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LakeLand Village, Allyn WA Homes for Sale and Sold~ 2010 Year in Review

LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA Homes for Sale and Sold~2010 Year in Review~

Quite an interesting year 2010 was....... wouldn't you agree?  I think it is safe to say, we are all quite happy to move forward into 2011 with the hopes that the economy will show some better signs of life as well as the real estate market amongst other things, will start to stabilize and pick up a bit more.....

It is most definitely time for a full review of the latest and greatest happenings with homes for sale and sold, in LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA  for the year 2010.  Let's take a quick look at the year in review:

There are currently 16 homes for sale in LakeLand Village.  That brings the inventory down to a pretty low amount even for this time of year.  Typically in the winter, LakeLand Village will average around 20 active listings of homes for sale. 

The prices range anywhere from $149,950 (almost unheard of in previous years for a price for a home in LakeLand village) on up to $399,950.  The active homes for sale in LakeLand Village is broken down as follows:

  • Price Range  -
  • $100,000 to $200,000  there are 2 homes for sale
  • $200,000 to $250,000 - there are 3 homes for sale
  • $250,000 to $300,000 - there are 3 homes for sale
  • $300,000 and up       - there are 8 homes for sale.
  • Average price is = $303,574
  • Average $$'s per square foot - $154.95
  • Average days on the market - 306

Lots of price ranges and lots of choices!  Don't miss out on the opportunity to own a home in LakeLand Village!

There are currently two homes pending (under contract just going through the logistsics of closing the sale). 

  • Average Price = $331,665
  • Average $$'s per square foot = $146.91
  • Average Days on the market = 94.5

The above shows that the pending homes were BELOW the average dollars per square foot of the active homes for sale and the market time a lot less as well.... hmmmmm sounds like some fairly and well priced homes!   Good job sellers!

There were a total of 15 homes sold in LakeLand Village for the year 2010.  This is only homes that were listed with real estate Brokers. 

Price Range :

  • $100,000 to $200,000 - 3 homes sold
  • $200,000 to $300,000 - 5 homes sold
  • $300,000 to $400,000 - 7 homes sold

This means that there was an average of 1.25 homes sold each month in LakeLand Village for the year 2010. With the current amount of inventory (16) that would mean it would take 12.8 months to get rid of the entire 16 currently active homes for sale if no more came on the market.  We all know there will be (more than likely) more homes for sale come on the market, but it does give you a better idea of what is going on.... 

  • Average Price = $265,233
  • Average $$'s per square foot = $127.84
  • Average days on the market = 304

 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront Homes Sold and Active~The 2010 Year in Review~

Hood Canal Waterfront Homes Sold and Active~The 2010 Year in Review~

Well, I think we can all agree that 2010 was definitely a tough year all around and we are all glad to move forward into 2011! 

So how did the Hood Canal, North Shore and South Shore and Puget Sound (Allyn, Grapeview & Victor) waterfront homes for sale fair throughout the year of 2010?  Let's take a look. 

There were a total of 13 sold waterfront homes in those areas specific. 

  • North Shore Waterfront Homes Sold : (4) total. 
  • South Shore Waterfront Homes Sold : (4) total.
  • Puget Sound (Allyn, Victor & Grapeview) waterfront homes sold : (5)
  • Average sold price: $449,069
  • Average $$'s per sq foot? $333.29
  • Average Days on the market :  154

It was a fairly slow market throughout the year for waterfront homes for sale along the Hood Canal & Puget Sound waterfront, but interest seemed to increase the last quarter of 2010.  There are some awesome prices on the waterfront homes activey for sale out there! 

Currently there are 37 active listings for Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront Homes  for sale. The inventory is a lot lower than what we have seen throughout the summer.  The breakdown of the areas for the waterfront homes currently for sale is as follows:

  • North Shore Waterfront Homes for Sale :  13
  • South Shore Waterfront Homes for Sale:  11
  • Puget Sound (Allyn, Victor & Grapeview) : 13
  • Average Price = $510,296
  • Average $$'s per sq foot = $293.78
  • Average Days on the Market = 319.

Many waterfront choices out there!  Lots of opportunity, lots of choices, lots of great values! Is it time for YOU to start thinking about your Hood Canal waterfront home for summertime fun?? 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

Hood Canal Waterfront Home Values~How much is your waterfront property worth?

