4-4-2003
Household Finance settles with state
   Thousands of Washington homeowners overcharged for home loans issued by Household International will share millions of dollars in one of the largest direct consumer restitution cases in U.S. history...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
John L. Scott Web site hits record numbers
   For the month of January, www.JohnLScott.com received over 1.1 million user visits, producing well over 150 million hits. There were also 3.7 million listings viewed on JohnLScott.com and almost one million home searches were performed using John L. Scott Home Search...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
Greg Wilson joins JLS in Silverdale
Well-known local title expert Greg Wilson recently joined the Silverdale office of John L Scott Real Estate.

Wilson began his career in the real estate industry as a title examiner in 1971 in Sacramento. In 1978, he moved to Oregon where he accepted a position as county manager for a small title company in Coos Bay...   (Full Article)

4-4-2003
House advice classes by Poulsbo Parks
   Paul Eberharter, principal architect for Eberharter Architects on Bainbridge Island, will teach a course through Poulsbo Parks and Recreation titled, “Buy, Build or Remodel...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
It’s important to put
interest rates into perspective
By J. Lennox Scott, Chairman and CEO
John L. Scott Real Estate
   Low interest rates — they’re the hot topic of conversation almost anywhere you go. But lately the question I hear asked most often is how long will low interest rates last...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
AGC/OSHA alliance to help promote
safe workplaces
   The Associated General Contractors of Washington and the Seattle regional office of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration have formed an alliance to promote safe working conditions for construction workers...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
Port Orchard developer involved
in major Sequim retail project
   A South Kitsap developer Dick Brown is involved in plans for a major new Sequim shopping center slated to house 395,000 square feet of retail space. The project, dubbed Sequim Village Marketplace, features 12 new buildings. By comparison, Kitsap Mall in Silverdale has about 800,000 square feet of shopping area under one roof. Brown was instrumental in assembling the individual property parcels needed to make the project work...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
Federal environmental ruling favors builders
   In a decision that could bring better protection for endangered species, smarter growth, reduced housing costs and more open government, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, recently ruled that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service must tell Arizona builders and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) where endangered cactus ferruginous pygmy owls may be found on private lands...   (Full Article)
4-4-2003
Riener joins RE/Max in P.O.
Anne Riener has joined RE/Max Town and Country in Port Orchard as a full-time real estate associate. She most recently served with Reid Real Estate and can be reached at 360-874-7600.
4-4-2003
Reid honors top sales associates for 2002
Reid Real Estate recognized its top sales associates from 2002 at its recent annual awards breakfast.

The company has offices in Bremerton, Port Orchard, Belfair and Silverdale.

Tim Wing from Belfair, Rick Slate from Silverdale, Kim Wilson from Port Orchard and Renate Scisney from Bremerton were all recognized as the firm’s top sales associates for last year.

3-14-2003
Remodel Kitsap to debut
at Home & Garden Expo
   Remodel Kitsap, a new, full color magazine published by the Remodelor’s Council of the Homebuilders Association of Kitsap County (HBA) will make its debut at the HBA’s Home & Garden Expo, which is set for March 14 to 16 at the Kitsap Pavilion. The event is the largest home show of its kind in the western Puget Sound region...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
H & R Block... Different than the law
By Temple A. Stark
The tax business can be profitable. That’s certainly one reason local attorney Ron Pinckney got into it.

But companies such as H & R Block, Ernst and Young and countless certified public accountants, also help thousands of people gain control of their finances. Pinckney, 53, said that’s the larger reason he bought all six of the H & R Block franchises in Kitsap County; two in Bremerton, two in Silverdale, one in Port Orchard and one in Poulsbo...   (Full Article)

3-14-2003
Detail team helps build home fit for — a boat
Bainbridge architect keeps busy on the homefront
By Temple A. Stark
When a boat house has an art glass studio as part of the construction team, it’s just possible there might be something special in the works.

