Valerie's Belfair WA Real Estate Blog

Waterfront, waterfront and more waterfront! What are you waiting for? !!Get Ready for Summertime Fun!

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:15:05 -0700

Waterfront, waterfront and more waterfront!!

What are YOU waiting for?? An excellent opportunity and time to buy your very own waterfront!

Hood Canal waterfront, Tee Lake Waterfront, Mason Lake waterfront and LakeLand Village Homes for sale!

And it's an excellent time to buy! The prices are affordable! The interest rates are at all time lows; the inventory is aplenty!

What are you waiting for? Check out the waterfront homes available for sale!

Summertime is almost here and there's no better time to get ready to buy your waterfront than now!

Looking for lakefront? Mason County has many many lakes to choose from! Pick your style of lake - whether

it be a peaceful quiet non-gas powered lake or a bigger lake with water skiing and then find your dream lakefront home!

Looking for saltwater - whether it be on the Puget Sound or Hood Canal waterfront - many choices and affordable prices out there!

Here are a few links to to take you to some samples of waterfront to get your feet wet!

Mason Lake Waterfront Cabin for Sale

Hood Canal North Shore Waterfront Home for sale

Tee Lake waterfront cabin

LakeLand Village waterfront home for sale

Hurry! Before the prices start going up!!

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.

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Windermere Peninsula Properties

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My Direct line: 360.710.5622

Hood Canal NorthShore Waterfront Cabin for Sale~9690 NE Northshore Road~~

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:42:45 -0700

Schedule a Showing/Request Info Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Waterfront Homes for Sale~Hood Canal~Tee Lake~Mason Lake Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn Homes for Sale What is your home worth? Avoid Foreclosure

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 Questions?
Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 349867 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 9690 NE NORTHSHORE RD BELFAIR, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

JUST LISTED

Hood Canal~Northshore Waterfront$219,900

$ Click for current price2 BEDROOMS1 BATHROOMS (1 full) 858 Square Feet

approx 50 ft of North Shore Hood Canal low bank bulkheaded waterfront-just waiting for a new owner to come & enjoy its bounty! Clams & oysters, mature landscaping - easy to pick your feast & enjoy your own beach. Cozy nostalgic 2 bedroom cabin -newer roof, new carpeting, new full length deck & brand new forced air furnace. Washer & dryer included.2 acres to call your own with lots of parking & awesome Hood Canal views. Perfect anytime waterfront retreat w/lo maintenance! Affordable & convenient!

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

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

Golf Course View~LakeLand Village One level Condo~Spectacular Price!!$279,000

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:23:11 -0700

Schedule a Showing/Request Info What is your home worth? Allyn Homes for Sale Homes for Sale In Grapeview Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 Questions?
Schedule a Showing! MLS#: 311074 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 91 E SODERBERG RD 1 ALLYN, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

Golf Course Condo- LakeLand Village Allyn WA

$ Click for current price3 BEDROOMS2 BATHROOMS (2 full) 2328 Square Feet

Awesome value being 1 of the largest condo units w/one level living & a bonus room "loft!" LOTS of storage! Hardwood Floors in kitchen,dining area & hall.Granite Tile counters in kitchen,upgraded glass front cabinets,under cabinet lighting, walk in pantry, vaulted ceilings & propane fireplace. End unit w/private entrance,deck overlooking the golf course, 2 car attached garage, & golf course views.One of the best values out there for the square footage & amenities! Convenient to areas beyond.

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

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 Home on acreage! PRICE REDUCED!!

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:16:38 -0700

Schedule a Showing/Request Info What is your home worth? Avoid Foreclosure Short Sale Homes For Sale Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn Homes for Sale Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Hood Canal, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 296908 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 3100 E RASOR RD W BELFAIR, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

3100 E Rasor Rd West, Belfair WA

$ Click for current price3 BEDROOMS2 BATHROOMS (2 full) 2160 Square Feet

A definite must see! Gorgeous laminate flooring flows throughout most of the home bringing a very warm & upscale feel. Rounded corners, vaulted ceilings,large windows, ceiling fans,upgraded cabinetry in the kitchen, breakfast bar, seperate family room w/propane fireplace & tiled hearth w/built in shelves & entertainment center area, formal living room & a den/office too boot! very well maintained & thought out entertaining friendly home & yard! Paved street, 2 car garage,large patio, large backyard & a Tiki bar!

