About Bremerton's East Bremerton

Authored By: Jo Soss : WestSoundLive.com

 

History

Blueberry Meadows in East Bremerton is located off of Pine Road just down from Pine Crest Elementary. Kitsap County shows final plat approval in 1998 with the first homes being completed in 2000. Blueberry Meadows was built by several reputable builders including Capstone Homes, Premier Homes and Camp Corp.

Built in several phases over a few years, the community is comprised of approximately 176 home sites. With an active Homeowners Association and a community that takes pride in their neighborhood, home values are solid. The Blueberry Meadows community offers several private amenities, such as a neighborhood park, monument entrances and RV/Boat storage area.

The neighborhood park has a basketball court, tot play area and a covered picnic spot, all backing to a wood gorgeous greenbelt type area.

 

Homes Styles

 

The floor plans are many and include 1, 1.5 and 2 story ranging in size from just shy of 15 to just over 2300 square feet. (Per county records). Many plans feature open main floor plans with vaulted ceilings while others are of a more northwest traditional 2 story plan. You will find 3 and 4 bedroom plans, some with huge bonus rooms, family rooms, some with lofts, most with gas fireplaces and of course master suites with baths, and walk-in closets. Variety is the key at Blueberry Meadows.

 

Home Site Lot Sizes

The lot size in Blueberry Meadows range in size from approximately 3000 to just over 6000 square feet.

 

Schools | Central Kitsap District #401

Elementary: Pine Crest Elementary

Junior High: Fairview Junior High School

High School: Olympic Senior High School

 

Blueberry Meadows Current Market Report – Updated October 25, 2008

 

 

• Currently there are 3 Active Listings on the Market with an Average List Price of $253,317. These homes have average days on market of 105.

• Within the last 10 months, 11 homes have SOLD and closed with an Average Sales Price of $265,795. These homes had an average day on market time of 145.

• During the last 10 months 9 homes have not sold and were removed from the market. They had an average list price of $275,311 and were on the market an average of 75 days.

 

 

 

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Blueberry Meadows

Directions Driving directions to NE Beaumont Lane 4.3 mi – about 12 mins

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Jo Soss-Olson · WestSoundLive · Copyright © 2008 · All Rights Reserved

 

Authored By: Jo Soss : WestSoundLive.com

If you want to speed up the sale of your home in this semi-slow market, you must make sure your home is in top-notch shape. The days of throwing a “for sale” sign up, attaching a lock box, and entering your home on the internet are long gone. Buyer’s are in charge now and they are more educated than ever. The internet has allowed buyers to learn and become experts in the home buying process.

You as a home seller must now educate your self to what a “buyer’s market” is and what it means to you as a home seller. You are going to have to work hard and team up with many professionals to be the shining star on your block - where in reality there is a constellation of homes on the market.

I am sure you have read all of these tips before and now you need to implement them.

1. You will not be living here anymore - so take down your personality. Remove all of your “do dads”, “trinkets” and photos of Aunt Carolyn’s last birthday. You want your home to look like a new construction model home. Bring a real estate home-staging professional on board your team.

2. Pack it up. You will be moving so rent a storage locker and move some of the crap family’s belongings out. Buyers want to see how spacious your home is. They want to imagine their crap possessions in your home.

3. Get it fixed! The title says it all, “Buyer’s don’t want to buy repairs”, and they don’t! I know several of you have a few of those small little projects you have been meaning to finish.

• Replace the cracked bathroom tile
• Re-caulk the Kitchen sink area
• Stain the back deck
• Patch the holes where Jason hung his CD collection
• Touch-up paint the baseboard molding
• Re-attach the end gutter piece
• Put that one electrical plate cover back on
• Replace the vinyl in the laundry room where you ripped it while trying to move the washer
• Install a new toilet in the kids bathroom

4. Do everything you are told. You are going to be hiring professionals to assist you in selling your home. Did you see that word “assist”? You need to remember you are a part of this team and you will have to pull your weight with the home selling plan. Your real estate agent, your home stagger and others will have precise instructions on what your roll is and what their roll is. Listen and Implement!

Give me a call if you need to chat about selling your home, I am always available to answer your questions and for FREE.

Are you sitting on the fence? Have you read the many horror stories across the nation? Well, remember real estate is local and here in the Kitsap County area we are in an amazing buyer's market. It just might be the perfect time for you to purchase a home if you are a First-Time Home Buyer. Here is a nudge to get you into the housing market. On July 30^th President Bush signed into law House Bill 3221 (H.R. 3221: Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008) which included a special tax incentive for First-Time Home Buyers (Sec.3001). This bill provides a tax credit up to $7,500 for homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008, which the First-Time Home Buyer will repay over 15 years following the purchase. This is not a down-payment assistance program, but rather a ZERO INTEREST LOAN that has some amazing features.

• The tax credit is available for first-time home buyers only. Purchaser (and spouse) may not have owned a principal residence in the previous 3 years.
• The maximum credit amount is ten percent of the cost of the home and can not exceed &7,500.
• Property eligible is any single-family residence that will be a principal residence.
• The credit is available for homes purchased on or after April 9, 2008 and before July 1, 2009.
• There are income limits. Single taxpayers with incomes up to $75,000 and married couples with incomes up to $150,000 qualify for the full tax credit.
• The tax credit works like an interest-free loan and must be repaid over a 15-year period. Each year 6.67% of the credit to be repaid – if you received the full credit that is only $500.25!. If sold before 15 years than remainder of credit is paid at time of sale.

If this sounds interesting to you why not give me a call so we can discuss it in more detail and I can get you in touch with one of my local lenders. I do not want you to think I am an expert in this area but I do have a network of mortgage lenders that are. You might also want to discuss this with your CPA. I am not allowed to practice law or give tax advice.

Jo Soss-Olson · WestSoundLive · Copyright © 2008 · All Rights Reserved

Discount Tire
5034 State Highway 303 NE, Bremerton, WA 98311

When ever you relocate to a new area you always have to find new service businesses. Where to have your oil changed, who to use for dry cleaning, where to take your car for service, the list goes on and can be time consuming. I love to share my experiences for services when I find a business that is deserving.

I found "my tire store"! After doing a ton of research on the Internet and making a couple of calls I decided to drive on over to Discount Tire at 5034 State Highway 303 NE in Bremerton.

The store is clean and bright and very comfortable. The sales staff is very knowledgeable and very friendly. I did not feel pressured here. The tire I chose wasn't available but I was offered another that really was probably better than my choice and in the same price range.

I now know during our time here in this area I have a "my tire store". I hope that if you need to purchase tires you will give this great crew a shot - You will not be disappointed.

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Police Officers go RETRO

Have you heard the words One Adam 12? If not then you are little young to enjoy the "back to black" retro police cruiser. Back in the day all of the patrol cars where a black and white color scheme, hence the slang term "black and white". In this month's Mayor's Newsletter Mayor Cary Bozeman writes about the "New Black and Whites on Bremerton Streets."

In the 1970's departments started to do some changes with different colors and styles. Looks like Bremerton is jumping on the 2005 swing back to the traditional black and white. There are 5 now with the entire fleet being replaced soon.

Studies have shown that cars with alternating light and dark colors are more visible in low light and high illumination. But, there are some experts that say reflective tape and using the fluorescent lime green paint similar to some fire trucks is a better solution when it comes to the visibility factor.

I say this is a cool move on the city's part and agree this will make the Officers more visible in a variety of situations. What driver won't know there is a Police Officer behind them when seeing the "black and white" in the rear view mirror?

I also think it is a morale boost for the department.

As a Mother of a Washington State Police Officer I say - way to go Bremerton!!

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