October 9, 2010
Buying on Bainbridge

So, what are buyers looking for anyway?

According to an article published in the LA Times, buyer’s wants and needs lists have changed over the past decade. With the downturn in the economy and a move towards practical versus showy, the following shifts are becoming apparent as builders and developers change up their blue prints. Today’s buyers […]
September 3, 2010
Key to Bainbridge Home

5 Reasons Home Ownership Trumps Renting

The seemingly endless run of bad housing news is discouraging some potential home buyers from considering a purchase. But the truth is that the advantages of homeownership have very little to do with investment gains. The best things about owning a home have a lot more to do with personal […]
August 16, 2010

The Wing Point Neighborhood on Bainbridge Island

The Wing Point Golf Course and a home in the Wing Point/North Hill Neighborhood.   Wing Point with Seattle in the background. The Wing Point Neighborhood is one of the closest neighborhoods to the ferry.  The neighborhood is adjacent and east of the city-center Winslow area. The land juts out to […]
July 16, 2010

Land Listing on High School Road

Proposed site analysis showing the potential for two homes on property. 7305 NE High School Road Bainbridge Island Lot size 4.63 Acres mls# 97866 $375,000 Take advantage of this rare opportunity to build your dream home close to town, yet world’s away. On the market for the first time in over […]
July 4, 2010
Wimsey Lane on Bainbridge Island sold by Jen Pells Real Estate Agent

My New Listing on Wimsey Lane

5795 Wimsey Lane NE 3 Bedrooms/2.5 baths with an office & a bonus room Main-floor Master 3,142 square feet .80 acre lot built in 1994 by Garrett Larsen mls# 97059 $729,000 now $629,000 Charming custom home perched above Eagle Harbor in a small, desirable neighborhood. Spacious, bright, & open, home sits […]
June 10, 2010

Sale on Madrona

Represented Buyers on the Sale at Madrona Avenue 5/26/2010 Closing Price $695,000 – Asking Price $715,000 Built in 1988 by local builder, Bob Grimm 2576 square foot main house plus 700 square foot guest cottage .39 acre park-like grounds across the street from high-bank waterfront homes Space Needle views from […]
April 21, 2010
Volvo

Role Reversal – being in the buyer’s seat

  So . . . this has been a busy month.  This past month I have been busy at work like it was 2006.  Add to the equation tax time, my daughter’s birthday, family visiting, and a large volunteer project at Blakely I said yes to last year when business […]
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 […]