Richard R Bell Broker-Manager Allyn~ Belfair Washington State Realtor

Mason County Commissioners recent decison will give Housing in Belfair a Boost with the go ahead for engineers to move forward with Phase 1 of the Belfair Wastewater Treatment Plant. The public is invited to a groundbreaking ceremony this coming Columbus Day, Monday October 12, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church in Belfair.

The new Belfair "Sewer" treatment plant is being touted by Emmet Dobey, Mason County Utilities and Waste management Director as "an economic development generator". The long awaited Belfair "Sewer" project will supposedly satisfy the Growth Management regulations and should open the door for future housing development in the Belfair UGA.

Work is scheduled to begin November 1.

If you're asking how much this "Sewer" project is going to cost the consumer, then I suggest you attend the groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. Emmet Dobey plans to give us some idea on what to expect. Rumor has it that monthly rates are estimated to be about $80 to $90 per month. Hook up connections could be somewhere in the $3,000 to $4,000 range. However, the County is applying for a septic-tank conversion grant to help people with the connection fee.

Anyway, hope to see everyone at the Belfair Wastewater Ground Breaking Ceremony.

Oh by the way, Congressman Norm Dicks is planning to attend too.

Tommorrow, Oct 7, 2009, is the Active Rain Workshop in Seattle and I am looking forward to attending. Not sure what to expect.

But then a panic thought came to mind that I had not written anything for a few weeks and I went brain dead. You would think with all the activity in business, community activities, honey do chores, weddings, parties, book clubs, yachting etc that I would have volumes of topics. NOPE. NADA. SPACE OUT!

So what do I write about today. YEP. Real Estate Market Statistics. HEY...I am a Real Estate Broker. We live by the numbers.

I might add that there are some loyal readers of my statistical postings and they are anxiously awaiting for this valuable information. So I present to you in this post the Mason County Bi-weekly Real Estate Market Report. Thank you for reading and commenting.

"Mason County Real Estate Market Report for Sept 1 through Sept 15 2009 reports 55 Total Closed Sales in the amount of $8,268,056. Area A, (Shelton, Arcadia, Kamilche) lead the sales count with 24 closed sales in the amount of $4,263,000 followed by Area D, (the Hoodsport/Union area), with 13 sales totaling $1,735,000. Area C, (North end of Mason County), posted 10 sales closed in the amount of $1,742,045. Meanwhile Area B ,Hartstene/Agate area, posted 8 closed sales in the amount of $528,011."

"Single Family Resale's, on less than 5 acres, accounted for 24 of the total sales. Three New Single Family homes sold and 2 Multi-family units sold."

"There were no Single Family homes on more than 5 acres sold. There were 2 Commercial properties reported sold and 2 Condominiums sold."

"Land sold with a Mobile posted 4 sales and there were 12 platted lots recorded as sold. Short plats posted 5 sales and there was 1 unplatted parcel sold."

"The highest sold price range for a Single Family Resale, during this period, was in the $250,000 - $299,999 range. 5 properties sold in the $200,000 - $249,999 range and 4 in the $115,000 - $129,999. The lowest price range of homes sold were in the $40,000 - $59,999 range."

"The average price for Single Family Resale's was $166,744 with a Median price of $169,750. Sold Lots averaged $40,892."

There were 109 Loans taken out in the amount of $18,670,182. The average conventional 30-year loan rate was 4.98%.

By the Way, the weather here in Washington State is absolutely awesome. Sunny skies, cool brisk mornings, warm afternoons. Life in the Pacific Northwest is Good!

I, the certified LakeLand Village "Booth Boy Blogger", am reporting to you from the - The Puyallup Fair in Western Washington...

THE BIG FANTASTIC!

This morning before I got busy handing out LakeLand Village brochures, speaking with future residents about the Glenn Allyn Condominiums and pointing out the terrific Land Values in LakeLand, I went and visited a section of the Fair known as...

SILLYVILLE!

SILLYVILLE is where I had the opportunity to EXPERIENCE AL'S BRAIN...Weird Al Yankovic's 3 D Brain Movie. Weird Al has produced an educational 3 D movie journey through and about the...

HUMAN BRAIN!

The first show was scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m. I left my LakeLand Village booth at 10:23 a.m. so that I might get a good place in line but to my dismay when I arrived at 10:34 a.m. there was a already a very long line. But I promised in my last Blog,THE BIG FANTASTIC, that I would report on Al"s Brain. So, I took my place in line, pulled out my Blackberry and reviewed my e-mails, read the Headlines in the Drudge Report and checked out the local news Orbusmax.