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

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 Home for Sale~Recent Remodel! 80 E Village View Dr~Allyn, WA

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:19:11 -0700

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 311821 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 80 E VILLAGE VIEW DR ALLYN, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

LakeLand Village home for Sale

$ Click for current price4 BEDROOMS3 BATHROOMS (2 full, 1 half) 2280 Square Feet

Recently updated-don`t let the age fool you!Laminate floors, center island, granite counters, new cabinets & new windows.Tongue & Groove w/exposed beam vaulted ceilings;Open concept living room/dining area & kitchen on the main level. Master bedroom w/3/4 bath. On the lower level -4th bedroom, 1/2 bath, utility room & large rec room w/fireplace insert.2 car detached garage.Home sits on lot & a half.Enjoy all of LakeLand amenities-community lake, security patrol,27 hole golf course & more.

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

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

Slim Pickings for Some !! Belfair Real Estate~March 2012 Update~ What's Happening in the Local Real Estate Market?

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:55:37 -0700

Belfair Real Estate~March 2012 Update~ What's Happening in the Local Real Estate Market?

It has definitely been a busy start to the 2012 year in the Belfair real estate market.

Home sales are slow but steady!! I personally, have been very busy taking care of my clients real estate needs, wants and goals; I am looking forward to a busy and successful year!

A couple of things that I have seen and that I anticipate as the year progresses:

1) an increase in the length of time it takes to close a sale due to lender efficiency, or inefficiency depending on how you want to look at it; This has actually been the case for the last year - closing dates stretching out longer. Crossing the t's and dotting the i's as underwriters review files, seems to be where most of the slow down in closing is coming from.

It is definitely a patience game on all sides.

2)The other topic that seems to be playing in everyone's mind right now is - will we be flooded with bank owned properties in the next few months?

It really is hard to say until it happens, but seeing that some of the lenders are offering a short sale option to owners before pushing the foreclosure process, we will more than likely see more short sales come on the market as lenders try to workout sales to get the homes off their books and keep the sellers and themselves from going through the foreclosure process.

Don't get me wrong - I am fairly certain we will see an increase in bank owned properties on the market, but this will be a year of more short sale homes being marketed than in previous years.

I have first hand knowledge that SOME of the short sale lenders have streamlined their process somewhat. The paperwork and seller requirements have become fairly consistant from one bank to the next and obtaining a contact for the transaction seems to be happening sooner. It is still taking a good solid 2 months to get an approval, but that is a lot quicker than 6-8 of the typical short sale approvals of previous years.

Again - each short sale seems to go at its own pace, BUT there does seem to be some light of a little more efficiency on the short sale lenders part. It is still a trying transaction for all parties, but can be a win-win for all as well. If you have the patience, a short sale can offer a very good home at a very good price.

3) Interestingly enough, the waterfront market seems to be very active. Buyers who maybe could not get into the waterfront market 4 years ago, can now make their dreams come true of purchasing a Hood Canal waterfront home. There are many, many great and affordable waterfront homes for sale, both lake and saltwater, out there and with interest rates as low as they are, now is the time!

I personally have seen an increase in showings for my Mason Lake, Hood Canal, Tee Lake and other waterfront homes listings.

4) I have also seen this past week two situations, where my clients were in multiple offer situations.

Now that can be really frustrating! Especially when it is believed to be a "buyers" market with supposedly, tons of inventory and we have multiple offers?! How can that be?

Crazy! But in reality - The buyers have been buying. The "average traditional" buyer and "average" traditional home for sale, that is move in ready and in average condition, - well - some markets are seeing a shortage of these types of homes. Which brings me to the next statement........

5) A home that is in move in condition, within the average median sales price for an average traditional, family home - is getting harder and harder to find.

