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Can your social media friends steal your identity? The short answer is Yes. Identity theft is becoming an exact science, and friendly sites like Facebook are a great tool for cyber crooks. If your Facebook Friend is one you know personally, you don’t have to worry (right?). But too many Facebook...
03/23/2011
Admit it! You haven't read your credit card agreement, have you? And no wonder! It's written to protect the credit card company, not you. The average credit card user in the U.S. reads at just below a ninth-grade level. The average credit card agreement demands at least a college-level reading s...
03/18/2011
  Save more than daylight! Don't forget to set your clocks an hour ahead this Saturday before you turn in. If you or a friend are still waiting for something to happen before you get serious about buying your next home, consider the following facts: You can't buy a home without funds. Most of us...
03/09/2011
Silverdale Closed Transactions Month of February   Please note: we are comparing closings during this year's February and last year's February.   February this year saw no change in the number of Silverdale closings.   The four homes that sold were on the market for less than five months.  The a...
03/04/2011
 Kingston Closed Transactions Month of February   Please note: we are comparing closings during this year's February and last year's February.   February this year saw 40% fewer closings in Kingston.   Transactions closed very quickly--in just over a month.  The average selling price was down by...
03/03/2011
 Closed Transactions Month of February   Please note: we are comparing closings during this year's February and last year's February.   February this year saw 42% fewer closings in Poulsbo.   Transactions closed nearly a month and a half faster.  The average selling price was up by three percent...
03/03/2011
 Closed Transactions Month of February   Please note: we are comparing closings during this year's February and last year's February.   17% more homes closed in February this year.   Transactions closed three months faster.  The average selling price was less by 25 percent.      Sellers accepted...
03/01/2011
Closed Transactions Month of February Here are last month's statistics for North, Central, and South Tacoma.  27% fewer homes closed this month than during the same month last year.    The average sale was down 16%. Sellers accepted about 12% less than their original asking price. Tacoma continu...
03/01/2011
Annual Transaction Report for 2010 Here are last year's statistics for Silverdale. 2010 saw a decrease of twenty-two percent in closed transactions compared to the previous year.  The average sale price fell four percent.  Market time decreased by one and a half months.   Silverdale is moving to...
02/21/2011
Annual Transaction Report for 2010 Here are last year's statistics for Kingston 2010 saw an increase of sixteen percent in closed transactions compared to the previous year.  The average sale price fell thirteen percent.  Market time decreased by three months.   Kingston is moving towards a sell...
02/21/2011
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