Poulsbo, WA

"Isaac's inspection revealed a serious defect in the flashing and weather-proofing of a newly constructed home, saving the owners from a potentially serious situation involving water damage. The important side note is that 4 similar new homes had already been sold, and none of those inspectors found the flaw! Even the Building Department inspector missed it! The contractor was called back to fix all the homes, and they changed their blueprints to address future construction as well." Mark Larson, John L. Scott

"You did a great job with the inspection; both Jeff and I were very impressed. When we go to purchase another rental, you will definitely be our choice for a home inspection."Shannon Wells Rachel C Brown

"Dear Isaac, I just wanted to thank you again for the wonderful job you did on my inspection. Your thoroughness and attention to detail was greatly appreciated! Thanks again and take care,"

"We have known Isaac Shumaker for many years and have found him to be an honest, hard-working and extremely knowledgeable young man. As a Realtor I try to surround myself with people I trust and my first choice for a home inspector is Isaac. He gets the job done quickly while leaving the lines of communication open, in short he helps make me a better Realtor. I would (and do) recommend Isaac Shumaker, ASSURANCE HOME INSPECTIONS, with confidence!" Penny & Ed Hannifan ~ Prudential NW Real estate

Authored By: Jo Soss : WestSoundLive.com

Friday, November 14^th

7:00pm

Bremerton

Admiral Theater - The Secret of Roan Irish | 10-year-old Fiona is sent to live with her grandparents in a small fishing village in Donegal, Ireland. She soon learns the local legend that an ancestor of hers married a Selkie - a seal who can turn into a human. Movie - General Admission $7.00

Friday & Saturday, November 14th and November 15th

10:00am and 2:00pm Each Day.

Poulsbo

Valley Nursery - Wreath Class | How to use the Wreath Machines. The Nursery will show you how to creat your masterpiece. Classes are held in a greenhouse and are FREE. You will not make your wreath at this time, but sign up to come back later and use one of the machines. Classes are approximately 30 minutes.

Friday, Saturday & Sunday (October 31st running through November 23rd)

Fridays & Saturdays at 8:00 PM; Sundays at 2:30 PM

Bremerton

Bremerton Community Theater Blithe Spirit, The ingenious plot begins when novelist Charles Condomine invites an eccentric, breezy lady medium into his placid country home in order to learn the language of the occult.

Saturday, November 15th (Every Saturday through December 20th)

10:00am - 3:00pm

Bainbridge Island

Bainbridge Island Winter Market | Indoors and out. Seasonal produce, oysters, clams, breads and baked goods, wines, jams, salsas, holiday decore and gifts. Come do your shopping for the Holidays.

Saturday, November 15th

12:00am - 5:00pm

Poulsbo

Sons of Norway | Lutefisk & Meatball Dinner. Fresh Lutefisk with cream sauce, savory meat malls, carrots, potatoes, rolls and ice cream and other Norwegian desserts. Adults $18.00 and children 10 and under $10.00.

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Statistics we refer to are for that part of Poulsbo encompassing the downtown core, from the head of Liberty Bay southeast to Ne-Si-Ka Bay, including parts north to Sawdust Hill Rd. The market for other parts of Poulsbo and its suburbs should have approximately similar trends. Homes in Poulsbo were selling for a YTD median sale price of about $332,663 at the end of October, down about 6.3% from a year ago and about the same as last month. Poulsbo's October median sale price was $330,000, about 2.9% lower than in October 2007. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen 9.5% over the past year. The number of Poulsbo closed sales YTD is almost the same as a year ago, and the number of YTD pending sales is down by 24%. The large difference in pending versus closed sales reflects the closing of many new construction sales that had been shown as pending for many months prior. YTD closed sales for Kitsap County have dropped 24% compared to last year. That portion of currently pending sales coming from new construction presales is 18 of 24. The Poulsbo listing inventory (144) is 2.9% higher than a year ago but has fallen 6% since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 7.2 months, much better than some of the other areas, but also skewed by the closings of a batch of new construction homes that were sold months ago.

Statistics we refer to are for that part of Poulsbo encompassing the downtown core, from the head of Liberty Bay southeast to Ne-Si-Ka Bay, including parts north to Sawdust Hill Rd. The market for other parts of Poulsbo and its suburbs should have approximately similar trends. Homes in Poulsbo were selling for a YTD median sale price of about $334,126 at the end of September, down about 5.9% from a year ago and down 1% from last month. Poulsbo's September median sale price was $325,900, about the same as in September 2007. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen 8.8% over the past year. The number of Poulsbo closed sales YTD is 1% lower than a year ago, and the number of YTD pending sales is down by 26%. The large difference in pending versus closed sales reflects the backlog of new construction pending sales that are now closing. There was a drop of 28% in YTD closed sales compared to a year ago for Kitsap County as a whole. That portion of currently pending sales coming from new construction presales is 22 of 41. The pace of new construction sales has fallen along with the rest of the market. The Poulsbo listing inventory (171) has risen by 12% compared to a year ago but has fallen 11% since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 8 months - better than average but a return to a more expected turnover rate from the abnormally good 5 months reported last month.

Statistics we refer to are for that part of Poulsbo encompassing the downtown core, from the head of Liberty Bay southeast to Ne-Si-Ka Bay, including parts north to Sawdust Hill Rd. The market for other parts of Poulsbo and its suburbs should have approximately similar trends. Homes in Poulsbo were selling for a YTD median sale price of about $336,718 at the end of August, down about 5.3% from a year ago and down 2% from last month. Poulsbo's August median sale price was $315,000, down 10% from 2007. Kitsap County YTD median price has fallen 8.5% over the past year. The number of Poulsbo closed sales YTD is the same as a year ago, and the number of YTD pending sales is down by 32%. The large difference in pending versus closed sales reflects the backlog of new construction pending sales that are now closing. There was a drop of 27% in YTD closed sales compared to a year ago for Kitsap County as a whole. That portion of currently pending sales coming from new construction presales is 20 of 32. The pace of new construction sales has fallen along with the rest of the market. The Poulsbo listing inventory (171) has risen by 19.6% compared to a year ago and is up 3.6% since last month. The inventory turnover (total homes on the market divided by number sold last month) is 5 months - much better than elsewhere in the County and a big drop from 11 months in July. While we would not assume that this pace of sales in Poulsbo will continue, given the much lower pace elsewhere. The large changes in Poulsbo (better) and Silverdale (worse) from last month shows that there are currently large month-to-month fluctuations in our market.