Everything that is out there still on the market has already been "picked" through and tossed aside, except for those who want to take on a project and can afford or have the ability to do just that.

Wow! It REALLY IS going to be an interesting and exciting year in the real estate world!

Want to know more? Drop me a line, give me a call, or stop on in - I would love to chat with you about the local Hood Canal, Belfair, and surrounding area real estate market!

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

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

Easy commute to PSNS, Bremerton & more!Belfair area home for sale on acreage! $250,000

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 11:25:16 -0700

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Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 299352 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 580 NE Toonerville Drive Belfair, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

Home on Acreage! Private yet convenient to PSNS

$ Click for current price3 BEDROOMS2 BATHROOMS (2 full) 1914 Square Feet

Easy commute to PSNS! 2.06 acres offers privacy yet convenience to areas beyond. Meticulously maintained and a Recent remodel throughout the home - tile entry, crown molding, newer appliances, fresh paint and new Bali blinds. Vaulted tongue and groove ceiling with exposed beams. Wood wrapped windows throughout as well.Large kitchen with center island and a dining nook. Large master suite with french doors to the deck, a large walk in closet and master bath. A forced air furnace with heat pump keeps you cool in the summer and warm in the winter! Or utilize the pellet stove for those chilly nights.

Private deck on the back of the home overlooks the raised garden beds ready for your greenthumb! A 2 car garage finishes off the package.

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

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 Lakefront Home for sale~Allyn~WA~$350,000

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:30:10 -0800

Schedule a Showing/Request Info What is your home worth? Avoid Foreclosure Short Sale Homes For Sale Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn Homes for Sale Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale LakeLand Village, Allyn, WA Homes for Sale

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 295733 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 430 E LAKE SHORE DR ALLYN, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

LakeLand Village Waterfront Home Allyn WA

$ Click for current price3 BEDROOMS3 BATHROOMS (2 full, 1 half) 2387 Square Feet

Waterfront rambler in LakeLand Village!Grand entry w/granite marble tiled floor & vaulted ceilings welcomes you home.French doors,partially covered deck,large kitchen w/Corian counters,breakfast bar,built in desk area, dining nook and open to the family room.Propane fireplace, a formal dining room and living room as well.Master Suite w/its own sitting area, large walk in closet,elegant jetted tub w/granite marble surround,full length counters w/double sinks.too many amenities to list!A must see!

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

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 Homes for Sale~What's going on along Hood Canal?

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:55:33 -0800

Hood Canal Waterfront Homes for Sale~What's going on along the Hood Canal Waterfront?

So What is going on along the shores of the Hood Canal for waterfront home sales?

2011 proved to be a tough year in waterfront home sales along the Hood Canal. Inventory was fairly heavy. No one knew what the year had in store and it chugged along quite slowly but it did chug along. There were a total of 15 Hood Canal waterfront home sales along the South Shore and North Shore of Hood Canal between January of 2011 and the end of the year.

The average dollars per square foot reflected in these 15 sales was $288.76 with an average market time of 156 days. The average price was $406,480. Those stats are actually not too shabby considering the economy. Let's look a little closer at the breakdown:

Prices of sold Hood Canal Waterfront Homes for 2011:

Price range between $200,000 and $250,000 = 4 sold
Price Range between $250,000 and $300,000 = 0 sold
Price range between $300,000 and $350,000 = 2 sold
Price Range between $350,000 and $400,000 = 1 sold
Price range between $400,000 and $450,000 = 2 sold
Price range between $450,000 and $500,000 = 1 sold

Over a price of $500,000 sold waterfront home stats : a total of 4 (2) between $500k and $600k; (1) sold at $741,900 and (1) sold at $820,000!

Don't be disappointed that you missed out on your Hood Canal Waterfront Home because there are still many choices and some great values along the South Shore and North Shore of Hood Canal just waiting for you!

Time to start thinking about your summertime Hood Canal Waterfront Retreat!

