Kitsap Real Estate Blog

I have teamed up with a team of family practice doctors to develop a new complex of five adult family homes on a site two blocks north of the main entrance to Harrison Hospital. We are still in the preliminary planning stages with Miles Yanick, internationally known architect from Poulsbo, WA.
The complex will consist of [...]

The news about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will definitely mean more bad news for home values everywhere, including Kitsap County home values. Fannie and Freddie are the two largest holders of US home mortgages. They are public stock companies chartered by the federal government to provide liquidity for home loans. They purchase home loans [...]

National Prices Still On The Downslide.
Have a look at what’s happening in national markets housing markets.
Housing Prices Down by 0.6% in April 2008

Tags: housingprices, real estate markets

It’s a buyer’s market for housing, no doubt about it. Cash is king but you need to have the cash in order to sit on the throne…or do you?
You have probably heard a lot about the mess in the mortgage markets. By my unofficial count banks, mortgage companies and investment bankers have announced over [...]

Bad real estate news (for owners and sellers) continues to pour in from markets around the country. In San Diego, home builders are auctioning off tracts of new homes at 50% of their retail price. In Detroit auctioneers hold auctions…and nobody shows up! With the implosion of the American automobile industry Michigan is losing population.
So, [...]

You Can Make Money in Real Estate - ABC News
The national news continues to be bad for many US housing markets…but not the Seattle area. ABC News and Forbes magazine have identified the greater Seattle area as one of the top ten markets likely to continue to experience hosuing valuation appreciation. Why?
According to Jim Hebert [...]

Building Owners Call for Swifter Action on Downtown PO Plan - Kitsap Sun (Subscription)
It’s getting hotter in the downtown Port Orchard real estate community. A large number of downtown properties have changed hands, raising expectations to a fever pitch. Some of the longer term owners are taking measures to speed up the process. A revitalized [...]

Housing market still shows signs of slowing - TheNewsTribune.com (subscription)

Housing market still shows signs of slowing
TheNewsTribune.com (subscription),?WA?- May 8, 2007
By contrast, year-over-year prices increased by 8 percent in King County, by 6.6 percent in Thurston County and by 10 percent in Kitsap County. …

Is it a buyer’s market or a seller’s market? Compared to the [...]

The issue of building heights in downtown Port Orchard is hot…for uphill residents, merchants and the new property owners who have recently purchased big chunks of downtown. The new owners need to work with the city council and the residents to hammer out rules that will allow the needed re-development of the downtown into a [...]

New Homes In Port Orchard - Market Report
New homes in Port Orchard are perhaps the most exciting opportunity for first time and move up buyers throughout the entire Puget Sound region.
Port Orchard real estate also known as South Kitsap real estate will likely be the focus for a number of major regional and national builders [...]