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September 25, 2009
Nestled behind Weaver Creek on the corner of Weaver Road and Wyatt Way is the Award Winning Hillandale Neighborhood. Hillandale is a neighborhood of 36 homes that all line a circle and share a grassy, central open space. Built Between 1999 and 2005, Hillandale homes have Nantucket Style charm and […]
September 25, 2009
A 1980’s era ranch style home in Commodore. Well manicured lawns and mature native landscaping enhance the neighborhoods. Another ranch style home in Commodore. Love the fall colors, trees are abundant in this neighborhood. And another Commodore home. This is an updated custom home built in the 1970’s. Many of the […]
September 24, 2009
The open space in the center of North Town Woods. Many, but not all, of the homes back to the large open space. Before I moved here, I had a hard time visualizing what the island was like (even after a week long visit). I wasn’t sure if there were […]
September 14, 2009
School has started, Labor day has passed, my tomatoes are finally ripening and the blackberry crop is thinning. Unfortunately (since summer here is always way too brief), all signs point towards fall. However, we are fortunate to live across the street from an easement that is loaded with blackberries. This […]
September 9, 2009
Shrinking inventory + increase in the number of pending sales + increase in median sales price since January 2009 = a stabilizing marketplace! Here are the statistics: Active Listings August 2009 = 2029 Active LIstings August 2008 = 2769 26.72% decline in inventory (that is a good thing, less supply […]
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 […]
August 16, 2009
All-Comers is one of those things that is very “Bainbridge.” All-Comers is a free track race for all ages every Monday night of the summer. There are separate heats by age and by boy/girl. Races start at 50 meters and go to a mile. And it is called “All-Comers” because […]
July 22, 2009
Everyone is getting chicks. Farm fresh eggs are all the rage. Is it the recession? Is it because fresh eggs are better? Is it because chicks are cute? I suspect for our family, the latter is the reason . . . our kids really want to get chicks. However, […]