Real Estate Business
August 16, 2009
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 […]
July 11, 2009
Every week I tour about twelve homes. I go with a group of at least three other agents. People talk. We comment, we discuss in the car. After five years of doing this, here is what I have heard. 1. Smell – this is number one for me and a […]
June 16, 2009
Yes, we made the list. Some cities are likely to recover more quickly from the housing downturn than others. Forbes magazine has identified the top 10 cities that it believes are poised for recovery by examining unemployment figures, projected gross domestic product from Moody’s Economy.com, and housing affordability data from […]
May 9, 2009
An interesting article about the current Seattle market, from the Seattle PI. “Contrary to popular belief, the recent decline in home prices has not resolved the nation’s housing affordability problems,” Jeffrey Lubell, executive director of the Center for Housing Policy, said in a news release. “Working families — including most […]
May 6, 2009
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
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 […]
April 17, 2009
New Commercial Listing in Winslow 1266 Square Feet of Commercial Space Prime Retail Space on Winslow Way Close to Ferry Across from Streamline Diner Next door to Adam and Eve Beautiful Building with Professional Landscaping and Courtyards with Seating Located on the Corner of Ericksen Avenue and Winslow Way $22 […]
March 26, 2009
With my recent post on foreclosures, that leads me right into the topic of short sales -another buzz term that is dancing around this new real estate market we have all entered. A short sale occurs when a home is sold, usually through the traditional “list it with an agent,” […]