Using the example of Kingston - the largest housing market in North Kitsap - homes were selling for a median price of about $415,000 at the end of April, up about 16% from a year ago and up about 17% from last month. Kingston prices fluctuate more than some of the other markets because of the lower listing and sales volume. Kitsap County median prices have fallen 5.3% over the past year. The YTD number of closed sales is down 50% from a year ago, and the YTD number of pending sales is down 46%. The number of closed sales is down 25% Countywide from a year ago. The number of active listings in Kingston (99) is up 43% from a year ago and up 6 percent since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 25 months - only 4 sales closed in... 05/15/2008

Using the example of Kingston - the largest housing market in North Kitsap - homes were selling for a median price of about $355,000 at the end of March, down about 1% from a year ago and up about 6.3% from last month. Kingston prices fluctuate more than some of the other markets because of the lower listing and sales volume. Kitsap County median prices have fallen 5.3% over the past year. The YTD number of closed sales is down 39% from a year ago, and the YTD number of pending sales is down 53%. The number of closed sales is down 26% Countywide from a year ago. The number of active listings in Kingston (93) is up 41% from a year ago and up 11 percent since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 18.6 months - only 5 sales clos... 04/05/2008

Using the example of Kingston - the largest housing market in North Kitsap - homes were selling for a median price of about $355,000 at the end of February, down about 3% from a year ago and down about 9.6% from last month. Kingston prices fluctuate more than some of the other markets because of the lower listing and sales volume. Kitsap County median prices have fallen 6% over the past year. The YTD number of closed sales is down 40% from a year ago, and the YTD number of pending sales is down 38%. The number of closed sales is down 19% Countywide from a year ago. The number of active listings in Kingston (84) is up 33% from a year ago and up 11 percent since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 28 months - only 3 sales clo... 03/09/2008

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. Using the example of Kingston - the largest housing market in North Kitsap - homes were selling for a median price of about $392,500 at the end of January, down about 13% from a year ago. Kingston prices fluctuate more than some of the other markets because of the lower listing and sales volume. Kitsap County median prices fell less than 1% over the past year. The YTD number of closed sales is the same as a year ago, and the YTD number of pending sales is down 50%. The number of closed sales is down 24% Countywide from a year ago. The number of active listings in Kingston (76) is up 36% from a year ago and up just 1 percent since the end of the year. The... 02/07/2008

Using the example of Kingston - the largest housing market in North Kitsap - homes were selling for a median price of about $357,250 at the end of December, up about 7% from a year ago. Kingston prices fluctuate more than some of the other markets because of the lower listing and sales volume. Kitsap County median prices were up 6% over the past year. The YTD number of closed sales is down 18% from a year ago, and the YTD number of pending sales is down 11%. The number of closed sales is down 18% Countywide from a year ago. The number of active listings in Kingston (75) is up 32% from a year ago, and the inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 25 months. 01/09/2008