Real Estate Basics

Whew, we know many of us thought the nicer weather was NEVER going to show up this summer, but we're finally being blessed with some long, lovely ...

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....

We do like to go on and on about our humble opinion that Kitsap is, you know, exactly perfect for anyone who might be considering relocating - and ...

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 ...

We've talked about the importance of staging your property before listing photos are shown, and prospective buyers see the home.  (Twice, ...

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 ...

This is the time of year that military-affiliated people start thinking about transfer season: When will my orders finally be cut? Am I definitely ...

Right, it's another Stats blog.  But wait!  This is different, we promise! We often expound on a particular set of Kitsap Housing Market ...

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 ...

Should you buy now, or wait?  The answer might surprise you.  Despite dire predictions about the soundness of the real estate economy a ...

Conventional wisdom has always pointed to spring/summer as the "best" time to sell your house, but it's a thought based on a different time in real ...

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 ...

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 ...

It's a stone cold fact that while the Kitsap Real Estate market has been SMOKIN' HOT for a good while now - specifically, what we call a seller's ...

Using this blog and our video channel as a platform (not mention, one on one with our clients) we spend a lot of time on EDUCATION here at Dupuis ...