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Lake Front Remodel in process by the Sharp and Sharp Construction Crew.Located in: Hicks Lake (Olympia, WA)
Homes for Sale, Real Estate Listings and Home Buyer Education for Service Members Stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord and Madigan AMC
Lewis-McChord Relocation Guide is a website serving the real estate needs of Service Members Stationed at Fort Lewis and Madigan Army Medical Center (AMC) in Washington. When visiting the website you will be able to use real estate resources that rival those used by licensed realtors....FREE.
PCS Movers Assistance Program (MAP): I offer a free home warranty on every home I sell, along with cash back at closing for qualified buyers. Click here to learn more..If you are a servicmember, or are family to one, you qualify!
Home Buyer and Seller Education:
•· Attend one of our Home Buyer or Seller Webinar Presentations; These are hosted by Phil, with guests Jan Ward of Ward Lending Group, and Duane Boggs, President of the Washington Home Inspectors Assn. and Owner of Boggs Inspection Services. Click here to sign up for a homebuyer or seller webinar
· Multiple Listing Service Search with integrated mapping and price charting.
· Email alerts using Realty Watcher, a system that alerts you to listings that fit your criteria & new listings, also with maps and pricing comparisons.
· The Market Snapshot Tool; primarily for sellers, But increasingly used by home buyers, this tool gives you real time MLS information about homes sold by geographic area, down to neighborhood level in the Lewis-McChord area. Market Snapshot reports are emailed to you with graphics, price charting, and take in to account all homes sold in your area, not just those that you performed a search for.
• Instant Comparable Home Values. Find sales prices for homes in your neighborhood and on your street. Find out what the neighbors paid for their home.
MLS Market Snapshot:
The Market Snapshot is generated from real time MLS data, not tax records. This is a tool that was not available to the public as recently as six months ago, and is truly revolutionary. The Market Snapshot is free, is relevant at a neighborhood level, is great for buyers, and even better for home sellers. Our system will email you Maps and charts that track home sales down to neighborhood level. With this tool a prospective home buyer or seller can determine home values and sales prices based on square footage, lot size, and neighborhood; even learn what a neighbor bought or sold for....on the day of sale!! If you do nothing else while you are here, try out the Snapshot, I think you will be amazed at it's usefulness.
Real Estate and Homes for Sale in Dupont Washington
Dupont Real Estate for Soldiers is a website serving the real estate needs of Soldiers and Airmen serving or who will be stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM). In Dupont Washington. When visiting the website you will be able to use real estate resources that rival those used by licensed realtors....FREE.
· Multiple Listing Service Search Search for homes for sale with integrated mapping and price charting.
· Email alerts using Realty Watcher, a system that alerts you to listings that fit your criteria & new listings, also with maps and pricing comparisons. We also do manual listing searches for customers who provide information about their wants and needs.
· The Market Snapshot Tool: primarily for sellers, but increasingly used by buyers. This tool gives you real time MLS information about homes sold by geographic area, down to neighborhood level in Dupont. Market Snapshot reports are emailed to you with graphics, price charting, and take in to account all homes sold in your area, not just those that you performed a search for.
• Instant Comparable Home Values: Find sales prices for homes in your neighborhood and on your street. Find out what the neighbors paid for their home.
Home Buyer and Seller Education:
•· Attend one of our Home Buyer or Seller Webinar Presentations; These are hosted by Phil, with guests Jan Ward of Ward Lending Group, and Duane Boggs, President of the Washington Home Inspectors Assn. and Owner of Boggs Inspection Services.
•· Visit our Buyers Tool Box; Find a complete description of the home buying process, get started pre-qualifying for financing, and gather market information designed to assist you in making good, financially sound home buying decisions.
Fort Lewis Area Market Report
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The economy in Western Washington, as well as the real estate market, has remained one of the strongest in the country. Throughout the current economic crisis, home values in the Lewis-McChord area (Pierce and Thurston Counties), have held in comparison to many other parts of the country. While we have seen a decline in higher priced homes (homes priced over $300,000), values for homes priced under 300k have only declined by 3-5%, and in recent months have been trending back to 2006-2007 prices.
Service members assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with the State government and large corporate infrastructure has been the driving force behind the stability in the local housing market. The large turn-over of personnel at Ft. Lewis and McChord AFB, Turn-over of State employees, and west coast distribution centers for large corporations such as Target and Home Depot provide a constant flow of people relocating to and from the area.
As I write this, in July of 2010, Joint Base Lewis-McChord is welcoming the return of approximately 15,000 soldiers and airmen from Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More
More information is available about the Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 at www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=215594,00.html
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Foreclosure Listings in Thurston & Pierce Counties
As part of the transition to the new MLS system, listing links are now "Portals" set up specifically for individuals. We have been able to host these "portals" on the website.....to View Foreclosure and Short Sale Listings Please Follow the Link Below.
Click Here To View Foreclosure and Short Sale Listings in Thurston and Pierce Counties http://www.philsharphomes.com/en/component/content/article/63/201-foreclosure-listings-newsletter
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The economy in Western Washington, as well as the real estate market, has remained one of the strongest in the country. Throughout the current economic crisis, home values in the Lewis-McChord area (Pierce and Thurston Counties), have held in comparison to many other parts of the country. While we have seen a decline in higher priced homes (homes priced over $300,000), values for homes priced under 300k have only declined by 3-5%, and in recent months have been trending back to 2006-2007 prices.
