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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
HUD launches "Owning Your Future" Fairs to celebrate National Home Ownership Month
Free credit reports, job training and housing counseling part of outreach
efforts in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Albuquerque, New Orleans and Orlando |
| Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced that HUD will bring together 12 federal agencies, members of the business community and nonprofit organizations at five city fairs during June to showcase the tools and resources families need for self-sufficiency and homeownership... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Home sales, prices on the rise again |
| Homes in Kitsap County continue to get more expensive — at least according to the Northwest Multiple Listing Service (NWMLS), which tracks land, home and condo sales in 15 Western Washington counties... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Gen Xers buying disproportionate share
of new homes |
| Households headed by Generation X-ers and members of the so-called “echo-boom” purchased 55 percent of all newly built homes sold in 2003 and are fast becoming the trendsetters in U.S. housing markets, according to Census reports and a new National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) analysis of data on buyer preferences... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Commercial real estate still holding strong
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| Downtown Bremerton isn’t the only place where buildings are going up and businesses are moving in. Here’s a rundown of some of the projects going on elsewhere in the county... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Commercial real estate expected
to improve nationwide over next two years |
| The four major sectors of the commercial real estate market – office, retail, industrial and multifamily – can expect improvement over the next two years, according to a forecast presented at a commercial real estate forum at the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo held last month... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - INSURANCE
Potential sale of KPS has
local businesses concerned
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| In a move that surprised many in Kitsap County the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner (OIC) announced in April that it had tentatively accepted an offer by Group Health Cooperative to purchase KPS Health Plans... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Buying and selling advice from
some top local Realtors
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Home buyers or sellers entering the market after many years may be shocked to find the workings of real estate transactions. Offers are being made within less than a day, homes are on the market for less than two weeks, escalating clauses — offers to top the highest bidder — have become the norm. For buyers, it can be a disheartening experience. For sellers, it’s all about strategy... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - INSURANCE
Protecting your Business
Why do I need insurance, and what kinds do I need?
By Jason Mayer, CPCU, CIC
EHL Insurance |
| Owning and operating a business involves great personal and financial investment, which requires adequate protection from damage caused by a fire or lawsuit. If you don’t have adequate or appropriate insurance to cover the costs of a loss, your business may very well be ruined... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - INSURANCE
Choice, collaboration guiding
health insurance industry
Three health insurance providers discuss current trends
By Maura Hallam Sweley |
| The landscape of health insurance is changing. Three of Washington’s largest health insurance providers – Premera Blue Cross, Regence Blue Shield, and Group Health Cooperative – discuss how the health insurance industry has evolved over the last five years and what’s in store for the future... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
White Horse project sets new opening date
By Rodika Tollefson |
| Some weather problems and other delays have pushed the anticipated opening of the White Horse golf course back. But work is progressing on both the course and the nearby development, according to property owner Bob Screen... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Realtors partner with Neighborworks America
to increase home ownership |
| Quality standards for homeownership education and counseling are crucial to raising communities of informed homebuyers, experts told a gathering of Realtors here... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Realtors now required to take
quadrennial ethics training |
| For the first time in history, nearly all of the nation’s 1.1 million Realtors have taken a refresher training course and passed an examination on the Realtor Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice. Realtors must now take the ethics training at least once every four-year cycle to retain their membership... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
NAR launches new effort to
combat “Toxic” loans |
| The National Association of Realtors® is launching a new consumer education campaign through its membership to help consumers avoid the pitfalls of predatory lending practices that often afflict potential homebuyers with credit problems in today’s hot real estate market... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
Cosmo’s Deli plans new, larger building |
| The popular Cosmo’s Deli, now in its fifth year serving Port Orchard, announced plans for expanding their operations by the fall of this year. “It was a long time in the making,” says Shelly Lewis, co-owner of the business along with Christina Balazs. They have been working through rezoning and land use issues for over a year and a half now... (Full Article) |
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SPECIAL REPORT - REAL ESTATE ON THE PENINSULA
BJC Group completes tenant improvements |
| The BJC Group Inc. recently announced the completion of the tenant improvements for the Naumann-Johnson Orthodontics clinic located at 1565 Woodridge Drive in Port Orchard... (Full Article) |
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