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by Jo Soss on October 29, 2008 · 2 comments

in Real Estate Market Talk,Real Estate Tools

Free and unrestricted access to all homes listed in the Northwest MLS (Multiple Listing Service). Detailed property descriptions, the latest pricing information, multiple photos, and more are downloaded daily straight from the Northwest MLS system. You no longer have to go from site to site looking for information – it’s all right here! I am [...]

$$ Seller’s [Move-Up Buyer] Advantage Plan $$

by Jo Soss on October 29, 2008 · 0 comments

in Real Estate Market Talk,Real Estate Tools

Your question might be, “Can you be a move-up buyer in a buyer’s market?” If you have a home to sell to move up to another home in Kitsap County, this may be the very best time. Your current home may have lost some value, but the “move up” home you have your eye on, [...]

Bremerton’s Blueberry Meadows

October 25, 2008

History Blueberry Meadows in East Bremerton is located off of Pine Road just down from Pine Crest Elementary. Kitsap County shows final plat approval in 1998 with the first homes being completed in 2000. Blueberry Meadows was built by several reputable builders including Capstone Homes, Premier Homes and Camp Corp. Built in several phases over [...]

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Navy Yard City – A City? An Island? Or just Bremerton?

October 18, 2008

I have seen it on a map, I know where it is, but I have no idea why it is called a “city”. This must be part of that Navy history we learn when we move to Bremerton. So what is Navy Yard City? Is it really a city? Navy Yard City is approximately 225 [...]

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Is it a Ranch or a Rambler?

October 15, 2008

American Ranch, Western Ranch, or California Rambler are housing styles found all over the country. I guess it all depends where you live in choosing the term for a single story house plan. Working with relocation buyers to the Bremerton area I find it very interesting what areas of the country use what which term. [...]

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WESTPARK : BHA Receives 20 Million Dollar Grant

October 9, 2008

Check this out from Bremerton’s Mayor Bozeman’s October Newsletter…. Bremerton Housing Authority Receives 20 Million Dollar Grant Congratulations to Executive Director Kurt Wiest and the Board of the Bremerton Housing Authority for being awarded a Hope 6 grant of 20 million dollars to be used in the redevelopment of the Westpark Housing Community. Only five [...]

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Kitsap County 1st Time Buyers :: $7500 TAX CREDIT :: Bremerton, Silverdale, Naval Base Kitsap

August 31, 2008

Are you sitting on the fence? Have you read the many horror stories across the nation? Well, remember real estate is local and here in the Kitsap County area we are in an amazing buyer’s market. It just might be the perfect time for you to purchase a home if you are a First-Time Home [...]

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Naval Base Kitsap : VA Home Buyers

August 15, 2008

Today if you are an eligible veteran you have an opportunity as a home buyer that many non-veterans don’t have when it comes to cash out of pocket to purchase a home. Most of the zero down home loan programs are not available any longer. However if you are a veteran you have the option [...]

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Manette Sub Area Plan

August 14, 2008

The City of Bremerton’s Comprehensive Plan includes the adoption of several detailed Sub Area Plans for several areas inside the City of Bremerton’s boundaries. These sub plans contain very detailed land use and development standards for areas that have been identified as areas where future growth will occur. If you live in, work in or [...]

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Lots of people sell real estate, but…

August 10, 2008

The quote listed below is one I have used in my marketing materials for several years, so today when I ran across this news article on MSN from US News and World Report I just had to share. It is true. Not all real estate professionals are equal. Just like in other professions there are [...]

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Kitsap County : Market Information – WOW 6 Months Down!

July 12, 2008

Following is information for the first six months of the 2008 local Kitsap County Real Estate Market. This information is the Average Days on Market (DOM) along with the Average % of List Price received on Solds all listed by Market Time. Silverdale 0-30 Days 31-60 Days 61-90 Days 91-120 Days 120+ Days No. of [...]

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Washington State Ferry System :: Largest in the Nation :: More than Transportation

July 5, 2008

Can you WiFi on your commute? Can you read a book or knit a scarf on your commute? Many people that live in the Bremerton / Silverdale area of the West Sound do. How do they do that you ask? They work in Seattle and commute on the ferry. The Washington State Ferry System is [...]

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Bremerton WA Real Estate Market Report Recap | May 2008

June 22, 2008

Please, forgive me for being so late with the Month of May’s activity, sometimes business gets in the way, which is a very good thing in this market! Here is the Real Estate Market Activity for January – May 2008. Check back each month to see the monthly 2008 trend for Bremerton WA. This is [...]

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Kitsap County Buyers :: Are you looking for a Walkable Neighborhood?

June 7, 2008

I have always enjoyed walking, but while raising a family I never lived in an area that was close to much of what I needed. The house I own now is very close to shopping but feels very remote, I have the best of both worlds. I chose my home based on how close it [...]

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Kitsap County – We need a price reduction!

June 3, 2008

Homes on Market :: 2153 Median Market time for 2008 :: 74 Days Homes on Market right now longer than 120 days :: 781 of which 75 have been on the market longer than 365 days – yes, longer than ONE YEAR! Of the homes listed for sale between $200,000 and $300,000 there are 211 [...]

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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 : 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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Real Estate Blogs

April 13, 2008

Wow – If I were a consumer – a buyer – a seller, just someone out on the internet wanting to learn about the real estate industry I think I would be scared to death! I was doing a search of real estate blogs from the consumer’s viewpoint this evening and really found some scary [...]

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But the Federal Funds Rate Dropped | Why no Mortgage Rate Drop?

March 26, 2008

I hear the conversations when the Fed’s drop the rate and everyone believes that mortgage interest rates will come down too. Not the case. I am going to give you a link to a very knowledgeable Realtor who has recently written a blog about this very subject. Bill Gasset sells real estate in Metrowest Massachusetts. [...]

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Kitsap County |Bremerton, Silverdale Real Estate | Buyer’s Market?

March 9, 2008

You know what I say? – WHO CARES!!! In this day and age with all of the instant stats, instant news, instant whatever we sometimes forget that without action all of this information doesn’t matter, it only stands in our way of pursuing the American Dream. What matters is you want to buy a home [...]

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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 [...]

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