Service members assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with the State government and large corporate infrastructure has been the driving force behind the stability in the local housing market. The large turn-over of personnel at Ft. Lewis and McChord AFB, Turn-over of State employees, and west coast distribution centers for large corporations such as Target and Home Depot provide a constant flow of people relocating to and from the area.
As I write this, in July of 2010, Joint Base Lewis-McChord is welcoming the return of approximately 15,000 soldiers and airmen from Iraq and Afghanistan....Read More at Fort Lewis Agent.com
Yelm; Growth and Real Estate Market Report
Yelm has been recognized as the fastest growing community in the State of Washington in terms of population, development and commercial business relocation. Just a few years ago, Yelm was a small farming community, with 10-15% of its residents being military personnel assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Over the course of the past 3-5 years, Yelm has gotten on the map as a very convenient location for Lewis-McChord personnel, and for folks who want to get out of the city, but still need to commute to either the north (Spanaway, Tacoma etc.) or to the south (Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater).
Real estate in Yelm is still priced a couple of percentage points below the communities to the north and south. The reason for this is the fact that while Yelm has gotten on the map...it is still gaining in popularity. I would expect property values in Yelm to be on par with the rest of Thurston County in the next couple of years.
For Military Personnel, the commute to Yelm is perfect. The little known Roy gate, which exits post in the town of Roy, does not show up on any maps. If you are a resident of Yelm, and work on Post, the commute via the Roy gate makes travel to any point on Ft. Lewis or McChord AFB no more that about 30 minutes (20 minutes to the airfield)...without having to deal with the freeway. There is an alternate route thru Nisqually, about the same amount of time, but it requires getting on interstate 5, and then looping around the south side of Ft. Lewis.
As mentioned earlier, commercial and infrastructure growth in Yelm has also had a big impact on residential development. Wal-Mart came to Yelm in 2008 (Costco is negotiating to build a store as well), and at about the same time a new movie cinema complex was built; the small strip mall is turning into a real mall, and the city just finished construction of several new schools....the new middle school and high school is completed, and work on the elementary schools is underway. Read More about the Yelm Real Estate Market at Yelm Property Sales
Whether you are buying or selling a home, the name of the game is exposure. Marketing is what I do, on this site and numerous others; Ask me, I can prove it! And Get to Know Your Realtor©
I retired from Fort Lewis as a 1SG in 2004 to pursue a full time second career in real estate. I have been an Investor, builder and Realtor in Thurston County since 1997; anticipating that I would retire here, my two grown sons and I built a real estate business that we share and take great pleasure in operating.
In 2005 I became fully aware of the impact that the internet was having on the real estate industry, and decided to take my business to the web. It is said that in 2006, roughly 80% of all real estate transactions in the US began with a buyer or seller using the web as a starting point. That number is not phenominal, it is revolutionary. I have recognized the revolution as being valid, and intend to use it to my advantage; and to the advantage of my customers. Those who don't will fall by the wayside.
Thank you for visiting, please leave comments; I enjoy talking about the real estate business, and will engage in conversations about real estate, development and investing with anyone who will listen.
When you are done here, please visit my real estate library at http://www.philsharphomes.com/ ; look at the content, feel free to comment and criticise, and come back to see if I took your advice. I would also be happy to visit your site, and provide a critique....just ask.
Phil has been a realtor in the Olympia area for six years; as a retired United States Army First Sergeant, Phil wore two hats until recently, building his business as an agent investor, and serving his country as the Ft. Lewis Army Garrison First Srgeant.
Phil is an active investor, builder, and Real Estate agent in Olympia Washington. He is the co-owner of Sharp and Sharp Holdings LLC, and Sharp and Sharp Contracting LLC with his brother and two sons. Phil's role in the company is of course that of realtor, with abundant knowledge of real estate investing and construction in his back pocket.
"I began investing in real estate in my early twenties, prior to going into the United States Army. While in the Army I continued to invest, and on my retirement from Ft. Lewis Washington I took up real estate as a full time career."
"I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to work with my sons' and brother in a family business, we all have something to bring to the table.....my forte is acquisitions, sales and marketing. "
"I have been excited about real estate in Olympia for a long time. I first visited here while with the Army in 1989, and I saw the potential in the real estate market then. Olympia is situated directly in the path of growth in western Washington. With Puget Sound to the west, mountains to the east, and Interstate 5 running thru town, Olympia is destined to continue it's phenomenal growth based on geographic location, a steadily growing economy, and the fact that Olympia is the seat of the state government. Add to this the outlook for a major continued presence to the north by the military and I see the makings of a fantastic real estate market for the long term."
Phil's Real Estate business as an agent of Abbey Real Estate is state of the art. Relying heavily on the use of technology and the internet, Phil is able to meet his clients needs efficiently and without wasting time, especially yours; the value of time in a real estate transaction is huge.
Phil's solid track record working with people in the military and in the local real estate industry, his knowledge of the local area and market, and his years of experience as an investor make Phil an especially unique choice to fill the featured agent position.
Look for Phil's frequent articles in the Real Estate Section of the Olympian, and for his investor luncheons, hosted by Phil in partnership with local lenders, title company representatives and a local real estate attorney.
Thurston County Washington is a wonderful place to live and work. We have a very diverse community, with the State government located in Olympia, and Fort Lewis and McCord Air Force Base providing military personnel from all over the country.
For more information about Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Community information and real estate news please visit the Lewis-McChord Real Estate Guide, a community and Real Estate Blog.
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