Market Trends on Bainbridge Island

Market Trends and Housing Data for Bainbridge Island, WA.

January 20, 2010

Am I a Fortune Teller? No, I look at facts, let’s look at housing data from Standard & Poors

Once again. In October of 2008, I wrote a post looking at the history of housing prices in the Seattle area.  Since my clients are still asking me to predict the future (should we buy now or wait??) – I thought it was important to update this data to see […]
January 12, 2010
The ferry from Bainbridge to Seattle by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

Looking Back, Moving Forward – December and 2009 Year End Housing Numbers on Bainbridge Island

2009 was no 2008 Those of us in real estate could really feel these numbers below as we closed up the year.  2009 was a different year than 2008.  I am hoping for a “normal” market as we head into 2010.  To look at the year end numbers very simply, […]
September 9, 2009
A house on Bainbridge Island by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

Real Estate Market Stabilizing in Kitsap County

Shrinking inventory + increase in the number of pending sales + increase in median sales price since January 2009 = a stabilizing marketplace! Here are the statistics: Active Listings August 2009 = 2029 Active LIstings August 2008 = 2769 26.72% decline in inventory (that is a good thing, less supply […]
August 16, 2009
A house on Bainbridge Island by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

What the Market Looks Like Today

        On Bainbridge Island:       256 Active Residential Listings 110 Active Condo Listings       48 Homes Currently Pending   7 Condos Currently Pending     110 Homes Sold So Far This Year (compared to 119 on this day in 2008) 31 Condos Sold […]
May 6, 2009
A home on Bainbridge Island by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

Pending Sales Up in Kitsap County

Pending sales are up: Pending sales in Kitsap jumped a whopping 43.89% (377 in April 2009 compared to 262 in April 2008) Kitsap is the regional leader by far: Pierce increased 18.92% Snohomish increases by 23.17%, King increased by 9.38% Counties seeing a decrease in pendings: Mason declined by 9.9% […]
April 18, 2009
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Sales on the Island So Far This Year. . .

They look a lot like last year. Here are the numbers. Data is take from the NWMLS. 2009 Number of Closed Residential Sales 45 Days on the Market 202 Selling Price Per Square foot $267 Selling Price $778K With 32 Homes Pending or Contingent and 10 additional Condos Pending or […]
January 1, 2009
2008 housing market by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent on Bainbridge Island

2008 Island Real Estate

The picture above shows two agents from my office having a little too much fun on our office’s weekly home tour. This little “shed” is on the property of a home currently on the market (in case you’re interested). In any case, I thought this picture said a lot about […]
November 11, 2008
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Today on the Market

On Bainbridge Island: 238 Active or Contingent Residential Listings 114 Vacant Homes 2 New Listings 29 Homes Currently Pending 12 Homes sold in October 1 Home sold this month so far