12-9-2004
HBA remodelers honor REX award winners
   The third annual “REX” Awards took place on Nov. 4 at the monthly general membership dinner for Home Builders Association of Kitsap County (HBA). The event took place at the Red Lion Silverdale Hotel...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
Malibu lists upscale condominiums
with Windermere
   Malibu Corporation CEO Bruce McCurdy recently announced that the firm has listed The Meridian luxury condominium homes with Windermere Real Estate in North Kitsap...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
Archicadia project
awarded “Built Green” certification
   Archicadia Design/Build of Bainbridge Island recently announced that its new project at 7503 Baker Hill Rd has been awarded a “Built Green” certification from the Kitsap County Homebuilders’ Association (HBA). This designation is awarded to new construction to reflect the environmental responsibility of the project in the areas of site management and landscaping, resource and energy efficiency and interior air quality...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
Creative Countertops celebrates anniversary
   Poulsbo’s Creative Countertops, Inc. recently celebrated its second business anniversary. The company specializes in fabricating solid surface countertops and tub surrounds. Although it works primarily with home builders and remodeling contractors, the firm also offers its services directly to retail customers. Established in 2002, it is the only certified Corian fabricator in Kitsap County, and has grown from one employee to three since its establishment...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
OFCCP rolls out new system
to identify compliance
   The government’s chief Affirmative Action watchdog agency is rolling out a new system for selecting firms to target for compliance reviews. The Office of Federal Contract Compliance (OFCCP) developed the new system this summer. The Federal Contractor Selection System (FCSS) is a database of all known federal contractors holding direct federal contracts with U.S. government agencies...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
Board of Health to hold hearing
on fee increases
   On Dec. 7th, the Kitsap County Board of Health (BOH) will hold a public hearing to discuss the proposed 2005 Environmental Health Fee Schedule. The Environmental Health Division requested increases in service charges in all five of its major programs. If approved, new service charges will become effective on Jan. 1, 2005...   (Full Article)
12-9-2004
Prowse donates another
commission to Chamber
   Brenda Prowse, broker and owner of Brenda Prowse Properties in Poulsbo, recently donated $1,324 to the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce on behalf of clients who sold their home through her company. Chamber President Kevin Hogan gratefully accepted the donation at a recent Chamber Board meeting.
12-9-2004
Kay achieves another outstanding quarter
   Prudential Real Estate recently announced the Karin Kay has earned the 3rd place State-wide sales award for Prudential for this past quarter.
12-9-2004
Bremer Trust reorganizes
The Olympic College Board of Trustees has reorganized the Bremer Trust, expanding the number of trustees to three, including one experienced in commercial real estate.

Bremerton Mayor Cary Bozeman said he looks forward to working with the new trustees on the revitalization of the Bremer Trust’s downtown properties which he believes are important to the City’s future and economic development.

12-9-2004
Bainbridge Island Racquet Club
completes phase one
   The Bainbridge Island Racquet Club recently completed the first phase of its expansion. The Club, located adjacent to Meadowmeer Golf Course and owned by Ted Eisenhardt since 1991, remodeled and refurbished its five in-door tennis courts, walls, lighting and roof insulation. Next spring, it plans to add a new fitness center, complete with juice bar and social area.
12-9-2004
Debbie Dideum joins John L. Scott
in Port Orchard
Jacqui Curtiss, managing broker of the Port Orchard office of John L. Scott Real Estate, recently announced the addition of agent Debbie Dideum to her team.

Even though Dideum is new to the John L. Scott Port Orchard office, she is very familiar with the real estate industry. With 22 years of local experience as a Realtor.

Reach Dideum at (360) 876-7600.

12-9-2004
Windermere’s Port Ludlow office
adds new associate
Windermere Real Estate recently announced the addition of sales associate Patricia Thompson to its Port Ludlow office.

Thompson has worked in real estate for over 18 years, in both Alaska and Washington State. Most recently, she was a sales associate with Hadlock Realty in Port Hadlock.

