Real Estate Business

December 16, 2010
Live Auction on the Driveway in North Town Woods

Thought About Buying a Home at Auction . . . Watch the North Town Woods Auction

This morning at 8am in the chilly 40 degree weather about forty people gathered in North Town Woods on Bainbridge Island for a live auction hosted by Williams & Williams Auction.  The only auctions I have ever been to have been on the courthouse steps.  But, this was a live […]
December 14, 2010
6773 NE Sid Price Road in Poulsbo. Listed for $995,000

New Waterfront Listing on Miller Bay

Details About the Home Single family waterfront home with three wings 170 feet of waterfront .96 acres Built in 1998 Designed by architect Seri Yeckel 6,405 square feet in three glass atrium connected buildings (wings) Five bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms Two large studios with built-ins and storage 6 bedroom septic […]
November 12, 2010
For Sale Pending and Sold data for Bainbridge Island October 2010

Market Data on Bainbridge Island through Oct. 2010

Below are some updated market charts with data through October 2010.  This data is for single family residences and excludes waterfront properties.  If you’d like to see this data for waterfront only, or data rendered differently, just email me and I can create the charts for you based on your […]
November 10, 2010
Kings Place home for sale on Bainbridge Island

Bank Approved Price on In-Town Commodore – Priced Under Market Value

This is a great opportunity to purchase a home, under market value, on Bainbridge Island.  This is a short sale, but the bank has already approved the price.  What does that mean?  That means, one of the most challenging parts of a short sale is to get the bank to […]
October 21, 2010
Home Buying in today's market on Bainbridge Island

National Economy Versus Personal Economy

At our office meeting this week, my Managing Broker, Casey McGrath brought up an article about how a broker in San Jose, Lisa Blaylock, had an appealing philosophy that got her clients to look at the market with a new set of lenses  – and ultimately got fence-sitters to hop […]
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 […]
October 8, 2010
Bainbridge Island Housing Market 2007-2010

More . . . Bainbridge Island Housing Data from 2007-2010

These graphs take a step back and look at the last three years.  We are certainly on a downward trend in regards to price per square foot, but we see that irregular, erratic market at play through all of the seasons.  Winter months like December of 2008 and January of […]
September 27, 2010
Bainbridge Island Housing Inventory

Snapshot of Bainbridge Island Housing Market

The chart below compares single family homes on Bainbridge Island  – For Sale vs. Sold vs. Pended. You can see we had an inventory spike in July, which follows the seasonal trend of high inventory in the summer.  The current inventory number for September is 238, so we are already […]