Welcome to Phil Sharp Homes of Fort Lewis, Your Source for Fort Lewis Washington Area Real Estate. For listings of homes for sale in the area surrounding Ft. Lewis, to include homes for sale in Dupont, Olympia, Lacey, Yelm, Tacoma, Puyallup, Graham and other outlying areas... Do you expect to be stationed at Ft. Lewis or McChord AFB (Joint Base Lewis-McChord) in the near future? I offer my services and those of my team to members of the armed forces in the Lewis-McChord area, and have done so since my retirement from Fort Lewis in 2004.  The name of my business is Phil Sharp Homes, and I am an agent of Abbey Real Estate Inc., Lacey Wa. My service area essentially includes the perimeter of the bases, in Pierce and Thurston County.  In addition to bringing the Army Values with me to the private sector, I also operate with a clear plan for each of my clients. The plan is based upon my experiences during many PCS moves, and recognition of the fact that time is of the essence. Whether you are TDY for house hunting, or trying to get settled prior to a deployment or school, you expect the undivided attention of your agent while looking for and closing on your home, and I assure you that you will get that attention from me.  When the time comes to get serious about talking with an agent, Please give me a call. In the meantime, be sure to make use of the resources I offer both on the web and thru my staff:   Phil Sharp, Agent, Phil@PhilSharpHomes.com; 360-970-9977 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              360-970-9977      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Stephanie Wagner, Listing and Transaction Mgr: Stephanie@PhilSharpHomes.com; 360-455-1366 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              360-455-1366      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Gina McKune, Relocation Sponsor: Gina@PhilSharpHomes.com; 360-970-6913 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              360-970-6913      end_of_the_skype_highlighting Sincerely, Phil Sharp Abbey Real Estate, Inc.  Value, thru Continued Service  Please click the map below to search all Fort Lewis area  Listings.   Today's real estate market is a buyers market, but in the case of attractive well priced homes, it can also be considered an "aggressive" sellers market.  While over priced homes, distressed homes, and homes in need of repair may sit on the market for months; homes that are appealing to buyers because of price, location, or any number of reason, are selling fairly rapidly.  If you own real estate that you're thinking of selling, I would be happy to provide you with a FREE Home Evaluation.

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The economy in Western Washington, as well as the real estate market, has remained one of the strongest in the country.  Throughout the current economic crisis, home values in the Lewis-McChord area (Pierce and Thurston Counties), have held in comparison to many other parts of the country.  While we have seen a decline in higher priced homes (homes priced over $300,000), values for homes priced under 300k have only declined by 3-5%, and in recent months have been trending back to 2006-2007 prices.

Service members assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with the State government and large corporate infrastructure has been the driving force behind the stability in the local housing market.  The large turn-over of personnel at Ft. Lewis and McChord AFB, Turn-over of State employees, and west coast distribution centers for large corporations such as Target and Home Depot provide a constant flow of people relocating to and from the area.

As I write this, in July of 2010, Joint Base Lewis-McChord is welcoming the return of approximately 15,000 soldiers and airmen from Iraq and Afghanistan.  These re-deployments will take place from now until the end of October, and are expected to result in several thousand home buyers entering the market over the course of the next year.  These buyers include the returning soldiers who wish to purchase a home, as well as replacements for returning soldiers who will be PCS'd to other assignments once they are home.

The local market is still a buyers market...but just barely.  While we do have a large inventory of existing homes on the market, they have been pretty well picked over.  Additionally, the banks are not letting builders get ahead of themselves again, meaning that those wishing to purchase new homes are either having to settle for the new homes that have been sitting on the market (and have been picked over by buyers in the past year), or they are having to purchase "pre-sales", meaning homes that will take 3-5 months to construct.  The existing home situation is about the same, with lots of "less than desirable" homes on the market, and a small amount of new listings coming on the market...the attractive, well priced ones are moving.

I believe that we will be in a sellers market in the course of the next 6 months.  The inventory situation (mentioned above), coupled with the huge number of buyers expected to come in to the market this fall and winter, are signs of an impending shortage in some categories of homes (the homes under 300K). 

I believe that all of the above bodes well for home owners, and for those with concerns about the national real estate market and how the national market/economy relates to Washington.  As we saw values fall by 30-40% in other parts of the country, Washington real estate retained value.  Some parts of the country are experiencing double digit unemployment; Washington is currently below 7%.  With this much strength during the worst economic crisis in living memory, I expect that as the economy improves, Washington will lead the nation in the recovery.
 

Published in the Olympian; 11 Apr, 2010; by Phil

Great news for service members and for the south sound real estate market. The home buyer tax credit has been extended for members of the military and others who have recently served overseas. The current program, set to expire this month, would have excluded many very deserving military members and their families.  

Phil: your knowledge and expertise in the housing market, coupled with your relaxed attitude, helped lead us to the right home in the right neighborhood. We appreciate your knowledge and dedication, and hope to work with you in the future.

The Cohen family

 Phil-
Thanks for all of your help with our son and daughter in laws' move to Fort Lewis.  Your insight on military families and their concerns, coupled with your obvious skill as a realtor made this relocation a joy.

-Guy Mossman
Olympia, WA

Thank you so much for your patience with us.  Since we are relocating to our (hopefully) last home, we were a little picky.  What we appreciated the most was that you didn't push us to buy a home that didn't fit what we wanted 100%.  Best of luck to you.

-Carrol Stokes
Yelm, Wa

Phil-
Thanks for all of your help, and please stay in touch.  We are very interested in getting your advice about remodeling...and we love the house.

Top,

Thanks for your professionalism, Our move to Fort Lewis was one of the smoothest ever, and I attribute a large part of that to you.

The Roberts family

Thank you so much for all of your efforts in getting our home sold.  It was a great experiance, and we felt like you really had control at all times.  You were right on with the price too:)

Michelle Palmer

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I wish I had known an experianced investor like you when I started in real estate.  I have been doing this for almost 20 years and I still learn something from you every time we talk...whether I want to or not.  A great mentor  is that way.  Best of luck and lets stay in touch.

John

Phil

We really appreciate your help, and we love your approach.  The "Favorites" function on your website is a great idea, and saved us all lots of time.  I am really used to taking a day or two just getting on the same wavelength as the agent.  This way of doing business allows us to shop for our house, and allows you to do your job as "Realtor" and not "salesman".  This was our 5th Army move, and was definately the one with the highest "comfort" level.

Mark Rueda

Phil

You have been a great help and a fantastic agent.  Your knowledge of the real estate business and all that goes along with it is really great.  If it hadn't been for your knowledge of the home building and permitting process we would have been living in the camper for six years instead of six months.  Thanks again, stay in touch, lets get together and burn some meat.

Garry Pierson

Phil Sharp Homes; Retired Army Real Estate Agent Serving the Soldiers and Airmen of Fort Lewis and McChord AFB Washington

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