Relocating to Bainbridge Island

January 19, 2012

Bainbridge Island Real Estate Stats for 2011

2011 Year End Review As real estate agents we entered last year full of optimism and hope that 2011 would usher in numbers far different from what we saw in 2010.  But, by the second quarter we realized there were not going to be any major positive shifts in our […]
June 10, 2011

Buying Long Distance? Why You Want a Tech Savvy Buyer’s Agent

Relocation Expert is an Overused Term As an agent I see the “Relocation Expert” tag line on countless marketing pieces. Many agents use it and when you think about it, any diligent agent is a relocation agent because, at the very least, agents help people move from one home to […]
April 1, 2011
5795 Wimsey Lane on Bainbridge Island. Closed on 3/31/11 for $535,000. Sold by Jen Pells, Windermere West Sound.

The New Normal

5795 Wimsey Lane – Just SOLD – $535,000 This winter and early spring I have been involved in two short sales, a bank sale and this sale on Wimsey Lane, which was a bankruptcy and short sale combination.  There is no “easy button” in this business. The home above is […]
March 25, 2010
Books About Moving With Kids

Books About Moving With Kids, my Amazon List

I have several clients right now with young children, some already here on the island, others preparing to make a major move.  Moving is not for the faint of heart.  I think it is one of the hardest things to do . . . I have said many times that […]
March 20, 2010
North Town Loop on Bainbridge Island

Top 10 Things First-Time Homebuyers Should Know

  A typical home in the North Town Woods Neighborhood has become more affordable this year on Bainbridge Island. The neighborhood that was reaching for the $700,000’s in 2006 has now dipped to the low $500,000’s making the purchase of these home much more doable with a conventional or FHA […]