Real Estate Business
March 20, 2010
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 […]
March 2, 2010
By Peter Brachvogel, AIA, BC& J Architecture, Planning & Management What are They and Why are They So Important? The Growth Management Act of the early 1990’s set forth a number of requirements for incorporated municipalities. One very specific mandate was the encouragement of density increases in populated areas within […]
February 26, 2010
I am proud to announce that I am now with Windermere Real Estate. I am excited to be associated with the largest real estate brokerage in the Pacific Northwest. Windermere’s Website and Property Search will empower my clients with some of the industries’ best tools for buyers and […]
February 10, 2010
Cozy Cottage on One-Acre in the Battle Point Neighborhood The details: Three BedroomsOne BathOne Acre1521 Square FeetMain Floor MasterLandscaped Grounds with a lawn & deckOpen FloorplanVaulted Ceilings & SkylightsGarage & ShopMetal RoofNew Exterior PaintBuilt in 1981MLS# 29239 Asking Price $389,000 now $375,000 The Bainbridge Island Lifestyle awaits you. Private one […]
January 26, 2010
I showed houses this past weekend to two separate families in two separate price ranges. Both families are working from two separate wants/needs lists, both have different limits and constraints. And . . . even in a time of year with a lean inventory (166 homes on the market), there […]
January 20, 2010
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
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, […]
January 5, 2010
2009 is in the record books and on Bainbridge Island, in regards to real estate, it was a memorable year for many buyers. This past year many deals were had on new construction. Several homes that were built in 2007 or started in 2007, just as the market declined, […]