Moving to Bainbridge Island
July 1, 2015
2015 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS July 3rd July 3rd Street Dance 6:00 PM-11:00 PM Dance to Music on Winslow Way. Beer & Wine Garden. Local Food. Family Fun. Live Music. DJ. July 4th 7:00 AM–11:00 AM Traditional Pancake Breakfast Town & Country Market Parking Lot 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Street Fair, Downtown Winslow Town […]
July 1, 2015
No Ordinary Rummage Sale Last week I spent the bulk of my days volunteering at the Rotary Auction Rummage Sale. For those that have never experienced the sale, it is indeed difficult to envision. When people hear rummage sale they think of a church parking lot and some tables. This, however, is […]
June 17, 2015
A Dozen Ways to Spend Summer on Bainbridge Today is the last day of school. Typically, the official first day of summer in the PNW is the 4th of July. This year, however, we are having a superb, sunny June. Usually June-gloom is the norm. This year, the sun has been out in […]
May 28, 2015
Renting Can Make Sense There are a lot of smart, pragmatic reasons for renting a home when you are new to a city. It can be helpful to get the lay of the land, learn the neighborhoods, settle in a bit. Wait to find the perfect house to buy. But, […]
May 19, 2015
How the market looks on Bainbridge Island today: 54 Active or Contingent Residential Listings (versus 248 in 2009) 20 Vacant Homes 0 New Listings 20 Homes Currently Pending 15 Homes sold in April 9 Homes sold this month so far A seller’s market indeed!
April 22, 2015
Catching Up We actually considered re-posting the 2014 1st Quarter in Review for this issue, because that’s how similar this year’s start has been to last year’s. In truth, though, it would not have been completely accurate because we like to think of 2015 as “2014 Plus.” The year got […]
January 20, 2015
This year is starting off a lot like last year. LOW INVENTORY. I hope inventory shows up and we have a much more balanced market in 2015. For over a year we have been in a seller’s market. I spent most of last year discussing, strategizing and preparing with my clients. On both […]
January 19, 2015
A Market Regains its Momentum Inventory Continues to Drive the Island Market All in all, 2014 has to be viewed as a very good year for the Bainbridge real estate market. The primary challenge of the year was a lack of inventory, which meant that buyers had too few […]