First Time Buyer

One of the BEST improvements in the home buying process over the past while, is the ability to preview homes online in true database-search fashion....

One of the most pressing concerns our buyer clients understandably have is, "How much is this going to cost?" It's especially true for our first ...

Whether you are buying or selling a house here in Kitsap, you'll want to engage an agent.  Of course a team of agents is going to say that, but ...

Many new homeowners find that they face unexpected costs in the first year - typically, repairs they didn't see coming.  In an era when many ...

No matter the market or the year or current events or your personal circumstances when approaching homebuying - it is easy to feel like you are ...

We know that being able to afford the house they want to purchase is the main concern for, like . . . 100% of our clients.  So let's get that ...

One fact of life for anyone who becomes a property owner, is property tax.  It's a key way county governments fund their necessary annual ...

For our Dupuis Team first time home buyers, one of the biggest concerns is often whether or not their home will have a Homeowner's Association, ...

We recently covered the role of Homeowner's Insurance in your new home purchase.  Today, we want to talk about Mortgage Insurance, which many ...

If you're a first time home buyer, you might be surprised to find out that you most likely need to buy a homeowner's insurance policy BEFORE your ...

Even for people not thinking of buying or selling right now, it's hard to escape notice that it's been a crazy year (and then some) in Kitsap real ...

If you are new to the buying or selling of real estate, or if it's been awhile since you had to think about such things, the vocabulary alone can ...

If you've spoken to a real estate buyer's agent lately - or ANYONE AT ALL WITH A TAKE ON THIS MARKET - you've probably been advised to seek out a ...

Do you feel like the homebuying process is prohibitively complex, as a military buyer? (Or maybe you're selling to a military buyer - and you're ...

Homeownership and military life can take a little more finessing to mesh well, compared to what civilians go through to achieve homeownership - it's ...

In previous editions of Military Monday, we've featured a couple looks at the VA Loan.  This benefit available to active duty and honorably ...

Are you at the stage of house hunting where you are seriously contemplating a purchase in the coming year or so, but aren't ready right now?  ...