Marty's Blog

Michael O. Humphrey requests the following information be passed on his behalf to our military veterans who may want to use or have questions on the Housing Assistance Program (HAP).  "If you lost money because you had to transfer on military orders and needed to sell your house at a loss, or wor...

Hello All,   Just attended a briefing on the Post 9/11 GI(or Chapter 33 GI Bill) and wanted to share some valuable information and resources.      First, and foremost the official website is:  www.gibill.va.gov Some key points to consider when looking into using the post 9/11 GI Bill. Chapter 30 ...

If you are wondering how home prices in Kitsap county are going to change over the next ten years, then please read on.    US News published the article below on 4 June 2009.  The basic line up front is that the experts are predicting a 5.2% growth over the next 10 years, which is the highest val...

Every morning I grab something to drink and take a look at market activity to get a sense of where it is going to aid my clients.  I apologize ahead of time if this is dry, but I want to get you the data as efficiently as possible.  New listings: 35, 17 are residential properties.  Median 3 bed, ...

There was an interesting article in Saturday's Seattle Times which talks about using the Stimulus money for closing costs and down payment assistance. It details which states are eligible, and outlines the process. Obviously, consult your CPA, but it appears that it is essentially a bridge loan t...

 The January housing market data was made available today. There was an improvement on many fronts, but first the cold hard facts... 39 Homes went pending, the most since September (67). 12 Homes sold in January. This is largely driven by the lower pendings in the previous 2 months.  Inventory de...

 The January housing market data was made available today. There was an improvement on many fronts, but first the cold hard facts... 229 Homes went pending, the most since September(262) and almost as many as November and December combined(277) 114 Homes sold in January. This is largely driven by...

If you have a TSP account, please read on... The following e-mail is being distributed by an unknown source to numerous Bureau of Prisons employees. It has been confirmed with TSP that the e-mail address is not a legitimate TSP address. TSP does not communicate via e-mail except to confirm inter-...

Hello all,   It is that time of year again when DFAS releases it BAH rates for the upcoming year.  There are many 3rd party sites that will give you the rates with a bit of advertising.  Here is the link to the official site, as bland as it may be.   You just go to the site and enter your zip cod...

All, if not most of us, know about the IRS rule that if you live in your home 2 of the last 5 years proceeding the sale date, that all gains are exempt from Federal Capital gains.  What if I told you it only had to be 2 out of the last 10?  Well it can be if you are active duty military, and had ...