9-10-2001
Pope Resources sells resort in Port Ludlow
Poulsbo-based Pope Resources recently closed the sale of its 1,300-acre Port Ludlow resort and real estate development assets. The buyer was Port Ludlow Associates LLC, a new company formed by HCV Pacific Partners LLC...   (Full Article)
9-10-2001
Bremerton planner gains national certification
Bremerton resident Linda E. Streissguth, who works for Puget Sound Energy, was recently certified as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)...   (Full Article)
9-10-2001
HBA sets education series
The Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County (HBA) has set two educational events for its members. Both classes will be taught at the HBA office, 5251 Auto Center Way in Bremerton...   (Full Article)
9-10-2001
Winter joins John L. Scott’s Port Orchard office
The Port Orchard office of John L. Scott Real Estate recently welcomed Billie Jean Winter. Winter has worked in real estate for four years and has recently completed an Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) course. Winter is experienced in conducting transactions in every type of market.

Reach Winter at (360) 620-1561 or bjwinter@johnlscott.com.

9-10-2001
Builders to meet with Endresen
The Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County (HBA) will host its monthly Builder Breakfast in Kingston at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26 at the Puerto Vallarta Restaurant.

County Commissioner Chris Endresen will be the featured speaker. Call (360) 479-5778 or visit www.kitsaphba.com/Builders Breakfast/index.html for reservations.

9-10-2001
Grellier completes earth-friendly workshop
Bremerton’s David Grellier, architect and owner of Atelier Northwest, Inc., recently completed a nine day workshop in cob construction at Cawston, B.C. The workshop involved the construction of a small home using traditional techniques, and was carried out under the direction of experts from the Cob Cottage Company of Cottage Grove, Ore.

Anyone interested in learning about this earth-friendly, inexpensive method of building can reach Grellier at (360) 692-3088.

9-10-2001
HBA makes plans for annual auction
“Mardi Gras Madness II” is the theme for the annual Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County’s (HBA) auction, which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 21. in the ballroom of the Howard Johnson’s Hotel in Bremerton.

Proceeds from the event will be used to support the Affordable Housing Council.

To make reservations for the event, call the HBA at (360) 479-5778 or visit www.kitsaphba.com/Auction/index.html. There is also a donation form available on the site at www.kitsaphba.com/Auction Donation/index.html.

9-10-2001
ICC not to challenge NEC
The International Code Council (ICC) announced recently that it has no plans to develop an electrical code to compete with the National Electrical Code (NEC). ICC Chairman Larry Bell said that doing so “would run counter to ICC’s mission of a single set of national model construction codes.”

The ICC recommended that those interested in electrical safety should continue to participate in the NEC development process. But it also noted that industry concerns over coordinating the administrative provisions and technical aspects of the NEC that “do not specifically deal with electrical safety and are regulated by other codes.”

For information, visit www.intlcode.org.

8-7-2001
Architect from Bremerton honored by
Time Magazine as the best in the country
Steven Holl, a 53-year-old West High School Class of 1966 graduate has been named by Time Magazine as the best architect in the country.

The weekly news magazine’s July 9 issue featured the first installment of its five-part “America’s Best” series. It profiled 21 people in the arts and entertainment industries...   (Full Article)

