The work is done! This charming 4 bedroom home has been totally updated with the latest in designer touches, from the new kitchen to the new carpet and wood laminate flooring. this home is crisp and clean with a very calming theme. Freshly painted in a warm neutral tone with painted out millwork and six-panel doors there is nothing more to do than relax and enjoy the private setting of this home.

When you first enter you can see the pride of ownership. the newer carpet of neutral tones is very warm and welcoming. Glance around the rooms and you will see that the freshly painted walls are just the right shade to show off the new white raised six-panel doors and painted out millwork.

Ind the dining area you will see the new gleaming wood laminate flooring that extends into the total remodeled white on white kitchen. Over head is an updated remote controlled ceiling fan that allows the home to stay cool and refreshing.

The newly remodeled kitchen (2008) is a dream for anyone. Crisp, clean lies with the most up to date features makes this the star of this home. From the decorator lighting to the space-saver microwave over the smooth cook top range you can tell there was a lot of thought put into this cook's dream kitchen. Remember all appliances stay!

The spa-inspired bath will surely please. Clean lines and neutral tones with the most modern of features.

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Bremerton WA | Old Fashioned Fourth of July

DATE: SATURDAY, JULY 4th, 2009
TIME: 9:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.
EVENT: Old Fashioned Fourth of July
PLACE: Fourth Street and Pacific Avenue, Bremerton
ADMISSION: Free

Once again the Downtown Bremerton Association is sponsoring a fun-filled downtown event.  What more could you ask for on the 4th of July except for something that reminds you of yesteryear and what a great place like the new revitalized Bremerton Downtown area. 

Fourth Street Market will be open and provide vendors will all sorts of items from food, to crafts, to art.  The Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum will provide a Magician along with puppet making. 

You might want to dress up in your "Uncle Sam" attire and have your photo taken by the Roving Photographer and if you need some vintage clothing for that photo you can stop in to Ish Vintage Clothing and Pacific Northwest Costume for help. 

I know CJ's Evergreen Market will be onhand - grab one of those burgers!!

There is going to be music, and signing and all the things that make a holiday like this special. 

FREE ice cream will be provided - thanks to Puget Sound Dairy and Costco!

An Old Fashioned Fourth of July wouldn't be complete without games - GAMES!

Enter the jump rope contest or play some hop scotch! 

After a day of fun take advantage of the Bremerton Boardwalk, the new Bremerton Marina and the Harborside Fountain Park. Have dinner out doors at Anthony's or take a picnic and sit on the steps looking over the waterfront!

• Remember to support the businesses downtown and remember to support this year's sponsors!
• Remember downtown is a great place to watch the fireworks over Port Orchard.
  

Here is a video I took of the Fourth Street Market last year so you can see how much fun this is!

Sponsors: COSTCO, PUGET SOUND DAIRY DISTRIBUTORS, INC., THE CITY OF BREMERTON

LET'S GET THE WORD OUT AND GET EVERYONE ON THE LIST THIER URL!

I found this video on Facebook with a request to share.  So I am sharing.  All of these videos and these holidays about our great country really cause me some emotion. My husband has spent two tours in Iraq, but before that he was in other places of the world fighting for freedom. Freedom is his occupation is what I like to say. He loves his country and loves the Navy and the Marine Corps.  He has been shot at and blown up and I am sure some day he will have to deal with those things. TBI and IED are words in our vocabulary.  Soon he will begin another 3 years of sea duty which means deployment. He will be headed to Camp Lejeune in North Carolina to run a BAS for the 2nd Marine Division. He is my hero and I miss him unbelievably when he is away. Well, darn I have got off track here - watch the video and say a prayer of thanks for all those that keep us FREE!

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Bremerton WA Homes For Sale - Bremerton Buyers Your Search Starts Here.

If you would like to start your Bremerton home search you will want to check out the links below and you might want to sign up for listing alerts on the search for homes web site I have inserted into this blog post.  Searching for a home to buy in Bremerton is a very easy process with all of the tools we have available on the internet.

Please utilize all of this free Bremerton WA Real Estate information to help educate yourself on the Real Estate Market in Bremerton WA. Whether you are living in Bremerton WA now or starting a Relocation or a Military Relocation PCS you will find that I have all of the real estate resource information you need here. If you have any more Bremerton WA Real Estate questions please feel free to contact me.

