Silverdale Real Estate News and Questions
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We were supposed to get our first frost of the Fall season this morning, but it was just a tease. The temp was 38 degrees at 6am |
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As a real estate professional in Kitsap County, I spend several hours a day doing market research for many different types of clients, first time homebuyers, new construction consumers and military members relocating from here or to here. Some of my clients want to know what is new – some
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a YTD median price of about $300,000 at the end of August, down 4.7 percent from a year ago. The August median closed sale of $275,900 was about 21% less than the August median a year ago. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen
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Directions: 3337 NW Byron St, Silverdale Washington
Silverdale Waterfront Park is more than a county park, it is a community icon. Several activities throughout the year are located at this gorgeous 2.3 acre park on Dyes Inlet of Puget Sound. The park boasts saltwater beach access, a huge kids playground,
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Directions: 3200 NW Byron, Silverdale WA
In 2004 the Kitsap County Veteran's Memorial was dedicated in a ceremony that included speeches, color guards and the raising of the United States flag along with the POW/MIA flag and the service flags of each branch of the military.
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In the early 80's, after the Kitsap Mall was completed, growth in and around the Silverdale WA area literally exploded, and a badly needed retail mecca for residents was created. To this day, it has continued to attract many of the national chains and big box stores.
By far one of
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One of the more difficult challengesin moving to a new area is finding a good, reputable auto repair shop. There are few things worse in life than having your car breakdown in a strange city and not know where to take it.
If you have recently moved to the Kitsap
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One of my favorites things I enjoy about living on the beautiful Kitsap Peninsula here in scenic Washington State, is taking my boat out on the Hood Canal, part of the extensive inland waterways of Puget Sound. The Hood Canal is a long, deep, narrow strip of water wedged in between
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One of the challenges when relocating to a new area is finding out where the good restaurants are.
One of my favorite spots right here in Silverdale WA is the Silver City Restaurant & Brewery.
The two owners, Steve and Scott, got their start back in 1990 when they opened "Top
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a YTD median price of about $294,000 at the end of July, down 3.6 percent from a year ago. The July median closed sale of $248,000 was about 16% less than the July median a year ago. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen 8.4%
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As many of you may know, my wife, Janice, is a 5th grade teacher at Brownsville Elementary School in the Central Kitsap School District here in scenic Kitsap County WA.
She received a phone call today from her Principal, who informed her that the WASL scores (WA Assessment of Student Learning)
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Directions: 3337 NW Byron St, Silverdale Washington
Silverdale Waterfront Park is more than a county park, it is a community icon. Several activities throughout the year are located at this gorgeous 2.3 acre park on Dyes Inlet of Puget Sound. The park boasts saltwater beach access, a huge kids playground,
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a YTD median price of about $294,000 at the end of June, down 3.6 percent from a year ago. The June median closed sale of $248,000 was about 25% less than the June median a year ago. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen 12%
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a YTD median price of about $305,000 at the end of May, up less than a percent from a year ago. The YTD median rose about 4% from its value last month after falling significantly the previous two months. The May median closed sale of
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a median price of about $293,000 at the end of April, down about 2.3% from a year ago. The YTD median dropped about 11% from its value last month and last month dropped 15% from the previous month. We started the year with a number
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a median price of about $330,000 at the end of March, up about 4% from a year ago. However, the YTD median dropped about 15% from its value last month, so the distribution of sales is becoming more like in past years for this market.
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Military Appreciation Day at Kitsap Mall is scheduled fornext Saturday, March 29, 2008. This annual event, sponsored by Kitsap Mall, the Silverdale Chamber of Commerce, and local military installations, is a salute to our military men and women as well as their families.Local businesses will be on hand offering demonstrations of
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Sparky and Buckwheat (aka Rich Jacobson and Mark Flanders), the dynamic blogging duo of SOUNDBITEBLOG, meet every Thursday morning at 8AM for coffee at The Global Bean in Silverdale WA.We invite all area real estate professionals to join us for an informal discussion on all things Web 2.0 worthy, and to
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Famous Dave's, thelargest barbecue franchise in the nation, has opened a restaurant in Silverdale! The grand opening was today, March 17, 2008, at 3276 NW Plaza Road,between Pier One Imports and Target.I first became familiar with Famous Dave's when my friend and past client Tara S. heard we were moving to
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Living in the Pacific Northwest, and beinga stone's throw across the Sound from Seattle, we are literally inundated with coffee shops & espresso stands onnearly everycorner. Fromthe major players like Starbuck's, Tully's, and Seattle's Best, to the smaller venues like "Natte Latte," we have a wealth of choices to get our
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If you are new to Kitsap County and have just reported to Naval Base Kitsap, you may be wondering what to do in the area as spring approaches.Silverdale Waterfront Park is a wonderful 17 acre recreation facility by Kitsap Parks and Recreation located right in the heart of Silverdale! The park
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a median price of about $387,500 at the end of February, up about 29% from a year ago. This rise in prices is not across the board, but instead reflects an increased number of sales in higher price ranges. Kitsap County median prices have fallen
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Yours Truly is quoted in this month's issue (March 2008)of the Kitsap Peninsula Business Journal. I was contacted several weeks ago by one of their contributing writers, and was interviewed for an article in their Technology Sectionabout business blogging.In the article, I mention my involvement here on ActiveRain, and the local
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Please keep in mind that it's the first month of a new year, so the year-to-date numbers may be quite variable compared to last month. Homes in Silverdale were selling for a median price of about $397,500 at the end of January, up about 40% from a year ago (this is
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Homes in Silverdale were selling for a median price of about $318,500 at the end of December, up about 1% from a year ago. The number of YTD closed sales was down 3.7% from a year ago, compared to a drop in closed sales of 18% for the County as a
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When we moved from the Midwest 6 years ago, and relocatedto the beautiful KitsapPeninsula, surrounded by the picturesque waters of the Puget Sound, we were relieved to learn that the Winters hereweren't as extreme as what we had experiencedback in Kansas.Granted, we do have some pretty consistent rainfall that stretches over
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