8-7-2001
Pair joins RE/Max in Silverdale
Two experienced Central Kitsap agents have joined the county’s newest real estate firm, RE/Max Platinum Services. Ted Abernathy is an associate broker and assistant managing broker with nearly 10 years of experience...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Realtors welcome 10
The Kitsap County Association of Realtors recently welcomed 10 new members to its ranks...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Summer sales season
By J. Lennox Scott, President – John L. Scott Real estate
The door of opportunity is wide open for home buyers and sellers this summer. Interest rates have continued to remain low and according to many economists, it’s probable that rates will drop even further for short-term and adjustable-rate mortgages...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Windermere’s Kitsap offices
present $13,000 to local groups
Sales associates and staff with the four Windermere Real Estate offices in Kitsap recently teamed up with the Windermere Foundation to donate $13,000 to five local organizations...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
RE/Max Platinum Services launched new office
  RE/Max Platinum Services launched it’s new office at 9657 Levin Rd...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Port Blakely wins round two
The Kitsap Citizens for Rural Preservation and The Suquamish Tribe have both dropped their complaints against the annexation of 440 acres of land near Kitsap Lake into the City of Bremerton when it became clear their challenge with not be upheld...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Granquist wins contract for office building at OVIP
The Port of Bremerton has selected Granquist Construction of Port Orchard to construct a new, 12,000-square-foot office building at Olympic View Industrial Park near Bremerton National Airport...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Island Hammer names new superintendent
North Kitsap general contractor Island Hammer, L.L.C., has hired Craig “Dewey” Goodrich as the company’s field superintendent. In his new position, Goodrich, a Bainbridge Island resident, will be in charge of the daily supervision for all construction projects in progress for the firm...   (Full Article)
8-7-2001
Windermere welcomes two in Port Orchard
The Port Orchard office of Windermere Real Estate recently welcomed two new agents. They are James Bergstrom and Bridgette Greenwood...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
Poulsbo Place the big winner in 2001 Parade of Homes
The 2001 Parade of Homes, which was held June 2 and 3, saw Security Properties walk away with both awards in the categories homes in its Poulsbo Place development were entered in as well as the Best of Show award...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
Leach hangs out his own shingle
After 19 years with the Silverdale office of John L. Scott, well-known local Realtor and past Managing Broker Frank Leach has decided to open his own office in Central Kitsap...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
The benefits of energy conservation in the workplace
By J. Lennox Scott, President John L. Scott Real Estate
I believe that everyone should make an effort to become informed about energy conservation, both in the home and in the workplace. In past articles I’ve discussed at length ways that each of us can reduce our power usage in our homes, but lets focus on commercial energy use and ways that businesses can help reduce the demand on our energy resources...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
Internet real estate company opens in Kitsap
  North Kitsap real estate broker Michael Svardh has started a new local Internet based Real Estate brokerage. The firm exists exclusively on the internet and can be found at www.NorthKitsap.com...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
Dahl signs on with Homes & Land
Poulsbo resident Scott Dahl has been named as account manager for the Homes & Land and Home Guide magazines. He has an M.S. in Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University and a B.A. in Advertising from Brigham Young University...   (Full Article)
6-30-2001
Three Bainbridge Realtors earn ABR
The Accredited Buyers Representative (ABR) designation has been earned by Bainbridge Island Realtors Deborah Allen, Norm Barquist and Lynda Blain of Coldwell Banker Marie Gallagher and Associates.
6-9-2001
Scott honored in Top 5 most admired in industry
J. Lennox Scott, President of John L. Scott Real Estate, has been recognized by REAL Trends Magazine as one of the Nation’s top 5 “Most Admired Persons” in the residential real estate industry...   (Full Article)
6-9-2001
Coldwell Banker going discount route?
Blue Edge Realty advertises 2 percent commissions
Although an official announcement has yet to be made, Blue Edge Realty, and its Web site, BlueEdge.com, appears poised to offer services to home sellers for a 2 percent commission. The company is operating in Pittsburgh, Penn. and in Bloomington, Peoria, Springfield and Champaign, Ill., according to the Web site...   (Full Article)
6-9-2001
Windermere sets Community Service Day
Friday, June 15, is the day nearly 6,000 Windermere Real estate agents and staff will take the day off to work on neighborhood improvement projects throughout the Northwest...   (Full Article)
6-9-2001
Floyd Wickman Courses owner downsizes
The company that owns the famous Floyd Wickman Courses has downsized its operations and called off a potential merger amid rumors about its financial status.

A company official said the company had positive cash flow in the first quarter of this year and isn’t having any financial difficulty...   (Full Article)

6-9-2001
Recognizing minority home ownership contributions
A partnership of six real estate associations have banded together to present a new national awards program called HOPE, which stands for Home Ownership Participation for Everyone. The HOPE Awards will recognize outstanding contributions by individuals and organizations in promoting home ownership by minorities...   (Full Article)
6-9-2001
Refinance business is booming once again say lenders
The drop in mortgage interest rates to 7 percent or less nationwide has created a boom in mortgage refinancing. The Mortgage Bankers Association of America, a trade group in Washington, says applications for refinancing have exceeded those for new mortgages for the past eight weeks. The industry predicts 2001 could be the strongest year for mortgage refinancing since 1998, when a record 7.9 million were executed...   (Full Article)
6-9-2001
Homes & Land dumps Homes.com for its own online venture
While Homes.com was laying off 40 percent of its staff, the company that founded the first realty dot-com, cut its ties to do its own thing.

Tallahassee, Fla.-based Homes & Land Publishing, Ltd., which publishes 65 million real estate magazines annually in more than 200 markets, including Kitsap and Mason Counties, has developed a new Web site highlighting homes for sale, agents, brokers and other real estate services providers who advertise in its magazines...   (Full Article)