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Weekly Street Closure Report
For the Week of June 28, 2009

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STREET: Warren Avenue
LIMITS: 11th Street to 13th Street
TIMES & DAYS: Wednesday, July 1; 6:30aM to 2:30PM
RESTRICTION: One lane closed intermittently
Work Scheduled: Street Survey

STREET: Washington Avenue
LIMITS: 4th Street to Burwell Street
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing
RESTRICTION: Expect Delays
Work Scheduled: Fairfield Inn Construction

STREET: 4th Street
LIMITS: Washington Ave to Pacific Ave
TIMES & DAYS: Saturday, July 4; 6AM to 7PM
RESTRICTION: Closed to all traffic, vendors on street
Work Scheduled: Old Fashioned 4th of July Community Event

STREET: Washington Avenue
LIMITS: 4th Street to Burwell Street
TIMES & DAYS: Tuesday, June 30, 8AM to 3PM.
RESTRICTION: Closed to thru traffic
Work Scheduled: Water Main Installation

**BREMERTON TUNNEL PROJECT**
STREET: Burwell Street
LIMITS: Park Ave to Pacific Ave
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing through July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road Closed, Detour Signs
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: Burwell Street
LIMITS: Warren Avenue to Park Avenue
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road closed, eastbound; westbound lanes open: detour signs
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: 1st Street
LIMITS: Pacific Avenue to Washington Avenue
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road closed, use 2nd St detour
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: Pacific Avenue
LIMITS: 1st Street to Burwell Street
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Expect delays due to lane closure
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

All work is subject to weather conditions

Bremerton WA - Naval Base Kitsap Military Relocation.  I have been doing a lot of research the last couple of months on our own PCS (permanent change of station) and while speaking with Jay this morning a light went on. Maybe I will blog about it.  I did write several blog articles last year during the Military Relocation contest and even turned that month long series into a blog of its own - NavalBaseKitsapRelocation.com.  I don't update it but use it as a stand alone type of information site. 

With Jay having chose his next set of orders and receiving his next duty station we will be planning our PCS over the next couple of months.  Jay is stationed in Anchorage, Alaska at the moment.  We have two households, one in Anchorage and one here in Bremerton, Washington.  We will continue to have our home here in Bremerton because I have my business here and since his next tour of duty is a sea rotation he will be deployed more than home over the next 3 years. 

We are headed to Camp Lejeune, North Carolina where Jay will be HMC for one of the units of the 2nd Marine Division.  He is very excited at these orders because he first started his Navy Corpsman career as an HN with 2/2 a few years back.  He is now going back as a Chief.  I didn't know Jay then so this will be the first time I travel to North Carolina.

We will be arranging our 'pack out" in Anchorage for some time in October.  We will ship our household goods to North Carolina, we will ship a vehicle to North Carolina and we will ship his Kawasaki Brute Force 4-wheeler here to Washington. 

After driving to Alaska on that move we have decided to fly to North Carolina via a 30 day leave in Washington.  Jay has to report no later than December 6, 2009.

So this is the first of several posts I will write with the PCS experience.  At this point I am just in the investigation stage and have printed out the "calender of events" from the Military HomeFront web site.  I will be using several on-line sources and will be following the information from my own articles. 

My first step is to use the Military HomeFront's  Plan My Move module and print the calendar and the "to do list". 

My calendar has most of the activity starting in August - so stay tuned.

I will also be following my Naval Base Kitsap Online Relocation Package

Naval Base Kitsap |Online Relocation Package | Week One - Take Charge | Know Your PCS

When I say "Take Charge" I mean it.  There are so many military members that have no clue on what the move process is even though they have been threw it.  A few months down the road they find out from speaking to someone else that they missed out on some huge entitlements. Remember it is your responsibility to request all of your benefits and to receive the full value of your entitlements.

First you want to educate your self about the basic relocation reimbursement programs. 

Remember not to listen to rumors when it comes to your allowances.  Allowances change from time to time and even if you are doing research on the Internet there are a few .dod sites that are not update and do have the incorrect information.  You need to physically check with the finance office on your installation for the exact amounts.  Just remember that even there you might run into misinformation so book mark this link and read the information prior to your appointment. If you think something is not right then do the research in the Department of Defense, Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance website and the JFTR Portal located there then schedule a follow up appointment. Sometimes those involved either are mislead or don't know that an article has changed. 

