3 Reasons Your House Didn't Sell Your phone is ringing off the hook AFTER your home came OFF the market.  The calls are from real estate agents in your area that want you to list your home with them.  They are going to tell you that your home should have sold.  They are going to tell you that they can sell your home.  They have some kind of magic your last real estate agent didn't have.  However, are they going to tell you the truth or are they just going to throw spaghetti on the wall like the last real estate agent.   Spaghetti on the wall?  That's what we at HOMEFRONT Realty call the "let's see what happens" marketing technique.  Ever cook spaghetti?  One way to see if its done is to throw it against the wall and see if it will stick.  If it does, its done and if it doesn't then its... 09/17/2013

  PORT ORCHARD WA 98366-98367 HOMES SOLD REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT AUGUST 2013 September 16, 2013 by Jo Soss  Below are some market statistics for the Port Orchard / Manchester area  for the month of August 2013. These homes are located in the 98366 and 98367 zip code areas and have a listed city of either Port Orchard or Manchester for their physical address. Currently (September 16th ) there are 390 homes available for sale in the Port Orchard / Manchester area of Kitsap County.  During the month of August 121 new listings became active in the NWMLS data base, which is an increase over last year by 34 properties and a small increase over last month (July). There were 105 homes that received offers and the seller and buyer came to terms and those homes are now pending inspection  pendi... 09/16/2013

PORT ORCHARD MOVE-UP BUYER July 31, 2013 by Jo Soss  The last few years have been very difficult for home sellers.  But, now with the market on the mend you might want to think about becoming a move-up buyer.  The move-up buyer is a homeowner who has to sell their current home to move UP to maybe their dream home.  Did you purchase your first home prior to the market decline?  You might be able to make the step up to a home that fits your needs more than your “first-time-buyer” home.  Your life has probably changed which means your housing needs probably have also. Your home might have lost some equity in the market down-turn and it might not be acquiring equity as fast as we here in the West Sound are use to.  You probably are worried about not getting what you think you should when se... 08/26/2013

PORT ORCHARD WA HOMES SOLD REAL ESTATE MARKET REPORT JUNE 2013 July 24, 2013  Below are some market statistics for the Port Orchard / Manchester area  for the month of June 2013.  These homes are located in the 98366 and 98367 zip code areas and have a listed city of either Port Orchard or Manchester for their physical address.  Currently (July 18th) there are 369 homes available for sale in the Port Orchard / Manchester area of Kitsap County.  During the month of June 135 new listings became active in the NWMLS data base.  There were 88 homes that received offers and the seller and buyer came to terms and those homes are now pending inspection  pending back up, pending short sale or PENDING and headed to closing.  During June 98 homes that had been listed as pending closed and the chan... 08/26/2013