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Our Team Is On YOUR Side! Top expert realtors don’t work alone; we have a professional team behind us to serve your every real estate need. Check this page out for individual bios! Brenda Prowse Listing Agent/Broker Brenda founded Prowse and Company in 1998. In the past 8 years she has listed and sold over 400 homes in Kitsap County. In addition to being a licensed broker, she is a Graduate of the Realtors Institute and the Howard Brinton Star Power Real Estate Unitversity. She has been a top selling agent in Kitsap County for almost 25 years and has won numerous sales awards. Brenda holds a BA in Education from Eastern Washington University (1972). She was President of the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and was chosen as the Poulsbo Chamber's Person of the Year for 2004. She is a member of Homeagent.com, a nationwide referral network of top producing real estate agents. 
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 Noelle Osborn Buyer Specialist Noelle joined Prowse and Company as a buyer agent in August. Though she is technically a new agent you’ll find that she knows the business and will do a great job and be fun to work with, both because she already has an extensive sales background and because she has applied herself in this new field just as she has in a full career of past accomplishments. Noelle is a thirty year veteran of the Advertising and Promotions field. She has created successful promotions and advertising for major international companies and prominent personalities in entertainment. Noelle has been instrumental in the development of fund raising efforts for several international charitable events: including the “Save the Children Fund,” “Band Aid,” and the “Children’s Leukemia Foundation.” Noelle also had an extensive career in broadcast journalism, beginning with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and culminating in her own television and radio programs both overseas and in the United States. Noelle’s far-reaching and varied experience is the foundation of her creativity and insight in understanding client’s needs and providing answers. Noelle is a published poet and artist, and serves as a member of the board of directors of the Cultural Arts Foundation Northwest. 
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 Taylor and Lori Brown Listing Team This mother and son team have taken the Kitsap Peninsula by storm. Working together, they have provided quick response time and dedication to finding the perfect property for their clients. Taylor has a unique negotiating skill and is tech savvy, while Lori has a vast knowledge of real estate values and the essentials of delivering quality service, and is RCDPro Certified. They provide weekly reports, dispensing useful information to their client base. Together, they find potential clients by using the internet, mailings and the old fashioned way of “cold calling.” The Browns have given their clients the knowledge necessary to make smart decisions in this fast moving market. They have provided patient guidance and attention to the many details that affect the seasoned as well as the first time buyer. They have been on top of market trends to assist sellers. Their focus on details has been valued by both the buyer and seller. Over the last thirty months, they have sold more than $13 million in property, with the median price of $280,000. This impressive achievement goes to the heart of their work ethic, they are diligent in their efforts, work hard and are not scared of putting in the hours necessary to bring about a successful transaction. 
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 Rebecca May Marketing Coordinator Rebecca assists Brenda with all aspects of her listings. She assists with listing administration, follows up to report buyer feedback on property showings, and sends all of our current listing clients and clients with pending sales a detailed report every week informing them about what is happening with their property. Rebecca also manages or prepares most of the marketing for the company. She takes the photos and virtual tours of our listings and designs our flyers. She prepares our bulk mailings, including doing the page layout for our newsletter and waterfront update. She also designs and prepares hundreds of postcards about our listings and buyer purchases. She is our digital photo and graphics program expert. She uses software to enhance the appearance off all the photos we use in our marketing and uses software to convert the circular virtual tour photos into lifelike virtual tours. Rebecca also maintains the 5 different web sites where we advertise your property. Rebecca is a licensed agent in the State of Washington. 
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 Hugh Nelson Office Manager Hugh is the usually the first person you see when you walk in the door. He oversees closing of all of our pending transactions and tracks all of the requirements of our client purchase and sale agreements to make sure that they are satisfied. He is a licensed real estate agent in the State of Washington. Hugh holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy and in Nuclear Engineering from Georgia Tech. He is a retired Navy Commander and former fast attack submarine commander. He also oversees our web sites, keeps our computer network running, and oversees the financial management of the company. Hugh was President of the Poulsbo Rotary Club in 2005-06 and also received a Community Builder Award from the Poulsbo Chamber of Commerce in 2005. He is married to Brenda Prowse. 
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 Chuck Finkbiner Field Superintendent Chuck travels all over the county checking on the security of our listings and delivering flyers, signs, gifts, and doing the odd jobs that keep Prowse & Company running smoothly. He can also be hired for other odd jobs such as moving and hauling, and he has been known to bring a whole team of helpers if the challenge of how to get rid if all the stored things in your house is holding you back. Chuck worked for Brenda previously several years ago, and then returned in 2005 after he retired from the Navy, where he was a marine mechanic. In his spare time he enjoys participating in European Martial Arts competitions through the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. The SCA is an international organization dedicated to researching and recreating the arts and skills of pre-17th century Europe (think Middle Ages, Renaissance, kingdoms, courts, feasts, dancing). Chuck also enjoys teaching first aid and CPR for the Red Cross 
 Sheri Johnson Office Staff Sheri is the person who helps everyone else in the office to catch up with their work. She maintains databases, manages leads, handles bulk printing jobs and mailings, maintains our office supplies, makes bank deposits, makes sure client gifts get delivered, answers the phones, closes files and archives records, updates websites and makes flyers, drives the Element when Chuck is not around, and does just about anything we need to make us look good. Plus she makes pie. She’s also a busy volunteer with the North Kitsap School District. Sheri used to work for Brenda in the ‘90s and came back to us part time in 2006 - and are we glad she did! Sheri and her husband Dan and son Jordan live in Poulsbo.
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The people who do title searches have an extremely important job. They must ensure that the sellers really own the property being sold and that all liens against the property are being paid off as a result of the sale.
If the seller has had financial difficulties, for instance, and didn't pay his bills, there may be judgments that must be satisfied on or before the closing. Someone in addition to the party who signed the sales agreement may have an interest in the property. If so, it will be necessary for that person to sign the sales agreement and the deed that transfers ownership to the new buyer. The preliminary title report will also show any easements that run with the property. The Title Company will go back many years, examining what is called the "chain of title". If you learn that the property you are buying has title problems, don't panic. Most of them are resolved easily and in plenty of time to avoid delays in the closing.
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In what real estate market are more than 90 percent of home sales cash transactions?
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Palm Beach, home to princes, politicians, and CEOs, has homes from 2,000 sq.ft. condos to 56,000 sq.ft. estates. |
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