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Yes, that’s right SELLERS. Usually when the phrase “1st Time….” is used in real estate most assume the phrase would end with “Home Buyers”. Not this time! After you have been a 1st Time Home Buyer you will someday become a 1st Time Home Seller. There are 5 FACTORS to the home selling process that you [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]