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Real Estate Market Talk

Port Orchard WA Real Estate | July Homes Sold

by Jo Soss on August 26, 2010 · 0 comments

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During the month of July there were 46 [down 32 homes from June's closings] homes that sold in Port Orchard. These Port Orchard homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available. Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed there where deeds recorded at the Kitsap County [...]

Port Orchard Real Estate | Monday Market Watch 08/9

by Jo Soss on August 9, 2010 · 0 comments

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Week seventeen- A weeks worth of market data for the Port Orchard real estate community. Here is the real estate market data between Monday, August 2nd through Sunday, August 8th. Each week I will give an update that will include the previous week, Monday through Sunday. Might be fun. Hope you have a great week! [...]

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Bremerton/Silverdale Housing Markets Strongest by 2014

August 7, 2010

Home prices should begin an uneven rebound next year, says a forecast compiled for Businessweek.com by Fiserv and Moody’s Economy.com By Venessa Wong At some point, everything stops falling. Sometimes things hit bottom with a bone-crunching thud and just lie there in a heap. Sometimes they bounce back up at least part of the way. [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | July Homes Sold 2010

August 7, 2010

During the month of July there were 57 homes that sold in Bremerton. [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337]. 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 the [...]

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Bremerton Homes Sold | First 6 Months Compare Prior Years

July 30, 2010

I have been receiving a lot of interest in regard to how this year has faired over previous years in the Bremerton, WA area. I thought I would do some research for the first six months of sold homes in Bremerton for the years of 2010, 2009 and 2008. This first chart shows the total [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap | Bangor Sub Base | PSNS – VA LOAN

July 28, 2010

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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Silverdale WA Real Estate | June Homes Sold 2010

July 27, 2010

During the month of June there were 12 homes that sold in Silverdale.  These Silverdale homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available. Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed there where deeds recorded at the Kitsap County courthouse that transferred the property into the new [...]

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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | June Homes Sold

July 22, 2010

During the month of June there were 78 homes that sold in Port Orchard. These Port Orchard homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available. Once all the I’s were dotted and the T’s crossed there where deeds recorded at the Kitsap County courthouse that transferred the property into [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | June Homes Sold 2010

July 15, 2010

During the month of June there were 88 homes that sold in Bremerton. [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337]. 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 the [...]

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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | May Homes Sold

June 15, 2010

During the month of May there were 63 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 [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | May Homes Sold 2010

June 11, 2010

During the month of May  there were75 homes that sold in Bremerton.   [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337].   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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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | April Homes Sold

May 22, 2010

During the month of April there were 61. [25 less homes sold than in March] 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 [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | April Homes Sold 2010

May 20, 2010

During the month of April  there were 73 homes that sold in Bremerton.   [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337].   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 [...]

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Silverdale WA Real Estate | April Homes Sold 2010

May 15, 2010

During the month of April there were 15 (4 more than March) 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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Monday Market Watch – Bremerton | Silverdale | Port Orchard Real Estate 5/3

May 3, 2010

Week threee – A weeks worth of market data for the Bremerton, Silverdale Port Orchard real estate community. Here is the real estate market data between Monday, April 26 through Sunday, May 2nd. Each week I will give an update that will include the previous week, Monday through Sunday. Might be fun. My new IDX [...]

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Bremerton Real Estate – Bank Owned Properties

April 29, 2010

If you are looking for real estate in Bremerton and have decided that you want to purchase a Bank Owned Property or a REO as they are called in the industry here is a list. Sometimes a bank owned property is a great deal – and then again sometimes not.  Depends on what you are [...]

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Monday Market Watch – Bremerton | Silverdale | Port Orchard Real Estate 4/26

April 26, 2010

Week two – A weeks worth of market data for the Bremerton, Silverdale Port Orchard real estate community. Here is the real estate market data between Monday, April 19 through Sunday, April 25th. Each week I will give an update that will include the previous week, Monday through Sunday. Might be fun. My new IDX [...]