Department of Defense | Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance

Dislocation Allowance - DLA

•·        The DLA is intended to help with miscellaneous moving costs. It is paid once per PCS move.

Per Diem Allowance

•·        The Per Diem Allowance is to reimburse you and your family for the costs of meals and lodging when you travel to your new duty station.

Temporary Lodging Expense - TLE

•·        The TLE is to partly reimburse relocating members and families for the cost of meals and lodging incurred when temporary housing is needed

Advance Basic Pay

•·        This is basically an interest-free loan you can get when you make a permanent change of station move.  You normally repay advance basic pay in 12 equal installments. This is not something I would advise.

Monetary Allowance - MALT

•·        The MALT is the amount paid when a member and/or the member's family drive to their new duty station, based on the Official Military Table of Distances.

House Hunting Trip Prior to Move

•·        You may request a permissive TDY for up to 10 days.  There is no transportation or per diem paid, members are not charge for leave.

I have left off any type of dollar amounts for a reason. I feel it is the responsibility of the member to do the research and be prepared at the finance office meeting.

Once you have a copy of your official PCS orders you will want to make an appointment with your transportation office.  The earlier, the greater your chances of moving on the timetable you desire. At this meeting there will be an explanation of your PCS entitlements. You will have to make some decisions on how and who will move you. Full government move or DITY (which needs approval) or a combination of both. We usually do the combination. We are never over our weight allowance for HHG (household goods) so we file a partial Dity to receive compensation on the weight of goods we haul in our POV (personal vehicle).

You many also qualify to use the online 24/7 Smart Web Move internet site and process the schedule of your HHG's online.  Here you can handle the process at home from your computer.  SmartWebMove is currently serving 80% of routine moves from station to station.  However, if you don't qualify or don't want to participate you can just contact your Personal Property Office. 

We have never been eligible for the SmartWebMove probably because we have alwaysbeen transferred from Marine Corps base to Marine Corps base but I know that is now changing and the SWM is handling Marine Corps moves too.

There you have the process. Now it is your responsibility to "Take Charge" and make sure that you and your family receive your full military benefits. 

If you would like to work with a real estate professional that knows the PCS process here in the Naval Base Kitsap area contact Jo Soss with Skyline Properties, Inc. at (360) 990-1433 or visit her personal website Puget Sound Real Estate Today or her localism blog West Sound Live where you will be able to search for homes and find more Bremerton Real Estate information.

I guess this sums it up .... "The Commission has discontinued the development of an additional Tax Credit Bridge Loan program."

Posted June 11, 2009 on the Washington State Housing Finance Commission www.WSHFC.org site:

I was so excited about what Washington was doing that I even started a specific blog for it www.taxcreditadvanceloanprogram.com. If you want more information about what went on you can click on over. I will probably post more information about the original tax credit plan and update it when ever any housing credit takes place.

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• $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Who is Eligible in Kitsap County
• It's Official - 1st Time Homebuyers Receive $8,000 Tax Credit Windfall!
• Bremerton First Time Home Buyer $8,000 Tax Credit | time is Running OUT
  

Weekly Street Closure Report
For the Week of June 14, 2009
Last update: 06/12/09 0848

STREET: Washington Avenue
LIMITS: 4th Street to Burwell Street
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing
RESTRICTION: Expect Delays
Work Scheduled: Fairfield Inn Construction

STREET: Pacific Avenue
LIMITS: 4th Street to 5th Street
TIMES & DAYS: Monday-Friday, 6/15-6/19, 6PM to 6AM
RESTRICTION: Closed to thru traffic
Work Scheduled: Water Main Installation

STREET: 4th Street
LIMITS: Park Ave to Washington Ave
TIMES & DAYS: Monday-Friday, 6/15-6/19, 6PM to 6AM
RESTRICTION: Closed to thru traffic
Work Scheduled: Water Main Installation

STREET: 5th Street
LIMITS: Park Ave to Washington Ave
TIMES & DAYS: Monday-Friday, 6/15-6/19, 6PM to 6AM
RESTRICTION: Closed to thru traffic
Work Scheduled: Water Main Installation