12-9-2004
Von Trotha joins Hecker Architects
   Hecker Architects, PS recently announced that Tracy von Trotha has joined the firm’s professional architectural staff as project architect. She recently relocated to the Bremerton area from South Carolina, where she was an associate with LS3P Associates Ltd and brings over 7 years of design and technical expertise with medical and corporate office projects.
12-9-2004
New office for Reid Real Estate in Belfair
   Reid Real Estate, rather than remodel, built a new and larger office to better serve their clientele. The office located at NE 23861 State Route 3 was open for business the first week of November and can be reached at (360) 275-2868.
11-9-2004
Tribe files suit to overturn
Hearings Board decisions on UGAs
Suquamish Tribe also seeking to invalidate vesting rights
By Lary Coppola
   In a move that caught county officials and developers alike clearly by surprise, the Suquamish Tribe has filed a lawsuit in Kitsap County Superior Court to overturn the recent Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (CPSGMHB) decisions on the Urban Growth Area (UGA) boundaries for the McCormick Urban Village, also known as ULID #6, the South Kitsap Industrial Area (SKIA), and the Kingston UGA...   (Full Article)
11-9-2004
Rice Fergus Miller designs
Issaquah’s Timber Ridge at Talus
   Rice Fergus Miller Architecture and Planning is nearing the completion of early design documents for Timber Ridge, a new Continuing Care Retirement Community to be built at Talus in Issaquah. Life Care Services Corporation of Des Moines, Iowa, is the developer...   (Full Article)
11-9-2004
Peoples Bank names Barbara Wight
as real estate loan rep
   Barbara Wight, a well-known and respected local banker, has signed on as a real estate loan representative with the People’s Bank Silverdale Home Loan Center...   (Full Article)
11-9-2004
Port of Bremerton executes agreement
with Kitsap SEED
   Taking another step toward the development of a major job and business center for Kitsap County, the Port of Bremerton executed the agreement that designates a 40 to 60 acre piece of its Olympic View Industrial Park for this purpose. Following its earlier contract with Sustainable Synergy, a local business and development consulting group, the Port designated a site that includes a portion of the former Norseland mobile home park, which was found to be contaminated, and has since been rehabilitated with few restrictions...   (Full Article)
11-9-2004
P.O/S.K sub-area Citizen Advisory Group
to meet
   The second in a series of Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) meetings to help refine alternatives for the future urban growth area in South Kitsap is scheduled for Nov. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. It will take place in the City Council Chambers at Port orchard City Hall...   (Full Article)
11-9-2004
Capatan joins Realty Station
Realty Station Inc. recently announced that Cathy Capatan has joined the sales team.

Capatan has been investing in real estate for almost ten years in Kitsap County as well as owning Montecatini, a hair and beauty salon in Silverdale.

Capatan can be reached at (360) 377-5699.

11-9-2004
Jones completes RS210 course
Dave Jones, CRS completes RS210, “Building an Exceptional Customer Service Referral Business.”

He is serving as education chair of the Washington State Chapter of Certified Residential Specialists. There are 860 CRSs who are members of the Chapter in 2004 and in this capacity, Jones coordinates and attends all CRS classes held in Washington State.

11-9-2004
Windermere adds new associate in Port Orchard
Windermere Real Estate recently announced the addition of sales associate Andee Bemrose to its Port Orchard office.

Bemrose has over 30 years experience in retail management, most recently as a store manager with Target in Lakewood. Reach Bemrose at 360-876-9600.

10-4-2004
North County sub-area plans to be updated
   Beginning in September, the Kitsap County Department of Community Development will start working with two citizen workgroups to update the Suquamish Rural Village Sub-Area Plan and to develop the second phase of the Kingston Sub-Area Plan...   (Full Article)
10-4-2004
Discount on liability insurance offered to
builders involved in housing quality program
   Home builders involved in the NAHB Research Center's National Housing Quality certification programs can receive discounted general liability insurance from Home Builders' Warranty (HBW) Insurance Services, LLC, a managing general agent with underwriting authority from several insurance companies...   (Full Article)
10-4-2004
BIAW victorious in case against
State Building Code Council
   The Washington State Building Code Council (Council) has reversed itself in response to a lawsuit filed by BIAW last month in Thurston Superior Court challenging the Council’s position on local code amendments...   (Full Article)
10-4-2004
Five new associates join
Windermere’s North Kitsap office
Windermere Real Estate recently announced the addition of the following sales associates to its Poulsbo-North Kitsap office located on Highway 305.

Sales associates Wendy Burroughs, Kelly Muldrow, Cherie Patel, Kim Reese, and David A. Rutherford are all new to Windermere.

10-4-2004
Windermere’s Port Orchard office adds
new associates
Windermere Real Estate recently announced the addition of the following sales associates to its Port Orchard office:

Roxanne Kasperson has worked in human services for the past three years and Tim Watson, who has worked in the South Kitsap School District in Port Orchard.

Reach them at (360) 876-9600.

8-6-2004
BIAW sues state Building Code Council
over new codes
   The Building Industry Association of Washington (BIAW) and six of its members filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Building Code Council (Council) in Thurston County Superior Court over a decision the Council made concerning the newly enacted International Building Code (I-Codes). The new I-Codes were adopted by the state legislature in 2003 and went into effect July 1, replacing the outdated Uniform Building Code (UBC) that has been in place for the past 30 years...   (Full Article)
8-6-2004
Working with a buyer’s agent:
More qualifications, same cost to clients
By Rodika Tollefson
   You can think of a buyer’s agent as a specialized physician — a family doctor versus a specialist who has more qualifications and training in a specific area. The Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) is the real estate agent who has proved excellence in representing buyers and was certified by the National Association of Realtors® based on specific criteria including special education...   (Full Article)