South Shore and North Shore Hood Canal Waterfront Home and Vacant land Values~How much is your waterfront property worth?

 

The past few weeks has seen a substantial increase in Hood Canal Waterfront property owners asking for an evaluation of their property in today's current real estate market.  I think that part of this was brought on because most of these were just recently re-assessed for their taxable value for next years taxes and there was a substantial INCREASE in their new tax assessed value. 

So what are some of the factors that contribute to establishing a current Fair Market Value for your home in todays real estate market? 

There are many, but let's talk about a few... And this by no means is all of the process but it will give you an idea of some of the many variables involved.  That's also why it is so important to not gauge your value on the "neighbors" down the street or next door.

Every property is unique in it's own way.  We are a fairly rural county, therefore we do not have "tract housing" where all of the homes are very much the same with the same amenities etc.  So adjustments need to be made. 

But let's talk about the waterfront market here locally.  This would be the Hood Canal which includes South Shore and North Shore.  This is a totally different market than the normal "non-waterfront" home.  One of my recent blogs also talked about a "market within a market."  This fits that picture perfectly.  A market within a market

There are many homes for sale along South Shores and North Shores of the Hood Canal.  One of the COMMON factors all of these homes have is that they all have saltwater frontage. That's where the likeness ends...  Even within that water frontage there are many differences such as do they have deep water available for moorage of a boat at all times? Is there a dock? Is it lo-bank or a high bank? is it pebbled or rocky? Can you access the beach easily? Is there shellfish on the beach?  Do you own your own tidelands?

When preparing a market analysis  for Hood Canal waterfront homes, it is important to know the value of waterfront linear footage for the Hood Canal waterfront as well. What does this mean?  It means what is the shoreline frontage worth on a piece of property? Hood Canal waterfrontage typically runs linear water frontage numbers from $2800 per liinear foot for poor location, muddy, shallow shoreline and continues on up $5000 per linear with the ever pristine no bank, great beach, the most desired directional exposure, and more than likely a dock as well. This value is a starting point to work with and from there add and/or subtract based on other amenities from there. 

The interesting thing is that over the years - this value has not changed dramatically.  A superb, pristine, pebble and sand beach, lo bank, western exposure, deep water water frontage along the South Shores (and parts of the North Shores) of Hood Canal can value out at $5000 per linear foot. But ALL the factors and amenities have to be in order to achieve that value.

So if you have 100 feet of awesome beach, the lots deep and level, western exposure or desireable exposure, no standing water issues and it has utilities on it,  your numbers are reaching into the $500,000 mark but you have to adjust from there- (plus or minus other factors that come into play from here).  The research goes way beyond just linear foot frontage. You cannot just take a straight linear footage number and apply to all properties along the South Shores or North Shores of Hood Canal. All of the other variables and factors have to be taken into consideration as well. 

Some of these factors are: Are their utilities? Is there a home? Is it an adorable cabin?  Is it a shack? Is it the Taj Mahal?  Is there a dock? Where is it located? Is it a one story? Is there offstreet parking? Is it remodeled and the list goes on and on.....

We also will look at dollars per square foot of the home.  Square footage is going to include the heated living spaces of the home and are based on that size, the homes amenities and the condition.  Hood Canal Waterfront Home Sales along the North Shore and South Shore of Hood Canal have been around $325.00 per square foot for a good condition home with an an average of up to 1700 square feet.  As weird as it sounds, the more square footage above that - you actually loose $$'s per square foot.  The same with the water frontage.... if you have 200 feet of pristine waterfront you cannot just figure a straight value of a million dollars - it just doesn't work like that.  I know it sounds confusing!   That's why it is important to work with a real estate broker who has the experience, knowledge and skill to successfully achieve your real estate purchase or sale goals. 

So in gathering the information of the sold properties and homes similar to what we are evaluating, it is adjusted up and down depending on the varying factors to establish a value from there.

This is just the beginning of how to determine a current fair market value. From this number, we can make a decision of where the home should be priced. Is it a sellers market? Is it a buyers market? Where are the buyers spending their money (pending sales) and what is your competition (active for sale listings and you have to be the better priced home out there to sell in today's market).  We'll save "How to be positioned correctly in the market with your price" for a later discussion....

