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During the month of March there were 52  homes that sold in Port Orchard.  These Port Orchard  homes actually had a transfer of home ownership.  Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home buyer and seller signed all of their documents as escrow prepared the closing packages.  Once all the I’s were dotted and the [...]

During the month of March there were 9 homes that sold in Silverdale.  These Silverdale  homes actually had a transfer of home ownership.  Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home buyer and seller signed all of their documents as escrow prepared the closing packages.  Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed [...]

During the month of March there were 69 homes that sold in Bremerton.  (That is 15 more sold homes than in February.)  These Bremerton homes actually had a transfer of home ownership.  Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home buyer and seller signed all of their documents as escrow prepared the closing packages.  Once [...]

During the month of February there were 6 homes that sold in Silverdale. These Silverdale homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home buyer and seller signed all of their documents as escrow prepared the closing packages. Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed [...]

During the month of February there were 32 homes that sold in Port Orchard. These Port Orchard homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home buyer and seller signed all of their documents as escrow prepared the closing packages. Once all the I’s were dotted and the [...]

Several of my first time home buyers have asked me the question If I buy my home now do I have to wait till I file my 2009 taxes or can I have it now? So the question is, “Can I apply the tax credit against my 2008 tax return?” “What if I have already [...]

Who would have thought that in this buyer’s market you might find yourself in a multiple offer situation. Times have changed and I can honestly say that I have not been in this situation for the last 18 months.  Sure there have been homes that one of my buyers might have wanted to put an [...]

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 [...]