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

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

Lakefront Cabin for Sale~Approx 110 ft of waterfront~ Tee Lake

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:14:39 -0800

Schedule a Showing/Request Info What is your home worth? Avoid Foreclosure Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn Homes for Sale Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale Waterfront Homes for Sale~Hood Canal~Tee Lake~Mason Lake

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 317532 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 491 NE TEE LAKE RD TAHUYA, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

Waterfront Get Away for Sale~Belfair~ $350,000

$ Click for current price3 BEDROOMS2 BATHROOMS (, 2 ¾ bath) 1316 Square Feet

Get away from it all yet only 11 miles to the heart of Belfair.Deep,deep wooded 1.61 acre lakefront retreat. Approx 110 ft of low-no bank waterfront w/float dock. Flagged stone patio,3/4 country covered porch,cedar siding,low maintenance mature landscaping & 1 car carport. Open concept w/hardwood floors,vaulted ceiling,knotty pine finish work,two guest rooms downstairs & a loft master w/it`s own 3/4 bath & extra storage. Propane fireplace with brick hearth.A true country waterfront cabin.

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

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

Mason Lake Waterfront Home For Sale LARGE PRICE REDUCTION

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 21:14:05 -0800

Schedule a Showing/Request Info What is your home worth? Short Sale Homes For Sale Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn Homes for Sale Homes for Sale In Grapeview Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale

Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 244725 Licensed In:
WA Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 5550 E MASON LAKE DR W GRAPEVIEW, WAScan with your smartphone & take me with you.

Mason Lake Waterfront Home for Sale!$250,000

$ Click for current price2 BEDROOMS1 BATHROOMS (1 full) 440 Square Feet

60 ft of bulkheaded waterfront w/dock! Deep gated lot, paved driveway,tiered landsaping w/concrete patio, firepit, mature landscaping and trees for privacy & shade. Large oversized garage w RV bay and single car, shop and storage room. Cabin is cute as a button w/open concept living room,dining room and kitchen,2 bedrooms & 3/4 bath. Perfect retreat anytime of the year! Adjacent home also for sale MLS #244710 or make it a package deal!

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

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

Golf Course Condo~LakeLand Village~ One level lo maintenance living!

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:30:39 -0800

Golf Course Condo

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

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

19871 NE North Shore Rd, Hood Canal Waterfront home for Sale~ $250,000!

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:33:40 -0800

Click here to see more pictures and detailed information. Schedule a Showing What is your home worth? Belfair, Hood Canal & Puget Sound Homes for Sale Allyn, WA Homes for Sale Grapeview, WA Homes for Sale Hood Canal, WA Homes for Sale Belfair, WA Homes for Sale Valerie Spaulding Windermere Peninsula Properties 360-710-5622 vlsallyn@windermere.com MLS#: 305672 Licensed In:
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~~Valerie~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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

Majestic Views & Waterfront~Hood Canal Waterfront~Mason County

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:51:38 -0800

Majestic Views & Waterfront ~Hood Canal~

Hood Canal offers some of the most breathtaking views to be found in Mason County & Washington state.

From the pristine waterfront to the majestic Olympic Mountain Range as well as some areas are east facing offering a Mt Rainier View even.

Winter has definitely shown its face here along Hood Canal, but the beauty certainly does not stop when Mother Nature throws a curve ball at us! A not so ordinary snow storm left most of the area blanketed with 6+ inchs of snow; It just embellished the majestic views! Yes, things came to a stop mostly,and sometimes it takes a storm to slow some of us down for a minute, to help us remember and enjoy the spectacular Hood Canal views and waterfront that surround us that we sometimes take for granted daily.

Hood Canal Waterfront ~ Majestic Olympic Mountain View

What a great setting for a waterfront cabin to retreat to any time of the year! Enjoy the waterfront and views year round! Recreational fun in the summer and wild storms along the waterfront in the winter; no matter what time of the year, the scenery is every changing!

A perfect example of an affordable Hood Canal Waterfront Cabin- check this out!

Located along the North Shores of Hood Canal waterfront, this one story cabin with a partially finished basement is a great getaway! Built structurally for a second story, it offers great possibilities for growth as well! Currently it has one bedroom, one 3/4 bath,full size kitchen, laminate flooring,and a large open concept living area with spectacular views!