As you can see, there are many many factors looked at when preparing a market analysis report specifically for your home.  Just as all real estate is LOCAL - every home is" LOCAL" and individual to itself as well because of the different amenities.  By using all of the stats available and knowing the market area of Hood Canal Waterfront Homes, a value can be established and a price can be determined to be positioned correctly for the current real estate market.  My goal is to sell your home in the shortest amount of time at the highest rate of return as possible. 

 Price your home correctly for your local real estate market and you will be a winner!

 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

Be Careful of The Double Edge Sword .......

 

The Double Edge Sword .......

 

The Tax Assessor and your "Fair Market Value"......    

Now don't get me wrong when you read this because it almost sounds as though I am for higher property taxes, and I am not;   I am just trying to share with you a different perspective that seemed kind of ironic of how to look at this as well as make sure that your "assessment" is correct .  Maybe it is too high, maybe it isn't.... Maybe it's just a double edge sword....

The past two weeks have been relatively crazy with phone calls with customers looking for comparable sales for their properties because the TAX MAN has been out and about physically re-assessing properties in parts of our area. Mason County is broken down into differents areas for tax re-evaluation and every four years on a rotating basis, one area or another in the county is being physically re-evaluated.  If memory serves me correctly it is Area "2" that is being re-assessed this year for next years taxes; Parts of the Hood Canal Belfair area  to include North Shore, South Shore, Allyn - LakeLand Village etc.   Most of us in this area are just now getting our new tax assessed values and our jaws are dropping!

Most property owners saw a susbstantial INCREASE in their land values and a decrease in the building and improvement values with their new tax property tax assessment.  Overall many of the new tax assessments are significantly HIGHER for the upcoming year.

 "How can this be with the real estate market so depressed and sales/values so ridiculously low?"   

That has been the question posed to me for the past two weeks in emails, phone calls and face to face visits.  I have been working 12-14 hours a day to try and help the many that have asked me to do a market analysis for their home/property so they can provide and see recent comparables of sold properties in todays market to compare with their new tax assessed value.

There is actually quite a bit involved on how our properties are assessed for tax purposes. And there is a lot involved as well establishing a fair market value in the current market for sale purposes as well. And I am by know means an expert on the process the Assessors use to evaluate properties. It can actually be quite confusing.   The information on how they assess our property in Mason County and other assessor information can be found on the county website under the assessor link.  You should take a look at it and visit how they establish this value. It may even be worth a phone call to the Assessor's office to speak with an appraiser to understand it even further.  But most of all, remember too this value is for a tax assessment value and may be based on a "fair market value" for tax purposes; they are not trying to put a price tag on selling your home in today's market. 

The comparables that the Tax assessor uses for Mason County assessments are not current year sales.  When homes and properties are re-assessed in Mason County, the assessor uses sold comparables from before January 1st of the year being physically re-assesed; That's what it states on their website.  In other words, if your property was re-assessed this year, the sold comparables were from 2009 or maybe even earlier....They can go back even further if they are unable to find good comparables.

Hmm... could that be part of the problem? Well then how can that be a "fair market value?"  Well it very well may have been for the year they were using the comparables from...??? They are establishing a taxable value which may not necessarily be the value of what your home would necessarily sell for in todays market.

Some of the assessments do seem to be to high in my opinion, BUT I have to be honest and tell you that SOME did not.  The more I researched specific properties, which were mostly Hood Canal waterfront properties,   the more I found the assessor was closer in their new-reevaluation than what the OLD evaluation was.  They still seemed non-conservative leaning towards the high end.

So we are working with a double edge sword...   In one hand you are asking for your assessment to be lower because you have heard the property values are way way down and of course it would lower your property taxes (thank Heavens!)  On the other hand you would not want to sell your home for that value!

You need to do your homework if you disagree with the tax assessed value... Find out what sold comparables were used in your property re-assessment and from what year were they from? Call the Assessors office and talk to them about HOW they establish your taxable value and get specific to your house; Who know's you may not even have to file an appeal...

And there's the double edge of the sword, we all want lower values so our taxes will be lower... but is it a true current day fair market value that the property would sell for in today's market? 

What does a buyer think when they see a low tax assessment and a high for sale price? 

