From the monthly archives:

May 2008

24 Hour Market Watch

by Jo Soss on May 31, 2008 · 0 comments

I always find this very interesting when I log on to the NWMLS web site every morning. These figures will change throughout the day and be of benefit to someone. I just haven’t figured out how I can use this information. Listings 802 Back on Market 63 Price Increases 68 Price Reductions 742 Contingents 23 [...]

Bremerton WA :: Out & About | Video Series | USS Turner Joy (DD-951) US Naval Destroyer Museum Ship

by Jo Soss on May 29, 2008 · 0 comments

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USS TURNER JOY (DD-951) Whenever we transferred to a new location we turn into “tourists”. We call it our new “Navy” vacation. How many families get to live all over the country and “vacation” without leaving home? The first year at a new duty station we spend most of our free time searching out the [...]

ABC…Easy as 123 || Kitsap School Information

May 26, 2008

Welcome to Kitsap County on the Beautiful Kitsap Peninsula between the Olympic and Cascade Mountain ranges in Washington State. The Kitsap Peninsula area offers some of the best views of mountains and water as well as some of the best boating and recreational opportunities in the Greater Puget Sound Area. Within a mile radius you [...]

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Bremerton WA :: Out & About | Video Series | Bremerton Boardwalk

May 26, 2008

The “HEART OF DOWNTOWN“. On quiet days you can sit on a bench and watch the ferries come and go, on others days you can participate in local activities such as the Blackberry Festival or the summer Concert series, either way it is a fun place to be. The Blackberry Festival is held over Labor [...]

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Bremerton WA :: Out & About | Video Series | Harborside Fountain Park

May 24, 2008

This last fall I spent some time down on the Bremerton Boardwalk taking photos of the new attractions and learning about the revitalization projects that were complete. Harborside Fountain Park was one of my favorite. Below is the article I wrote back in October or you can click here and see it with the fall [...]

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Bremerton WA :: Out & About | Video Series | The New Bremerton Marina

May 20, 2008

Today was gorgeous so I decided to update all of the Bremerton Out & About series with video. This is the first of several showing all of the area attractions I have blogged about in the past with video. I was amazed at how much fun the Bremerton Marina was. No, I don’t have a [...]

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Buyer’s Agents :: Who are they?

May 18, 2008

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 [...]

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Bremerton :: 60th Annual Armed Forces Festival and Parade

May 14, 2008

60th Annual Armed Forces Festival Saturday & Sunday May 17th & 18th. Armed Forces Day Parade :: Saturday, May 17, 2008 Downtown Bremerton Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughhead will lead the parade. Roughhead, a four-star admiral, is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Bremerton Chamber of Commerce which sponsors the [...]

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Bremerton : Silverdale : Naval Base Kitsap : Yes, you still need a home inspection

May 13, 2008

Just because a seller states the home is sold “as-is” you will still need to have a home inspection done for YOU. I don’t care if the seller isn’t going to repair any problems and I am sure if they have had their real estate agent list the home “as-is” there are probably plenty. “AS-IS” [...]

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Military Spouse Appreciation Day

May 9, 2008

This is my “them, them” to all Military Spouses on Military Spouse Appreciation Day. President Reagan designated the Friday before Mother’s Day as the national Military Spouse Appreciation Day back in 1984. Military Spouse Appreciation Day is to recognize the service and the sacrifices of military spouses. Today President Bush spoke about how military spouses’ [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap :: Use Your VA Guaranteed Home Loan for ZERO DOWN

May 8, 2008

I am sure you have heard all the doom and gloom from a million different news reports concerning the lending industry mess, how several loan programs once available are no longer, how zero down loan programs are almost non-existent and how hard it is right now if you have little to zero money available for [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap :: Certificate of Eligibility | VA Home Loan :: Have 30 Seconds?

May 7, 2008

If you have ever been involved with military bureaucracy finding out you have to apply for something might bring memories of frustration and time consuming tasks. Fear not when it comes to obtaining your Certificate of Eligibility. Because of the updated and automated system the VA has with their application link called WebLGY. WebLGY provides [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate Market Report Recap | April 2008

May 6, 2008

Here is the Real Estate Market Activity for January – April 2008. Check back each month to see the monthly 2008 trend for Bremerton WA. This is the Market report for the Bremerton area of Kitsap County which includes the NWML areas of 146,148,149,150 which are areas that all have Bremerton as the city for [...]

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Kitsap County Real Estate Information Seekers :: My NO SPAM Policy

May 3, 2008

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 [...]

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Bremerton :: Walk This Way

May 1, 2008

When was the last time you walked in Downtown Bremerton? Do you know all of the new and exciting attractions located in the Bremerton downtown area? Have you ever been to a Friday Night Art Walk? Have you walked the areas around 4th and Pacific Avenue to discover the museums, art galleries, shops and eateries? [...]