**BREMERTON TUNNEL PROJECT**
STREET: Burwell Street
LIMITS: Park Ave to Pacific Ave
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing through July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road Closed, Detour Signs
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: Burwell Street
LIMITS: Warren Avenue to Park Avenue
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road closed, eastbound; westbound lanes open: detour signs
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: 1st Street
LIMITS: Pacific Avenue to Washington Avenue
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Road closed, use 2nd St detour
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

STREET: Pacific Avenue
LIMITS: 1st Street to Burwell Street
TIMES & DAYS: Ongoing thru July 6, 2009
RESTRICTION: Expect delays due to lane closure
Work Scheduled: Bremerton Tunnel Project

Bremerton Washington first time home buyer $8,000 Tax Credit.  Are you thinking of buying a home in the Bremerton area of Kitsap County?  Are you a first time home buyer or do you qualify as one under the IRS guidelines?  If you are, you might want to start thinking about putting both feet into the Bremerton housing market.  If you listen to some of the local multiple association directors the bottom just might be here and we just might be on the up side. 

It is still a buyers market in Bremerton with approximately 7.5 months of inventory but with the absortpion rate I use 5-6 months is a normal market we are getting to normal! I am a fan of the normal market.  Of course there are home in Bremerton (all addresses with the "city" listed as Bremerton) that are a seller's market. There have been some "hot" properties out there this spring - some with multiple offers and bidding "wars". Really! You don't often hear of that in the mainstream media.

Take a look at this article. US News and World Report released this pass week about the Bremerton/Silverdale housing market.  US News and World Report names Bremerton/Silverdale number 1 in the top 10 housing markets for the next 10 years.

I have several Bremerton first time home buyers at the moment and we have all been talking about the new First-Time Home buyer Credit.  This is the new 2009 First-Time Home buyer Credit.  The $8,000. tax credit that is a credit and NOT a loan.  This credit DOES NOT have to be paid back and as everything there are exceptions.  The exceptions are...  

• Must use the home as a principle residence for at least three years or face recapture of the tax credit amount. Certain exceptions apply. Ask your tax adviser or read Form 5405
  

So back to the "Who is Eligible?".  You can claim the tax credit if you are a first-time home buyer.  Have you ever purchased a home?  If the answer is YES you STILL MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE.   The first-time home buyer must be able to state you did not own any other home during the past 3 year period that would end on the date of your new purchase.  So see you may be a first-time home buyer even if you have owned a home.  It is home-buying "do-overs"!

1. You must have purchased your home after January 1, 2009 and before December 31, 2009 to claim the tax credit.
2. Sometimes it is easier to decide eligibility if you know who CANNOT clam the credit
3. Your modified adjusted gross income is over $95,000 or $170,000 if married filing a joint return.
4. You are a nonresident alien.
5. You acquired your home by gift or you inherited it.
6. You purchased your home from a person you are related to.

There are other exceptions but for your local Kitsap area they don't mean much.  You can find them on Form 5405.

Looks like there will be lots of Bremerton first-time home buyers out this spring which in turn will help move that "move-up" market in Kitsap County.  Of course you will want to verify all of this with a tax consultant or go to the IRS web site and look for IRS Form 5405.

I have some ideas about this credit for local buyers so if you are interested please send me an email for more discussion!

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 filed my 2008 taxes?"

Doing some research I have found the answer is IRS Form 5405.  Check out Part I, section C. 

You can choose to claim the credit on your 2008 Form 1040 for a main home purchased after December 31, 2008 and before December 1, 2009.  If you make this choice, check the box.

If you have already filed your 2008 taxes you would have to file an amended return. See the IRS web site and look for form 1040-X and form 843. If you don't understand the directions then consult a tax attorney or your CPA.

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Check out my new blog that will only address the Washington State Tax Credit Advance Loan Program. www.TaxCreditAdvanceLoanProgram.com - be sure to bookmark it so that you can access it for more information as it becomes available with the rapid changing $8,000 First Time Home Buyer Tax Credit Program.

Kitsap County Real Estate Absorption Rate.  I have been thinking about absorption rates lately with all the talk of how the area housing market is improving.  The NWMLS (Northwest Multiple Listing Service) releases data every few weeks and of course monthly market data reports.  If you want to read more from the NWMLS you can bookmark the site that the public has access to.  Northwest REporter.