I will be more than happy to provide you with a market analysis of your property for today's CURRENT real estate market, but I can't say that it will change your tax assessed value. 

Which brings me to my next topic of discussion :  What ARE some of the factors, that are used to establish YOUR FAIR MARKET VALUE of your property or home in today's real estate market?  Stay tuned.....

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

Belfair WA Real Estate~Real Estate Homes for Sale and Sold Market Report~August 2010~

Belfair WA Real Estate~Real Estate Homes for Sale and Sold Market Report~August 2010~

Summers end has come and it's time to move forward into spring. Looking back on the month of August, I thought it was time to post the statistics for the Belfair WA area of what has been happening in the real estate market. 

This is specific to Belfair, Dewatto and Tahuya (98588), North Shore Hood Canal,  as well as parts of South Shore with a zipcode of 98528.

90 Active homes for sale : These are homes that are for sale that are represented by Brokers through the Multiple Listing Service.  Actives are a sellers competition especially with the wide array of choices available. With that said remember that it COULD be a "sellers" market within the overall market depending on your price range. Check out my earlier blog : Buyers Market or Sellers Market, The Market within the Market.

The price range for these homes range from $52,500 on up to 1.3 million.  Quite a variety of prices, styles, and amenities!

5 Sold properties. Homes that actually closed and changed ownership or the month.

The average price range was $148,360

The average market time was 368 days; the homes that were on the market the longest had significant price changes from their original listing date and these stats also show the truth in the statement "THE LONGER THE HOME IS ON THE MARKET TYPICALLY THE LESS RATE OF RETURN A SELLER WILL RECEIVE."  Homes definitely need to be priced right for the market!

The most expensive home sold for this area was at $285,000.  The others were under $200,000 which tells you where the buyers are spending their money. 

There are many, many choices out there for buyers right now. Whether you are looking for that first time home, a "move up" home or a vacation home - there really is no better time to buy with interest rates at a smoking low rate! 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

A Buyers Market or a Sellers Market?? I am confused! Isn't it a Buyers Market? UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET WITHIN THE MARKET.

A Buyers Market or a Sellers Market?? UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET WITHIN THE MARKET.

 "I am confused," the buyers said with a blank stare as though I were an alien. "You said it was a buyers market."

Yes, yes I did with some exceptions. Which category does YOUR  criteria for a home fit into? It is not always black and white and could be the difference between your offer being accepted or not.

Knowing the local real estate market is extremely important when looking at homes with buyers. More importantly, and a must - is knowing the market within the market and educating them as to the "pin-pointed" market of THEIR criteria.  Not following??  Well, let's see if I can explain it a little better.

Overall, in general, it is a buyers market with an inventory of over 800 homes for sale in Mason County.  Should be fairly simple process to find your dream property right? ......NOT NECESSARILY!

A buyer needs to realize that what fits their criteria and wallet MAY be a part of a sellers market within that buyers market!

Example : Recreational cabins in a Hood Canal area with community beach access for under $150,000 - the inventory for this type of market is fairly limited along the South Shore of Hood Canal; which essentially  makes this type of home a SELLERS market as opposed to a buyers market. 

The other sure sign of a sellers market within the buyers market based on your criteria, is that the home is only on the market for a few days before there are MULTIPLE offers on it.  If a cabin in a condition that can be easily be financed comes on the market for $150,000 and under and needs very little if any work done on it - the positioning in the market of that cabin is in a sellers market. 

The waterfront inventory along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound in general is considered a buyers market with as many as 75+ homes on the market ranging from $229,000 on up to millions. But within that market, waterfront cabins along the Hood Canal or Puget Sound under $300,000 are limited, which could put a new listing of a cabin coming on the market at or under that price range into a "sellers market."

Now if you are looking for a higher end Hood Canal waterfront home - the inventory is quite abundant! These homes have more competition (actively listed homes for sale) which puts those into a Buyers market.

Understanding the market as a whole is important, but more so it is even more important to know the market within that market specifically to a buyers criteria. 

All real estate is local. A good broker will know the overall market and then will be able to narrow down the type of market it is based on your criteria - the specific market.

Make sure that you are working with a broker who KNOWS your market specifically so that you are making the right choices and not missing out on that perfect little spot you have always dreamed of! 

Which market are YOU playing in?

