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Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront Homes for Sale~Market Report for October 31, 2009

What a beautiful summer it was along the Hood Canal & Puget Sound! And even though we have turned the corner into fall and approaching winter, the crisp days are spectacular with the leaves in full color. 

A drive along the South Shore of Hood Canal and the North Shore of Hood Canal will refresh your memory of the beauty and pristine waters and homes for sale along the waterway. 

The waters and area of Puget Sound are also just as beautiful. The grapes have been harvested on Stretch Island, the salmon have been jumping. Life along the shores of Puget Sound is settling into the winter pattern which offers a calmer, slower pace as we move into the holidays and the festivities.

Let's take a look at what has been happening with homes for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound Waterfront for the month of September and October.

There has actually been some good activity in the last few months on waterfront homes for sale:

Between all three shores, South Shore Hood Canal, North Shore Hood Canal and the Puget Sound/Case Inlet area,  there are a total of 38 homes for sale along the Hood Canal & Puget Sound/Case Inlet.  That is a substantial decrease from the summer months. But even with the lower inventory, there are still some really good values on Hood Canal & Puget Sound Waterfront homes for sale.

Homes currently for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound as active listings :  38

• The average median price of these homes  : $828,389 (there are so many choices in so many price ranges this number is high because of (4) million $ plus homes for sale). There are 16 waterfront homes for sale under $500,000 and the rest vary on up to $5,995,000.00
• Average dollars per square foot : $362.62
• Average Days on the market : 334

So as you can see there are a lot of choices in a lot of price ranges!

Homes for sale that are currently Pending along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound : 7

These are waterfront homes that currently have offers on them and are going through the closing process. 4 of the 7 pendings were offers written in the month of October. That's a pretty good amount of activity for the waterfront homes

• The average median price for the pending waterfront homes for sale is : $501,597.50 with an
• Average dollar per square foot of $371.59
• Average days on the market : $185.55

Waterfront Homes for sale that sold during the month of October : 4

• Average median price: $448,475
• Averate Days on the market : 199
• Average dollars per square foot : $348.21
• Selling Price % to List Price : 94.77%   (Representative of a buyers market).

Looking back almost a year at the waterfront homes for sale along the Hood Canal and Puget Sound/Case Inlet area, the statistics show the following numbers:

Hood Canal and Puget Sound waterfront homes sold : 23

• Average Days on the market : 249
• Average Median Price : $495,232
• Average dollars per square foot : $325.70
• Selling Price % to List Price : 96.01%

That's it for now! We're looking forward to keeping a steady pace for waterfront home sales through the year as buyers realize - the market could and will change (it's just a matter of time) and they can find some great values on Hood Canal and Puget SOund/Case Inlet Waterfront homes for sale.

Previous months' market reports for the Hood Canal and Puget Sound/Case Inlet area.

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~~Valerie~~

Associate Broker

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