Laminate flooring flows throughout the living area. A wall of view windows and sliding door give you easy access to the waterfront deck.

Kick back on the waterfront deck and enjoy the awesome views or gather by the woodstove inside during those cold winter months and watch the storms roll on by!

Approximately 75 ft of your very own beach - oysters and clams at your feet!

A partially finished heated basement houses the utility room and with just some minor finishes - such as flooring- would make a great rec room or extra sleeping quarters! A water "toy" garage is also downstairs with a ramp to the water.

It's time to get ready for some summertime fun!!

Offered at $250,000- one of the best deals going along the Hood Canal!

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

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

Is there a change in the air?~Short Sales & the Banks~Or Am I just behind the times?

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:02:13 -0800

My magical crystal ball fogs up and my head spins everytime I even try to figure out or anticipate what a bank is thinking or what their reasoning is for something.

What are they thinking?

I can honestly say that I feel a "change in the air" and a new trend coming.....

Yes - I have had numerous clients already this year call and request my services because their lenders told them to list their home with a real estate agent and sell their home - short.

They did not want to hear back from the borrower or their agent until there was an offer on the table.

Another client had a buyer for his home, had already submitted his short sale package because his tenant was purchasing the property (all without agent/negotiator involvement), and the bank directed the borrower to list the home with an agent in order to complete the short sale process.

The banks are suggesting to their borrowers to "short sale" their home instead of Deed in Lieu or foreclosure. Thinking about it, from the conversations I have had, they are not even suggesting it, they are flat out telling them to find an agent to market the home and short sale it.

Now mind you - I am not complaining! Because I truly do love a challenge!

I am just curious to what others are seeing and hearing out there and is this a new trend for the banks?

The client does not qualify for a modification or a modification would do the client no good with it still leaving them in a pickle.... the bank does not want to do a foreclosure,nor accept a Deed in Lieu.

Are they realizing that many of the homeowners that want to modify their loans are still in a pickle - so they move them to short sale the home?

Okay.. Are the banks moving to the short sale because it is too costly for them to foreclosure or accept a Deed in Lieu on all of the homes that are upside down?

Is it because their inventory is already so heavy with non-working assets (foreclosures) that they do not want any more inventory and realize that it is more cost effective to participate in a short sale?

Is it more cost effective?

I only know that this has been the majority of my phone calls for the last two weeks and my mind has started processing this as a new trend and change in the air......

I feel a change in the air and a new trend happening.....Or am I just slow in figuring it out??

Soooooo .....What do you think?

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

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

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Waterfront, waterfront and more waterfront! What are you waiting for? !!Get Ready for Summertime Fun!

Hood Canal NorthShore Waterfront Cabin for Sale~9690 NE Northshore Road~~

Hood Canal~Northshore Waterfront$219,900

Golf Course View~LakeLand Village One level Condo~Spectacular Price!!$279,000

Golf Course Condo- LakeLand Village Allyn WA

Belfair Home on acreage! PRICE REDUCED!!

3100 E Rasor Rd West, Belfair WA

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LakeLand Village home for Sale

Slim Pickings for Some !! Belfair Real Estate~March 2012 Update~ What's Happening in the Local Real Estate Market?

Easy commute to PSNS, Bremerton & more!Belfair area home for sale on acreage! $250,000

Home on Acreage! Private yet convenient to PSNS

LakeLand Village Lakefront Home for sale~Allyn~WA~$350,000

LakeLand Village Waterfront Home Allyn WA

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Lakefront Cabin for Sale~Approx 110 ft of waterfront~ Tee Lake

Waterfront Get Away for Sale~Belfair~ $350,000

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Mason Lake Waterfront Home for Sale!$250,000

Golf Course Condo~LakeLand Village~ One level lo maintenance living!

19871 NE North Shore Rd, Hood Canal Waterfront home for Sale~ $250,000!

Majestic Views & Waterfront~Hood Canal Waterfront~Mason County

Is there a change in the air?~Short Sales & the Banks~Or Am I just behind the times?

Mason Lake Waterfront Home For Sale LARGE PRICE REDUCTION