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January 14, 2023
811 Village Circle NW Sold on Bainbridge Island in 2022

My Top 10 Homes on Bainbridge Island | 2022

In my real estate world 2022 started off a lot like 2021, but when summer rolled around, the crazy market we were simultaneously starting to get used to and tired of, finally started to shift. The market we knew could NOT last forever, finally SLOWED DOWN. You will recognize some […]
January 12, 2023

Bainbridge Island 2023 Real Estate Market Predictions

First, a Look Back at the 2022 Bainbridge Real Estate Market As last year unfolded, we tip-toed into each day wondering when the red-hot market would begin to cool. In March, as the Fed began to start talking interest rate hikes, we could feel the heat begin to temper. And […]
December 31, 2022
Taylor Ave Sold By Jen Pells Windermere

Jen’s 2022 Sales Portfolio

As the sun sets on 2022 I am humbled and grateful for getting to spend another year doing what I love. In 2022 I helped 25 clients make major moves, some coming to the island, some moving around the island and some departing. A wonderful year working with 13 Sellers, […]
December 22, 2022

Calendar of Bainbridge Island Annual Events

Wondering about the traditional happenings on Bainbridge Island throughout the year. Here is a list to make sure you don’t miss any of the biggies. January Polar Bear Plunge – at exactly noonish on January 1st at Lylte Beach near Fort Ward Park – bring your beach towel and your courage! […]
November 11, 2022
Cyclists getting on the Bainbridge Ferry, Seattle side in summer.

Commuting to Seattle by way of the Bainbridge Island Ferry

How is the Ferry Commute from Bainbridge to Seattle? So, please know that your commute is not going to be 35 minutes long, but the fact that you can live in a rural community and work in the big city via a one hour commute, sans driving, is pretty cool. One […]
January 27, 2022
11711 Two Creeks Road Sold by Jen Pells Windermere Bainbridge

My Top 10 Homes on Bainbridge Island | 2021

In my real estate world 2021 seemed to fly by. I think many of us felt like 2021 was more of a 13th month to 2020 versus a new year. Although we were optimistic for 2021 to bring us big, positive changes, many things remained the same. That was very […]
January 24, 2022
Winslow Grove on Bainbridge Island Sold by Jen Pells

Bainbridge Island 2022 Real Estate Market Predictions

2021 Was Indeed 2020 Light Well . . . the experts predicted that 2021 was going to blow 2020 away in regards to pricing and volume of sales, but that just did not happen. It ended up being 2020 light, which was more of what I had anticipated. Especially here […]
January 11, 2022

Jen’s 2021 Sales Portfolio

January is here and we are turning the page on a VERY busy year in real estate – all across the nation – and on our little island. I am grateful, humbled, and oh so lucky to have helped 35 terrific clients make big moves this year. With COVID, my […]