Closings Dec 2-8

Curious about the details of the SOLD sign on your neighbor's home, condo, or lot? If you would like a report including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.


The market remains sluggish. As it did last year at this time, Bainbridge had the most activity.

8 closings for single family homes, 1 condo, 1 lot:

Silverdale 1, market time 49 days

Poulsbo 2 (including 2 presale), market time 320 days; 1 condo, market time 199 days; 1 lot, market time 123 days

Kingston 1, market time 290 days

Bainbridge 4, average market time 240 days

The same week last year closed 17 homes, 5 condos, and 5 vacant lots. Bainbridge Island had the most activity.

Silverdale 3 homes, 2 lots
Kingston 1 homes, 1 condo
Poulsbo 4 homes, 1 lot
Bainbridge 6 homes, 4 condos, 2 lots

Closings Nov 24-Dec 1

You might be curious about the details of your neighbor's sale. If you would like a report including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.

The market is heating up a little, but it is still behind last year's at this time. Poulsbo is the hot spot this week with 7 closings.

10 closings for single family homes, 2 for condos, 2 for lots:

Silverdale 2, average market time 92 days; 1 condo on the market for 116 days

Poulsbo 6 (including 3 presales), average market time 42 days; 1 vacant parcel on the market for 110 days

Bainbridge 2, average market time 171 days; 1 condo on the market for 341 days; 1 vacant parcel on the market for 124 days

The same week last year closed 14 homes, 5 condos, and 2 vacant parcels. Silverdale was the hot spot.

Silverdale 9 homes, 1 condo
Kingston 1 home
Poulsbo 1 home, 2 condos
Bainbridge 5 homes, 2 condos, 2 parcel

Closings Nov 19-24

It was Thanksgiving week, so I'm not surprised at these low numbers, but there were fewer closings this year than last year during this week.

1 closing for single family homes:

Bainbridge 1, on the market for 13 days

2 closings for condominiums:

Bainbridge 2, on the market for an average of 201 days

The same week last year closed 6 homes, 3 condos, and 1 vacant parcel.

Silverdale 2 homes
Kingston 1 home
Poulsbo 1 home
Bainbridge 2 homes, 3 condos, 1 parcel

You might be curious about the details of your neighbor's sale. If you would like a report including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.

Home sales: October statistics

Here are the latest statistics from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

Closings Nov 11-Nov 17

Closings up 100% from last week, but down 42% from this week a year ago.


14 closings for single family homes:

Silverdale 3, average market time 107 days
Kingston 1, on the market for 18 days
Poulsbo 2 presales
Bainbridge 8, on the market for an average of 126 days

2 closings for condominiums:

Kingston 1, on the market for 46 days
Bainbridge 1, on the market for 57 days

The same week last year closed 16 homes, 7 condos, and 1 vacant parcel.

Silverdale 1 home, 1 parcel
Kingston 2 homes
Poulsbo 4 homes, 1 condo
Bainbridge 9 homes, 6 condos

You might be curious about the details of your neighbor's sale. If you would like a report including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.

Closings Nov 5-10

Not to put too fine a point on it, the market has slowed to a crawl.

Eight closings for single family homes:

Silverdale 1, on the market for 184 days
Kingston 2, on the market for an average of 69 days
Poulsbo 2, 1 presale, the other on the market for 177 days
Bainbridge 3, on the market for an average of 157 days

The same week last year closed 11 homes and 6 condos.

Silverdale 2 homes
Kingston 2 homes
Poulsbo 4 homes
Bainbridge 3 homes, 6 condos

The details of these transactions are interesting. If you would like a report including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.

Closings Oct 28-Nov 3

Silverdale 4
Kingston 1, 1 lot
Poulsbo 3, 1 condo
Bainbridge 1, 1 condo

Average market time for these particular properties:
homes 96.5 days (including presales)
condos 505 days
land 114 days

This week last year for these particular properties:
Silverdale 7 homes, 1 lot
Kingston 3, 1 condo, 1 lot
Poulsbo 9, 2 condos, 1 lot
Bainbridge 11, 4 condos, 1 lot

If you would like a detailed report of this week's closings, including pictures, addresses, sizes, listing and selling prices, and market time, please email your request and I'll be happy to send it to you.

Closings October 15-19

New feature: Readers want to know what's happening. I'll try to post news as often as possible. Since Monday (the 15th) nothing has closed in Bainbridge, 2 have closed in Poulsbo, 3 in Silverdale, and 1 land parcel in Kingston. Closings last year at this time: Bainbridge 15 homes and condos and 2 land parcels; Poulsbo 3 homes; Silverdale 5 homes and 1 land parcel; Kingston 2 homes, 1 condo, and 1 land parcel. We have returned to a normal market.

(Note: this is the same post you saw Wednesday the 17th--nothing has closed since then.)

740 Rasmussen Court, Poulsbo, sold as a presale for $324,451. 2431 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2-car garage. .12 acres, new construction. The list price was $289,088. Days on market: 0. The higher sales price is probably a result of options requested by the buyer.


1365 Lena Court, Poulsbo, sold for $370,000, $5,000 less than the listing price. 1804 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths. .22 acres, built in 1997. Days on market: 45 days.

Also: 8347 Sesame St, Silverdale, listed for $229,000, sold for $5000 less. A 4-bedroom 1.75 bath 1848 square foot 1992 manufactured home on 2.35 acres. Days on market: 107,

12357 NW Old Frontier Rd Silverdale, listed for $259,950, sold for $255,000. 4-bedroom, 2-bath, 2216 square feet on 1.4 acres. Built in 1965. Days on market: 56.


10125 Frontier Pl NW Silverdale, listed for $329,000, sold for $310,000. 2-bedroom, 1.75 bath, 2392 square feet on .8 acres. Built in 1939. Days on market: 55.

Finally, a 5-acre parcel in Kingston, XXX Newellhurst Cir NE, sold for the $109,000 listing price after 146 days on market.