So after reading the latest release from the NWMLS I thought I would do some absorption rate statistics.  Sometimes I get really frustrated with stats because they are well - crap in crap out type of information.  Without correct data what do they mean?  For as many years as I have been a member of the NWMLS and that spans back to 1994 the statistics are an estimate at best. 

If you know the flap over Zillow "zestimates" well I don't think we should be too critical when our own association has a tough time policing itself when it comes to being accurate.  So I put these figures out there for you with the understanding that accuracies are "subject to". 

Now for the disclosure that I am required to by my NWMLS rules and regulations.  The statement is true for this article. I have compiled these statistics on my own, no copy and paste of the NWMLS's data.

“Statistics not compiled or published by NWMLS.” Equal Opportunity Housing All information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed"

This data is for all of Kitsap County, for all residential properties (condominiums excluded), mobile homes on land and townhomes/townhouses included.  Of course this is all subject to the listing agents input.

I do know that these figures are not perfect - I know of several homes that sold in March, April and May that are still showing "pending" or "pending inspection" as I have pointed out all depends on the listing agents input or lack there of. 

Technically any home that is available for sell would be any home that is listed yet not closed.  Here in the NWMLS area we have several "pending" possibilities. 

• Pending BU Requested (79)
  
• Pending Feasibility (5)
  
• Pending Inspection (171)
  
• Pending (339)
  

I have calculated these pending homes as not available - as in not actively available.  I don't show pending listings of any kind unless there is a short-sale property that my buyers are really, really and I mean really interested in.  With so much inventory why set a buyer up for heartache?  This past April I had buyers that went into a back-up type situation on a pending feasibility property and all that did was delay their home buying process.  Finally, we chose another home that will close soon. 

Kitsap Coutny Active homes for sale as of today - 1816

Last month in Kitsap County there were 187 homes that sold.  These homes closed and property ownership transferred through the Kitsap County Courthouse as recorded and complete.  That would mean that the absorption rate  is 9.71 months of inventory.  Please see the definition I use below on absorption rates.

The Definition of Absorption Rates:

Number of weeks it takes to sell the current inventory at the present rate of sales. Using absorption rates can help you define markets. My definition breaks down like this…

Normal Market - Between 5 and 6 months of inventory.

Seller’s Market - Between 1 and 4 months of inventory.

Buyer’s Market - 7 months and higher.

Now remember that absorption rates just track trends and isn’t an exact science!

What do these numbers mean?  Is it a good time to buy? Is it a good time to sell. It all depends on your individual situation.  I would rather buy in a buyers market and I would rather sell in a buyers market if I have to buy another home with the proceeds.  I am a fan of the NORMAL market - everyone can feel more comfortable and real estate transactions are not as stressful. 

If you would like to find out the value of your home please feel free to contact me via phone or email. I would be more than happy to supply you with a FREE Market Analysis.

If you would like to purchase a home in the Kitsap County Real Estate Area please give me a call or contact me via email. We can discuss your future plans and I can set you up on an email campaign to receive the hot new listings quicker than YOU can find them.

During the month of May there were 63 homes that sold in Bremerton.  (That is 2 more sold homes than in April.)  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 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 home owner's name!

During the month of May there were 14 (four more than in April) 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 there where deeds recorded at the Kitsap County courthouse that transferred the property into the new home owner's name!

If you want to learn more about how we transfer property in Washington State a really great site to visit is the Escrow Association of Washington site.  There you can find definitions and explanations of the home buying process for Silverdale Washington.

Let's look at those 14 Silverdale homes -

Average List Price

• $309,554 ($45,319 higher than April)
  
• $159per sq ft

Average Sold Price

• $293,8103 ($35,907 higher than in April)
  
• $147 per sq ft

The average sq ft of these  Silverdale homes was 1999 sq ft.  These homes spent an average of 110 (100 days less than the homes sold in April) days on the market (DOM).

The list to sale ratio for these homes was 94.91 percent.  What that meas is that buyers offered 94.91% of what the seller requested. 

Not a bad time to purchase a home in Silverdale, Washington.  In fact it is a great time if you are a 1st time home buyer and qualify for the $8,000 tax credit - CREDIT! NOT loan! Read the information I have written about the program here

• $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Who is Eligible in Kitsap County
• It's Official - 1st Time Homebuyers Receive $8,000 Tax Credit Windfall!
• $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Want your money Now?

