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 *   Zimmerman Steven 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) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 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 41,386 D   Common Stock 394 I Kevin Mark Zimmerman Trust dated 12/20/07 (1) Common Stock 394 I Hannah Abbey Zimmerman Trust dated 12/20/07 (1) Common Stock 7,200 I Zimmerman Grandchildren Trust dated 12/25/91 (1) Common Stock 394 I David John Zimmerman Trust dated 12/20/07 (1) Common Stock 4,000 I Zimmerman Trust U/A dated 12/84 (1) Common Stock 394 I Brian Paul Zimmerman Trust dated 12/20/07 (1) Common Stock 211.2 I Brook Vanderhoogt Trust dated 3/13/08 (1) Common Stock 211.2 I Brittney Vanderhoogt Trust dated 3/13/08 (1) Common Stock 38,238 I Zimmerman Living Trust dated 08/01/08 (1)

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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
Zimmerman Steven W 601 UNION STREET, SUITE 2000 SEATTLE, WA 98101	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Godfrey B. Evans, attorney in fact for Steven W. Zimmerman		02/28/2012
**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)	Mr. Zimmerman is the trustee of this trust.
  Remarks: Mr. Zimmerman was a director of HomeStreet, Inc. as of February 10, 2012, when the company became subject to reporting pursuant to the 1934 Securities and Exchange Act, however, he resigned as a director effective upon the closing of the company's intial public offering, which was February 15, 2012.

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