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Monday Market Watch – Bremerton | Silverdale | Port Orchard Real Estate

April 19, 2010

Here is something new I thought I would like to share each week.  A weeks worth of market data for the Bremerton, Silverdale and Port Orchard real estate community.  To start off I am going to give the market data between Monday, April 12 through Sunday April 18. Each week I will give an update [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | March Homes Sold 2010

April 18, 2010

During the month of March  there were 61 homes that sold in Bremerton.   [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337].   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 [...]

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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | March Homes Sold

April 16, 2010

During the month of March there were 86. [almost 50 more homes sold than in February!] 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. [...]

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Silverdale WA Real Estate | March Homes Sold 2010

April 10, 2010

During the month of March there were 11 (6 more than February) 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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Port Orchard First Time Home Buyer – ONLY 29 DAYs

April 2, 2010

You only have 29 days to be in a binding contract with a Port Orchard home seller to qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. Now, remember you can receive this credit now even if you have filed your 2009 income tax return.  You just need to file an amended return and “wala” CASH! Do you [...]

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Bremerton First Time Home Buyer – Only 30 days left

April 1, 2010

Today is April 1st  – April Fool’s Day – but this ain’t NO fool! You only have 30 days to be in a binding contract with a Bremerton home seller to qualify for the $8,000 tax credit. Now, remember you can receive this credit now even if you have filed your 2009 income tax return.  [...]

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Road to Recovery | CNN’s Money Magazine Picks Bremerton – Position 5

March 21, 2010

Check out the link below to CNN’s Money Magazine’s 2010 projections for the housing market. Several cities in Washington State are in the top 25 of cities that will receive the biggest price gains. MONEY Magazine: Latest forecasts and projections for the nation’s largest metro areas. 5. Bremerton, WA Home price forecast (1 year):* 4.2% [...]

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Silverdale WA Real Estate | February Homes Sold 2010

March 7, 2010

During the month of February there were 5 (1 less than January) 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 WA Real Estate | February Homes Sold 2010

March 3, 2010

During the month of February  there were 42 homes that sold in Bremerton.   [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337].   That is the same number as January which was 40 homes less than December 2009. Not a good start to 2010!    These Bremerton homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts [...]

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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | February Homes Sold 2010

March 2, 2010

During the month of February there were 32. [10 homes less than January and a decline from December too.] 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 [...]

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Bremerton Market Snap Shot – It’s almost Spring!

February 25, 2010

There are 23 days until Spring! There are 64 days until the extended first-time home buyer tax credit expires! Can you believe that!  Soon the first quarter of 2010 will be in the books! I thought that I would just look at some market data today and give you all an update for the Bremerton [...]

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Port Orchard Homes For Sale – Bank Owned Foreclosure

February 11, 2010

Port Orchard Homes For Sale – Bank Owned Foreclosure If you have followed the local housing market you know that there have been several homes in our area of Port Orchard that are either listed for sale as a short-sale* or a foreclosure home now owned by the bank. Currently there are 24 homes in [...]

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Port Orchard WA Real Estate | January Homes Sold 2010

February 8, 2010

During the month of January there were 42. [only 7 homes less than December] 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 [...]

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Silverdale WA Real Estate | January Homes Sold 2010

February 7, 2010

During the month of January there were 6 (4 less than December) 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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SELL YOUR HOUSE | The Blind Date

February 5, 2010

If you are getting ready to sell your house this spring you will want to get started now so you will be ready.  The spring market will be here in 6 weeks!  Getting your house ready to sell is a little bit like getting ready for a blind date. Ever go on a blind date?  [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate | January Homes Sold 2010

February 3, 2010

During the month of January  there were 42 homes that sold in Bremerton.   [zip codes: 98310, 98311, 98312, 98314, 98337].   That is 40 homes less than December 2009. Not a good start to 2010!    These Bremerton homes actually had a transfer of home ownership. Contracts complete and Lender funds available the home [...]

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Bremerton Real Estate | Homes Sold Past

January 22, 2010

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 [...]

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

January 20, 2010

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 [...]

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