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Housing market on a good foundation
for the future in Kitsap County
By Temple A. Stark |
| In the last few years Kitsap County’s new housing market never hit a lull. The drop in home construction had already happened... (Full Article) |
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How to choose the right contractor
By Sandra Spargo |
| Knowing how to choose a contractor determines the success of building or remodeling a home. Regardless of education, income or professional background, a homeowner can be subjected to cost overruns, jobs behind schedule, poor quality work and fraud... (Full Article) |
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Who’s Who among Kitsap’s commercial builders
By Steve Littfin |
| Active Construction operates primarily in Western Washington, performing a variety of private and public works contracts. Typical projects range from $500,000 to $8 million. Active is a state and AGC approved safety contractor... (Full Article) |
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Who’s Who among Kitsap residential builders
By Steve Littfin |
| There are has numerous excellent builders of quality homes working in Kitsap County. Here is a list of builders who responded to a recent survey. For a complete listing see www.kitsaphba.com... (Full Article) |
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Using computer technology in the local building industry
By Sandra Spargo |
Computer technology has speeded up competition, influencing the building industry and their customers in Kitsap County. The hand-worked spreadsheet, 10-key calculator and drawing board are becoming obsolete.
Here is an overview of how four people in the local construction industry use their computers... (Full Article)
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Intuit launches new Master Builder software
to benefit homebuilders
Added features help save time, provide more home builder-specific data |
| Intuit Inc., which makes the popular QuickBooks small business software, has announced its new Master Builder™ Network Edition release that includes specific enhancements to help home builders better manage their businesses... (Full Article) |
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Statewide 800 number for cable locates |
| In an effort to reduce cable cuts and telecommunications outages that result from them, the Washington State legislature has mandated that a single state-wide toll-free telephone number be used for referring excavators to the appropriate cable locate service. The number, (800) 424-5555, will be prominently displayed in all phone directories. Sprint is putting the number on its customer billing statements at least once a year as well... (Full Article) |
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Windermere appoints new managing broker |
| Cindy White has been named by Windermere Real Estate/West Sound Inc. as its new managing broker in the Poulsbo office White relocated from Bellingham where she has served as a manager/broker since 1980 and coached many agents to higher levels of achievement and success... (Full Article) |
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Trio joins RE/Max in Port Orchard |
| Three south end real estate agents recently joined RE/MAX Town & Country in Port Orchard. Owners Linda Rowe and Rhonda Edwards announced that Mitch Morey, who has been the number one agent at Coldwell Banker, Parkshore Real Estate since 1995 joined the firm, along with Sandy Small and Tonya Lundin. Morey is considered an expert in local growth management, zoning and land use issues... (Full Article) |
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A short course in land use terms |
Among the land use acronyms used to describe community opposition are:
NIMBY: Not In My Back Yard
BANANA: Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone
CAVE: Citizens Against Virtually Everything
NIMTOO: Not In My Term Of Office
NOOS: Not On Our Street
NOPE: Not On Planet Earth
LULU: Locally Unwanted Land Use |
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Moon named new president and COO of John L. Scott |
| Jerry L. Moon, who has served as John L. Scott President and Owner J. Lennox Scott’s right hand man for more than a decade, has been named as company president and chief operating officer. Moon was formerly the executive vice president... (Full Article) |
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KCAR welcomes 23 to ranks |
| The Kitsap County Association of Realtors (KCAR) recently welcomed 23 new members. They are: Connie Doe, Brenda Prowse Properties, Inc.; Klaus Golombek and Blaine Highfield of Windermere Real Estate in Silverdale... (Full Article) |
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Urban growth boundaries fence out minorities
An elitist assault on the American Dream could
also retard overall economic growth
By Wendell Cox |
| Advocates of “Smart Growth” have been concerned about declining housing affordability in their “city on a hill,” Portland, Ore. So when Georgia Tech’s Dr. Arthur C. Nelson hypothesized that rising costs represented capitalization of Portland’s desirability in housing prices, straws were grasped throughout the movement. Nelson’s hypothesis was repeated as sacred truth. But the foundations are as solid as sand... (Full Article) |
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Builders support Bush housing initiative |
| President Bush’s “Renewing the Dream” initiative — an innovative homeownership tax credit program introduced in the Administration’s fiscal year 2003 budget as a means of increasing the supply of affordable homes for sale – has received the strong support of the nation’s home builders... (Full Article) |
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Growth in remodeling expected to resume |
| Remodeling activity most likely declined during the second half of last year, but remodelers at the recent National Association of Homebuilders (NAHB) convention said that their businesses were holding up well for the most part. Kitsap remodelers seem to agree in an informal poll taken the third week in March... (Full Article) |
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Mutual Materials project finished
at South Kitsap industrial park |
Local construction management and general contracting firm, the BJC Group Inc., recently completed construction of a new for Mutual Materials at the Port Orchard Industrial Park, off of Old Clifton Road.
The new facility is comprised of a 1,800 sq. ft. office building and two 6,000 sq. ft. metal warehouse buildings for material storage... (Full Article)
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AIA honors Bainbridge architects |
Cutler Anderson Architects of Bainbridge Island has received its sixth national Honor Award form the American Institute of Architects.
Formerly James Cutler Architects, the firm worked with Johnston Architects of Seattle to design the award winning Maple Valley Library, also receiving an Honor Award from the Seattle chapter of the AIA... (Full Article)
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Faster building permits in Tacoma
By Stephen Kaczor |
| Amazing improvements in government service are not reported too often. Here is one that many would like to see in Kitsap County. The City of Tacoma took customer service to a new level in 1995 with ultra-fast building permit processing; and, a money back guarantee if the allotted time is exceeded... (Full Article) |
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Puget Sound market is providing
historic opportunity for ‘move up’ buyers
By J. Lennox Scott, Chairman
John L. Scott Real Estate |
| On Oct. 2 of last year the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the ninth time, bringing them down to historically low levels. Low rates have created enormous opportunities for all types of homebuyers and homeowners. One opportunity in particular that I would like to discuss is the chance that current homeowners have to “price jump.... (Full Article) |
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Multi-dimensional landscaping
By Ken Perry |
| If you think of a residential or commercial property as a blank canvas and yourself as the artist armed with an easel, palette, and brushes, you can create something out of the ordinary. With no basic design in mind, the end result could be amateurish, constrained, and aesthetically disastrous... (Full Article) |
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Ryan breaks ground on new building |
Poulsbo’s Tim Ryan Construction, Inc. (TRC) recently broke ground on a 5,300 square foot building that will serve as headquarters for Tim Ryan Properties. The location is 19301 8th Ave. NE, Poulsbo. The completion date is set for this summer.
Tim Ryan Construction can be reached at (360) 779-7667.
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