9.24.89

"And finally, we of Alcoholics Anonymous believe that the principle of anonymity has an immense spiritual significance. It reminds us that we are to place principles before personalities; that we are actually to practice a genuine humility. This to the end that our great blessings may never spoil us; that we shall forever live in thankful contemplation of Him who presides over us all."

Sunday afternoon September 24, 1989, I surrendered.

I walked into my first meeting and the chair person (you know who you are), and my first sponsor (you know who you are) were there to make me feel welcome. I have never left and continue to give back, which was so freely given to me.

It's  a Great Life !

9.24.12

Thurston County Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

 

 

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales Report ~ August  2012

Thurston County  ~ area  441-455

 the numbers for August :

Homes for sale ~ 1,278 homes are currently listed

 Low $ 22,000 ~ High $ 6,088,800

Monarch Sculpture Park
mls# 372593

Median $ 250,000

  Avg. days on ~121

Pending  ~166 homes are in escrow

Low $ 48,000 ~ High $ 599,950

 Median $ 227,225

  Avg. days on ~ 129

August  Sales  ~ 304 Homes sold in August 2012

 Low $ 25,000 ~ High $ 655,000

 Median $ 219,475

  Avg. days on ~ 93

August  2011 ~230  Homes Sold in August  2011

Low $ 36,000 ~ High $ 602,000

Median $ 223,945

 Avg. days on 109

 

A very slight -1.8% drop in the median price for August 2012, compared to August 2011.  74 more homes sold this August with a near balanced average market time. Homes are selling, I believe we may have found our bottom based on pulling stats for the last 14 months. ~ agents might even be putting some food on their table again.  I for one have always enjoyed a little food with my meal.

"A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by every pebble on the road". Henry Ward Beecher 

               

                                                     Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

 

Tumwater Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales report

Tumwater  ~ area 443

 the numbers for August 2012 :

Homes for sale ~ 143 homes are currently listed

                  Low $ 79,999 ~ High $ 675,000

                  Median $ 264,900

                   Avg. days on ~147

Pending  ~ 15 Homes are in escrow

                  Low $ 169,900 ~ High $ 369,000

                  Median $ 219,995

                  Avg. days on ~ 123

August  Sales  ~ 24 Homes sold in August 2012

                 Low $ 157,000 ~ High $ 470,000

                 Median $ 269,300

                 Avg. days on ~93

 2011 ~24 Homes Sold in August 2011

                 Low $ 128,250 ~ High $ 529,000

                 Median $ 225,495

                Avg. days on 78

 A strong +19.4% increase in the median price in August of 2012 compared to August 2011. Is the "move up" buyer back in the marketplace? Prices have fallen, rates are great and the 1st time homebuyer who can now afford a home, allows that seller to move up. 

"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter".Mark Twain 

                                 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

 

 

 

Lacey Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales report

Lacey  ~ area 450 SE

 the numbers for August 2012:

Homes for sale ~ 87 Homes are currently listed

                  Low $ 89,950 ~ High $ 659,900

                  Median $ 219,900

                   Avg. days on ~116

Pending  ~ 29 Homes are in escrow

                  Low $ 67,500 ~ High $ 390,000

                  Median $ 200,000

                  Avg. days on ~ 97

August  Sales  ~39 Homes sold in August 2012

                 Low $ 50,000 ~ High $ 381,014

                 Median $ 189,950

                 Avg. days on ~ 104

August  2011  ~ 36  Homes sold in August 2011

                 Low $ 47,000 ~ High $ 540,000

                 Median $ 187,500

                Avg. days on 81

A slight +1.3% increase to ther median price in August 2012 compared to August 2011.Avg. market time a little longer this year.

"To be social is to be forgiving". Robert Frost 

                                 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

 

Delphi Hills Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales Report

Delphi Hills  ~ area 442

 the numbers for August  2012 :

Evergreen Shores ~ $173,500
mls# 385588

Homes for sale ~ 51 Homes are currently listed

                  Low $ 68,500 ~ High $ 1,750,000

                  Median $ 349,000

                    Avg. days on ~119

Pending  ~ 7  Homes are in escrow

                 Low $107,320 ~ High $320,000

                 Median  $ 250,000

                Avg. Days on 105

August  Sales  ~ 5 Homes sold in August  2012

                 Low $ 55,000 ~ High $ 655,000

                 Median $ 229,000

                 Avg. days on ~ 84

August  2011 ~ 9  Homes Sold  in August  2011

                Low $ 137,500 ~ High $ 365,000

                 Median $ 189,500

                 Avg. days on 57

A +20.8% leap in the median price in 2012 compared to August 2011, but few too many sales to report a market trend. More units sold in 2011 with a quicker avg days on market. 
 

"For changes to be of any true value, they've got to be lasting and consistent". Tony Robbins 

                                 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

 

West Olympia Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales report

West  Olympia  ~ area 444

 the numbers for August 2012 :

Capitol Towers ~ $277,923
mls # 357958

Homes for sale ~ 116 Homes are currently listed

                  Low $ 159,000 ~ High $2,500,000

                  Median $ 293,971

                    Avg. days on ~ 167

Pending  ~ 14 homes are in escrow

                  Low $ 99,500 ~ High $ 599,950

                  Median $ 237,000

                  Avg. days on ~ 171

August Sales  ~25 homes sold in August 2012

                  Low $ 136,000 ~ High $ 643,915

                  Median $ 262,150

                  Avg. days on ~ 112

 August  2011 ~15  Homes Sold in August 2011

                  Low $ 116,000 ~ High $ 356,500

                  Median $ 235,000

                  Avg. days on 250

A +11.5% increase to the median price in August 2012 compared to August 2011. 10 more units sold in 2012. Average market time for August 2012 sales greatly improved also.

"Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes". Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 

                                 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

 

Hawks Prairie Home Sales Report ~ August 2012

Lake St. Clair ~ 399,555
mls #398517

Kevin Lynch’s Home Sales report

Hawks Prairie  ~ area 446

 the numbers for August  2012 :

Homes for sale ~ 1119 Homes are currently listed

                  Low $ 67,000 ~ High $6,088,800

                  Median $ 297,900

                    Avg. days on ~128

Pending  ~21 Homes are in escrow

                  Low $ 139,000 ~ High $ 449,900

                  Median $ 306,450

                  Avg. days on ~192

August Sales  ~ 33 Homes sold in August 2012

                 Low $ 175,995 ~ High $ 386,150

                 Median $ 263,000

                 Avg. days on ~ 165

            2011 August Sales  ~ 25  Homes Sold in August 2011

                 Low $ 149,000 ~ High $ 425,000

                 Median $ 259,900

                Avg. days on 133

A slight +1.1% increase to the median price from August '12 compared to August '11 in the Hawks Prairie area. 8 more units sold in 2012 with a slight gain in the median price. Signs of recovery.

"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude". Maya Angelou 

                                 Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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