still receiving those huge “books”. The MLS took our pictures for us – digital cameras were not on “our [...]

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Turn your BAH into Home Ownership – Stop Renting.

January 2, 2008

I am sure as a military member you have heard this phrase about a million times in the last several years. Interest rates have been so low for so long that home ownership has been easier than ever before for anyone and this especially includes the military population , who until recently didn’t feel like [...]