
THE CLASS OF 2012 NEWPORT SHORES NEIGHBORS – COMINGS AND GOINGS NOT POSTED ON ZILLOW!!!
Only a 7 percent turnover! Neighbors love it here and seldom leave. Thats why 25 year residents are common! But the 24 sellers who did finally find new opportunities sold as follows:
Lifestyle changes 11
Downsizing, or upsizing 9
Move within the neighborhood 1
Estates 2
Foreclosure 1
And where did buyers come from in 2012? Interesting, the majority within a five mile radius!! So the greater Eastside— where buyers know of the neighborhood, have friends here or go to school with kids living in the shores. We are our own best advertisement for fabulous Newport Shores living. Buyers moved from:
Eastside (within 5 miles or so) 18
Within the neighborhood 2 plus one in January
Seattle 2
Out of state 2
Other interesting demographics for last year:
New Empty Nesters 3 households
New kids on the block 32 80 percent boys!!!(there are currently over 200 children under 17 in Newport Shores—wow, and 68 percent are boys!!)
New strollers 4 including a set of twins
A WARM WELCOME TO ALL…..ENJOY YOUR NEW HOME IN NEWPORT SHORES…
Sharalyn Ferrel