Moving to Bainbridge Island
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 […]
December 28, 2014
The week between Christmas and New Year’s is an odd space for me. The excitement of Christmas is over and the realization that another year is ending comes right on its heels. On the one hand I love the idea of a new year. A clean slate, a fresh start. But, […]
October 24, 2014
Boomtown Across the Water Seattle is booming. Our urban neighbor has many thriving employers (including Boeing, which sometimes gets characterized as a “bad corporate citizen” but it’s still a company that brings lots of business and jobs to our region!), herds of building cranes downtown, and is frequently included on […]
October 1, 2014
September went by in a flash. And the colorful month of October has officially arrived. I have said many times how much I love the weather in October on Bainbridge Island. It is sunny. It is crisp, but cold and the colorful leaves make a perfect backdrop for many fun […]