Check out some of Kitsap County Real Estate Market Data here - Kitsap County Real Estate Market Data FYI

What do these numbers mean?  Is it a good time to buy? Is it a good time to sell. It all depends on your individual situation.  I would rather buy in a buyers market and I would rather sell in a buyers market if I have to buy another home with the proceeds.  I am a fan of the NORMAL market - everyone can feel more comfortable and real estate transactions are not as stressful. 

If you would like to find out the value of your home please feel free to contact me via phone or email. I would be more than happy to supply you with a FREE Market Analysis.

If you would like to purchase a home in the Kitsap County Real Estate Area please give me a call or contact me via email. We can discuss your future plans and I can set you up on an email campaign to receive the hot new listings quicker than YOU can find them.

 Silverdale Real Estate 2009 Market Reports

• Silverdale Real Estate | February Homes SOLD
• Silverdale Real Estate | March Homes SOLD
• Silverdale Real Estate | April Homes SOLD

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“Statistics not compiled or published by NWMLS.” Equal Opportunity Housing All information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed

During the month of April there were 10 (one more than in 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 and the T's crossed there where deeds recorded at the Kitsap County courthouse that transferred the property into the new home owner's name!

If you want to learn more about how we transfer property in Washington State a really great site to visit is the Escrow Association of Washington site.  There you can find definitions and explanations of the home buying process for Silverdale Washington.

Let's look at those 10 Silverdale homes -

Average List Price

• $264,235 ($12,135 higher than March)
  
• $163per sq ft

Average Sold Price

• $257,903 ($18,886 higher than in March
  
• $160 per sq ft

The average sq ft of these  Silverdale homes was 1794 sq ft.  These homes spent an average of 210 (67 days more than the homes sold in March) days on the market (DOM).

The list to sale ratio for these homes was 97.60 percent.  What that meas is that buyers offered 97.60% of what the seller requested. 

Not a bad time to purchase a home in Silverdale, Washington.  In fact it is a great time if you are a 1st time home buyer and qualify for the $8,000 tax credit - CREDIT! NOT loan! Read the information I have written about the program here

• $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Who is Eligible in Kitsap County
• It's Official - 1st Time Homebuyers Receive $8,000 Tax Credit Windfall!
• $8,000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit | Want your money Now?

Check out some of Kitsap County Real Estate Market Data here - Kitsap County Real Estate Market Data FYI

What do these numbers mean?  Is it a good time to buy? Is it a good time to sell. It all depends on your individual situation.  I would rather buy in a buyers market and I would rather sell in a buyers market if I have to buy another home with the proceeds.  I am a fan of the NORMAL market - everyone can feel more comfortable and real estate transactions are not as stressful. 

If you would like to find out the value of your home please feel free to contact me via phone or email. I would be more than happy to supply you with a FREE Market Analysis.

If you would like to purchase a home in the Kitsap County Real Estate Area please give me a call or contact me via email. We can discuss your future plans and I can set you up on an email campaign to receive the hot new listings quicker than YOU can find them.

 Silverdale Real Estate 2009 Market Reports

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I love Google Alerts! It is amazing what you can find out by setting up your key phrases targeted to your market area. This evening this US News & World Report article came through.  This is an exciting piece of news. Of course it doesn't surprise me, we are an unique area.

We are insulated somewhat from the tough economic times because of the huge military presence. We have two large Navy bases here - Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton and Naval Base Kitsap Bangor, along with Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and Naval Hospital Bremerton. These are steady paychecks that help our local economy. Read the article for more facts on our local economy and real estate market. If you are looking to invest in real estate Bremerton - Silverdale just might be a place to look at.

The Top 10 Housing Markets for the Next 10 Years

Home prices in these 10 cities will appreciate handsomely over the next decade

1. Bremerton-Silverdale, Wash.: 5.22 percent
2. Glens Falls, N.Y: 4.71 percent
3. Fort Collins-Loveland, Colo.: 4.06 percent
4. Corvallis, Ore.: 3.95 percent
5. Anchorage, Alaska: 3.8 percent
6. Duluth, Minn.: 3.74 percent
7. Sandusky, Ohio: 3.66 percent
8. Santa Fe, N.M: 3.57 percent
9. Pittsfield, Mass.: 3.51 percent
10. Decatur, Ill.: 3.44 percent