From the monthly archives:

January 2010

Bremerton Real Estate | Homes Sold Past

by Jo Soss on January 22, 2010 · 0 comments

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Bremerton Real Estate | Homes Sold Past 2006-2007-2008-2009 Home prices in Bremerton continue to adjust to the changing market in Kitsap County. The median selling price of a Bremerton home in December was $206,000 and in 2007 the median home price was $242,950. While sell numbers for the year were stronger than 2008 it is [...]

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

by Jo Soss on January 20, 2010 · 0 comments

in Real Estate Market Talk,The Blog

FHA Announces Policy Changes to Address Risk and Strengthen Finances New Measures Will Help FHA Better Manage Risk, While Maintaining Support for the Housing Market and Access for Underserved Communities WASHINGTON – Federal Housing Administration (FHA) Commissioner David Stevens today announced a set of policy changes to strengthen the FHA’s capital reserves, while enabling the [...]

Port Orchard WA Real Estate | December Homes Sold | Homes Sold in Port Orchard WA 2009

January 19, 2010

During the month of December there were 49. [21 homes less than November] 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 [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | December Homes Sold 2009

January 12, 2010

During the month of December there were 82 homes that sold in Bremerton. That is just 2 less than in November. 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 all [...]

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Bremerton First Time Home Buyers | Tax Credit Deadline

January 10, 2010

If you are a first time home buyer looking to purchase a home in Bremerton, now may be the perfect time. Interest rates are low and home prices have declined to a very first time home buyer affordable level. You also can take advantage of the extended first time home buyer tax credit. But don’t [...]

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Silverdale WA Real Estate | December Homes Sold | Homes Sold in Silverdale WA 2009

January 10, 2010

During the month of December there were 10 (5 less than November) 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 [...]

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Bremerton Homes Sold 2009 Recap

January 10, 2010

Here are the links to the 2009 Bremerton Market Reports. Of course I still have December to report and that will be sometime this coming week. I will update this post when that happens. I think I might take each month and put into a bar graph to add to the posts so that you [...]

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Condo Tour

January 8, 2010

Here are some YouTube videos of the units I looked at today. The first video is of the unit that has a balcony and the second video is of the unit that is lower in price that has the fireplace and no balcony. It is a little larger and the space seems to be in [...]

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Kitsap County Homes for sale – Inventory down – Buyer’s Market?

January 5, 2010

The Kitsap County home for sale inventory is down 25.4% from the same time in 2008. That is the largest drop in inventory in the Puget Sound area. So, with inventory down is it still a buyer’s market? What is a buyer’s market? A very simple way to explain the definition of a buyer’s market [...]

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Will the new $6,500 tax credit get you to sell your current residence and buy another property?

January 3, 2010

Will the new $6,500 tax credit get you to sell your current residence and buy another property? I have been thinking about this new home buyer/seller tax credit since it was approved in November. I wrote a quick article about it in November. Here is just a bit of that article. Who Qualifies – $6,500 [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | November Homes Sold

January 3, 2010

During the month of November there were 84 homes that sold in Bremerton. That is 16 more homes sold than in October. Seems odd since the NWMLS has reported such a surge in October Puget Sound wide due to the then planned end date of the first time home buyer tax credit. These Bremerton homes [...]