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of August

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale & Sold Market Report ~Allyn, WA~ August~

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of August 2010~

Fall is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, be hot or cold and the days are slowly getting a little shorter......  The kids are getting ready to head back to school August 1st as well! 

So what is the LakeLand Village Real Estate Market doing during this season transition?

LakeLand Village had seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year, but we seemed to have dropped to only one per month for the month of August as well as a few other months this year only showed one closing in LakeLand Village.  

One home for sale accepted an offer and was placed under contract during the month of August. Not a good sign for buyer activity, but it was a higher end home which was nice to see a higher end home selling.

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at! The dollars per square foot they are making offers on is pretty astounding to see! 

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 27 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent inventory wise. This time of year is typically when we start to see more homes come off the market for sale as owners re-group and possibly go a different route with their real estate goals.  Let's check out the numbers...

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

  • Average Price : $306,507
    • (2) under $200,000
    • (6) $200,000 to $250,000
    • (6) $250,000 to $300,000
    • (7) $300,000 to $350,000
    • (5) $350,000 to $400,000
    • (0) (400,000 to $450,000
    • (1) over $500,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $159.97
  • Average Days on the Market: 237 days

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 3 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

  • Average Price : $244,975
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $113.33
  • Average Days on the Market: 724.50 days  (looking to find out how to shorten your market time??  Call me let's talk about it!)

One of the reasons two of these homes are still pending is because they are short sales. A short sale is when a seller owes more on the property that what they are selling it for. 

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There was only one home that sold in the month of August in LakeLand Village.

It was not a  bank owned property nor a short sale.  It was a higher end home listed at $395,000 and sold for $380,000.  We have not seen a sale above $350,000  for the year in Lakeland Village until now . The average dollar per square foot of the sold home was $134.56 which is right on the money for what the normal resales in LakeLand Village have been selling for. 

We are all hoping to see more activity in the coming months and the home sale market stabilizing into a more normal pattern.  It has been a fairly unpredictable market as of late just not knowing or seeing as many buyers coming through the door.

So what's the deal Buyers?  Tell us - what is holding you back?? There are so many awesome homes at awesome prices out there.... there is something for everyone!

Well - until next time - HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!   

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale & Sold Market Report ~Allyn, WA~ June 2010

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale & Sold Market Report ~Allyn, WA~ June

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of June 2010~

Spring is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, the days are longer and brighter with the time change; we made it through the wet, rainy Memorial Day weekend - so it's GOT to get better - right??

We'res till waiting for the summer heat and it looks like we still are waiting for buyers to get out into the housing market and take advantage of the awesome values and homes for sale!   LakeLand Village has seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year, but we seemed to have dropped to only one per month the last two months....

One home for sale accepted an offer and was placed under contract during the month of June as well and there is still one that has not closed that is still pending that was put under contract in March. I believe this was a short sale hence the reason it has not closed as of yet. 

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at!

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 30 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent inventory wise. This time of year is typically when we do see more homes come on the market for sale.  Let's check out the numbers...

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

  • Average Price : $313,329
    • (2) under $200,000
    • (6) $200,000 to $250,000
    • (6) $250,000 to $300,000
    • (9) $300,000 to $350,000
    • (4) $350,000 to $400,000
    • (2) (400,000 to $450,000
    • (1) over $500,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $155.73
  • Average Days on the Market: 246 days

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 2 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

  • Average Price : $238,950
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $115.61
  • Average Days on the Market: 530 days (hmmm they both show NUMEROUS price reductions - a well priced home from the BEGINNING is the best way to shorten your market time)...

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There was only one home that sold in the month of June in LakeLand Village.

It was not a  bank owned property nor a short sale.  It did sell at an average of $99 per square foot.  The buyer of this home purchased an exceptional home at an exceptional value!

  • Average Price : $319,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $99.10
  • Average days on market : 12 days.  Priced correctly for the market right out of the shoot definitely gets the job done!

HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!  

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village

LakeLand Village~Homes for Sale~Homes Sold~Market Report~LakeLand Village for the month of May

Spring is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, the days are longer and brighter with the time change; we made it through the wet, rainy Memorial Day weekend - so it's GOT to get better - right??

So what's the real estate market doing this spring season for homes for sale in LakeLand Village ? Just as the weather seems to be fairly uunpredictable in the spring season, the real estate market seems to be following the same pattern in some areas.  Although LakeLand Village has seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year.

