FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   WILLIAMS BRUCE W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/10/2012 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HomeStreet, Inc. [HMST] (Last) (First) (Middle) 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Director 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SEATTLE, WA 98101 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 41,140 D   Common Stock 6,786.8 D (1)   Common Stock 4,813.161 I Employee Stock Ownership Plan (2) Common Stock 47,032 I Marina S. Williams Trust (3) Common Stock 547.1 I Marina S. Williams Trust (4) Common Stock 40,019.2 I Estate of Walter B. Williams (5) Common Stock 40,018.4 I Estate of Marie W. Williams (6) Common Stock 8,042.8 I William B. Williams Interim Trust (7) Common Stock 13,820.4 I 2000 Karen M. Zimmerman Trust (8) Common Stock 13,820.4 I Steven W. Zimmerman Trust (9) Common Stock 187.6 I Andrew Alvaro Mullins-Williams 2005 Trust (10) Common Stock 39,113.6 I Myers Irrevocable Trust #1 (11)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WILLIAMS BRUCE W 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 SEATTLE, WA 98101	Â	Â	  Director	Â

Signatures

/s/ Godfrey B. Evans, attorney in fact for Bruce W. Williams		02/10/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Held jointly with Gro A. Buer, Mr Williams's spouse.
(2)	Participants in HomeStreet, Inc.'s Employee Stock Ownership Plan, or ESOP, have the authority to direct voting of shares they hold through the ESOP only in certain circumstances.
(3)	Mr. Williams is the co-trustee with Gro A.Buer for the Marina S. Williams Trust dated 12/25/95. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(4)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee for the Marina S. Williams Trust dated 12/23/03. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(5)	Mr. Williams is the executor of the estate of Walter B. Williams. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(6)	Mr. Williams is the executor of the estate of Marie W. Williams. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(7)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee of the Walter B. Williams Interim Trust. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(8)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee of the 2000 Karen M. Zimmerman Trust. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(9)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee of the Steven W. Zimmerman Trust. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(10)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee for the Andrew Alvaro Mullins-Williams 2005 Trust. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.
(11)	Mr. Williams is the sole trustee of the Myers Irrevocable Trust #1. Mr. Williams disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares except to the extent of any pecuniary interest he may have therein.

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