Kitsap Real Estate Blog

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 [...]

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 [...]

Bremerton real estate bears watching. Bremerton is a growing community in Kitsap County real estate. With a population of 34,580 people in 2005 Bremerton has historically been the urban center of rural Kitsap County real estate. Due primarily to military deployments Bremerton actually lost population from 2004 to 2005. Despite the loss of population average [...]

PO City Council: Visualize 55 Feet – Kitsap Sun (Subscription) This article from the Kitsap sun reports on deliberations taking place on thew Port Orchard City Council about building height limitations in downtown Port Orchard real estate. It is timely and important, particularly now because of the success of downtown Bremerton real estate developments over [...]

Housing market strong in February – Bizjournals.com I have added another article for readers of my blog about Kitsap real estate housing market trends. We did experience a dip in activity in November and December last year. January was neutral but my figures coincide with the conclusions in this article. I don’t expect the immediate [...]

Passenger-only runs will end in Bremerton – Seattle Post Intelligencer Like it or not, fast, affordable transit connections to I-5 counties is important for Bremerton real estate. There are many companies that have employees on both sides of the Sound. The loss of passenger only service could have a negative effect on companies looking to [...]

Housing market strong in February – Washington Business Journal Wow, with all the national news about slumping housing prices take a look at this! KING5.com (subscription) Housing market strong in FebruaryWashington Business Journal, DC – 23 hours ago Housing prices rose last month, jumping nearly 15 percent from February 2006, causing some real estate experts [...]

Downtown Bremerton | Bids for New Tunnel Come In Too High – Kitsap Sun (Subscription) Read this article about the Bremerton Tunnel Project. What will the effect be on Bremerton real estate values? Downtown Bremerton | Bids for New Tunnel Come In Too High Kitsap Sun (Subscription), WA – Mar 3, 2007 Friday: The state [...]

Big Port of Bremerton Tax Increase Shocks Property Owners – Kitsap Sun (Subscription) Tax money used to fund marina development in Bremerton real estate. Take a look at this article from Steve gardiner at the Kitsap Sun. It is talking about a $90/year tax bill to fund the development bonds for expansion of the Bremerton [...]