We had great hopes of having many buyers out and about to be able to take advantage of the  First Time home buyers tax Credit as well as the expansion credit to current homeowners, and LakeLand Village did show four sold homes in the month of April, but there were no buyers who came under contract during the month of April....  one home was placed under contract during the month of May as well and there is still one that has not closed that is still pending that was put under contract in March. I believe this was a short sale hence the reason it has not closed as of yet. 

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at!

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 27 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent for quite a few months with some homes coming off the market, some receiving offers and being sold. This time of year is typically when we do see more homes come on the market for sale and this year is actually light on inventory for this time of year as compared to previous years.

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

  • Average Price : $316,254
    • (2) under $200,000
    • (4) $200,000 to $250,000
    • (6) $250,000 to $300,000
    • (9) $300,000 to $350,000
    • (3) $350,000 to $400,000
    • (2) (400,000 to $450,000
    • (1) over $500,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $146.38
  • Average Days on the Market: 256 days

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 3 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

  • Average Price : $279,225
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $107.43
  • Average Days on the Market: 416 days

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There was only one home that sold in the month of May in LakeLand Village

It was a bank owned property as well.  It did sell at an average $$ per square foot of $137.15 which is higher than the current pending average and more in line with normal resales.  

  • Average Price : $158,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $137.15
  • Average days on market : 89 days.  This shows it was a fairly priced home and in the price range buyers were buying quickly in!

HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!

 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622

 

 

 

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale and Sold~LakeLand Village Real Estate Market Report for April 2010~98524~

LakeLand Village Homes for Sale and Sold~Market Report~April 2010 Real Estate Market Report~

Spring is in the air, the weather can't decide whether it wants to rain or not, the days are longer and brighter with the time change, so what's the real estate market doing this spring season for homes for sale in LakeLand Village ? Just as the weather seems to be fairly uunpredictable in the spring season, the real estate market seems to be following the same pattern in some areas.  Although LakeLand Village has seen a steady rate of 2 homes sold per month on the average over the past year.

We had great hopes of having many buyers out and about to be able to take advantage of the  First Time home buyers tax Credit as well as the expansion credit to current homeowners, and LakeLand Village did show four sold homes in the month of April, but there were no buyers who came under contract during the month of April....  

Pending sales and solds do reflect that the buyers are all shopping in a price range of well under $350,000 for the most part...  Hmmm.... if you are selling your home these are really important numbers to be looking at!

The inventory of homes for sale in LakeLand Village is at 29 active homes for sale listed with Real Estate Agents. It has stayed consistent for quite a few months with some homes coming off the market, some receiving offers and being sold. This time of year is typically when we do see more homes come on the market for sale though.

Active Homes for Sale In LakeLand Village:

  • Average Price : $317,713
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $145.94 (a considerable drop since the last report as well as coming more into line with the Average $$'s per square foot of the sold properties).
  • Average Days on the Market: 231

Pending Homes Sales in LakeLand Village:

Out of the many homes for sale in LakeLand Village over the last six months, there are currently 3 homes for sale pending (meaning they have mutually accepted offers on them between buyer and seller). The summary is:

  • Average Price : $167,975
  • Average $$'s per square foot : $117.38
  • Average Days on the Market: 477.

Sold Homes in LakeLand Village:

There were four homes that sold in the month on April in LakeLand Village in the month of April.

  • Average Price : $287,000
  • Average $$'s per square foot $143.92
  • Average days on the market : 363

HAVE A SUPER DAY!  See ya next month!

 

 

 

If you would like more information on Belfair, Allyn and LakeLand Village homes for sale or  Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale, drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on by.  You can also check out the many choices and prices on my website!

~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Whether you are buying or selling a home, don't put your goals off without talking to a local real estate expert with knowledge of homes for sale on Hood Canal, Southern Puget Sound as well as LakeLand Village, Allyn, Belfair and the surrounding area.

 I Build relationships for life. YOUR SUCCESS IS MY SUCCESS!

Windermere Peninsula Properties

My email: vlsallyn@windermere.com

My website: www.valspaulding.with wre.com

My blog : www.BelfairWARealEstate.com

My Direct line: 360.710.5622