THE EXPERIENCE BEGINS

The doors opened at 10:54 a.m. I followed the crowd into the large circus style tent. I was given a pair of 3D glasses and eye glass cleaner. Not very stylish but the fit is comfortable. We were instructed to move forward through a maze of educational type Brain subject displays. When everyone was finally in the reception area an old style black and white 1960's film about the brain began overhead. I immediately detected that the film had been doctored by Weird Al. His message was "don't eat ice cream because it will give you...

BRAIN FREEZE! LOL

I know this must sound very Weird but I am reporting on Weird Al's Brain. Anyway, we are next escorted into the Main Theater. Everyone finds a seat on long metal benches. A very Large Screen dominates the room. The intro music begins. I put on my 3D glasses and I...

EXPERIENCE

Flash backs to the Sixties. You who grew up during the Sixties and perhaps even Experieced the Sixties or maybe you have forgotten the Sixties would really Dig this 3D journey into the Brain...

Big 3D Action, Brillant Bright Colors, Humans and Cartoon Characters interacting, That Old Rush, and of course Educational - Very Cool!

5 STARS

This Exhibit is Great. 5 Stars. If you can make it The Big Fantastic in Western Washington, stop by SILLYVILLE and Experience the Al's Brain.

And by the Way, please be sure to stop by the LakeLand Village Exhibit by the Blue Gate and visit with the

BOOTH BOY BLOGGER

THANKS FOR VISITING

I have not posted a Mason County Home Sale Market Report for several weeks but have heard from some in the Community and elsewhere asking "when am I going to post the real estate numbers". Gee, I didn't think anyone really paid attention to Market Reports. I was wrong. So here is my report. And thanks for reading.

Mason County Real Estate Market Report for August 16 through August 31 2009 reports 52 Total Closed Sales in the amount of $7,700,049. The North end of the County lead the sales count with 18 closed sales in the amount of $2,821,416 followed by the Hoodsport/Union area with 15 sales totaling $1,221,743. The Shelton district posted 14 sales closed in the amount of $2,777,940. Hartstene/Agate area posted 5 closed sales in the amount of $878,950.

Single Family Resale's, on less than 5 acres, accounted for 28 of the total sales. One New Single Family home sold and 1 Multi-family unit sold.

There were no Single Family homes on more than 5 acres sold. There were three Commercial properties reported sold and one Condominium sold.

Land with a Mobile posted 8 sales and there were 9 platted lots recorded as sold. Short plats posted 1 sale and there were no unplatted parcels sales.

The highest sold price for a Single Family Resale, during this period, was recorded at $425,000 for a waterfront property on St Rt. 302.There were two other properties that sold in the low $400's range. The lowest price homes sold in the $60,000 - $79,999 range.

The average price for Single Family Resale's was $191,289 with a Median price of $162,500. Sold Lots averaged $40,444

There were 148 Loans taken out in the amount of $24,235,317. The average conventional 30-year loan rate was 5.1%

Each year in September, I have the dubious honor of being a "Booth Boy" in a 17 Day Event known as...

"The Big Fantastic"

The Puyallup Fair

According to Wikipedia:

"The Puyallup Fair is the largest single attraction held annually in the state of Washington. The fair continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the United States. ^[1] Situated in Puyallup, 35 miles (56 km) south of Seattle and 10 miles (16 km) east of Tacoma in the shadow of Mount Rainier, the fairgrounds comprise 160 acres (0.65 km²), with buildings and land valued at more than $54 million.

Until 2006, the fair was officially known as the "Western Washington Fair."

For the past 20 + years the Puyallup Fair has been a big part of our Real Estate Company's Marketing Plan for the promotion of our Development -LakeLand Village Residential Golf Course Community in Allyn, Washington.

This is the first year that I brought along my lap top. Hooked into a wireless network. And started blogging. Isn't Web 2.0 Cool?

So for the next several weeks, I will be the "Booth Boy Blogger" an report on what is going on at the Puyallup. Oh, by the way, you kind'a have to be a local to pronounce Puyallup correctly.

Next blog, I hope to tell you about Al's Brain. It's an exhibit about "The Human Brain" featuring a 3 D movie and hosted by "Weird Al" Yankovic. This I got to see.

See ya Later