“The materials used for the structure were carefully picked to resist the harsh northwest winter storms and salt spray from Puget Sound.” says a release from the architect firm, William Chester Architects and Planners. “The structural skeleton of the boat house is expressed throughout with redwood timbers and bronze columns...   (Full Article)

3-14-2003
Build a Better Kitsap now “Built Green”
   The Homebuilder’s Association of Kitsap County’s (HBA) award-winning “Build a Better Kitsap” program has a new name and logo...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
Lundwall, Benz new at Whitson Winningham
   The Bainbridge Island mortgage brokerage of Whitson Winningham and Company can now help its customers with the addition of veteran mortgage consultants, Missy Lundwall and Becky Benz...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
Surplus building materials sale at
Home and Garden Expo
   Holly Ridge Center will hold its annual surplus building materials sale March 14 to 16 at Home & Garden Expo 2003, sponsored by the Home Builders’ Association of Kitsap County...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
County effectiveness rating boosted a notch
A five-year state review of the Kitsap County Building Division for Insurance Standards Organization proved positive.

The Washington Surveying & Rating Bureau increased its Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule rating from a four to a three...   (Full Article)

3-14-2003
First Horizon Home Loans opens in Silverdale
   National lender First Horizon Home Loans has opened a new branch office at 9230 Bayshore Drive NW, Suite 102, in Silverdale...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
Broker ‘un-retires’ to re-join John L. Scott
   Vicki Browning is the new managing broker of the Bainbridge Island office of John L. Scott Real Estate. A native of the Puget Sound area, Browning has been a licensed Realtor since 1976...   (Full Article)
3-14-2003
Get a mortgage from PNWB on the Internet
Pacific Northwest Bancorp now has a new Web-based mortgage loan program.

A partnership with MortgageBot LLC, a national premier mortgage provider made it possible...   (Full Article)

3-14-2003
Payne earns broker’s license
Denise Payne, GRI, of Silverdale Realty, recently earned her Associate Broker’s license. Payne has been an agent with Silverdale Realty since May of 1997, and earned her GRI professional designation in August of 2001.

She has been specializing in home sales in the Central Kitsap area and has earned a loyal customer following.

Reach her at 360-692-6141 or denise@nwinet.com.

3-14-2003
Two join Coldwell Banker on Bainbridge
Coldwell Banker McKenzie Associates of Bainbridge Island recently announced the addition of Susan Grosten and Sherri Snyder to its office.

Both come from other island offices. Grosten came to Coldwell Banker from Johansson Clark Real Estate and Snyder from Prudential Northwest Real Estate.

They can be reached at (206) 842-1733.

3-14-2003
Cleaver, Johnson join RE/Max in P.O.
   RE/Max Town and Country recently announced the addition of Donald Cleaver and Roger Johnson to its staff.
3-14-2003
Windermere’s Poulsbo office adds associates
   Sales associates Laura Hilton and Randy Taplin have joined the Poulsbo Windermere team. Both are new to real estate. New associate Jim Plourde was previously with ReMax Platinum Services.
2-5-2003
Five sign on with RE/Max Unlimited
RE/MAX Unlimited on Bainbridge Island recently welcomed five new real estate agents/associate brokers to its office.

The new associates have an average of 18 years in the real estate business.

George Moser, a veteran Realtor ince 1990, has lived on the island since 1978...   (Full Article)

2-5-2003
Inslee announces $835,000 for Poulsbo affordable housing project
   U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee has announced $835,000 in new funding for an affordable housing project in Poulsbo. The announcement was made on Jan. 23 as part of a luncheon keynote address to financial institutions, nonprofit groups, state and local government representatives and housing authorities that partner with the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle to create affordable housing and spur economic development in the Puget Sound area...   (Full Article)
2-5-2003
John L. Scott welcomes five to Bainbridge
   The Bainbridge Island office of John L. Scott recently announced the addition of five new agents: Mary Beth Barnett, Virgil Valdez, Kathryn Breda, Jim Valentine, and Mark Pickerill. Barnett brings over 16 years in retail management with Bath & Body Works to the firm...   (Full Article)
2-5-2003
2002 was another record-breaking year
in real estate
2003 will bring continued strong sales
By J. Lennox Scott, Chairman & CEO
John L. Scott Real Estate
   Despite high unemployment, the continuing threat of war and other economic set-backs both locally and across the nation, the residential real estate market had an exceptional year in 2002, setting records locally as well as in markets across the nation...   (Full Article)