Moving to Bainbridge Island
January 26, 2011
The Memory of 2008 is Fading 2008 was my first full year in real estate on Bainbridge Island. And, it stunk. The good news is, every year has been better. I thought 2009 was good. It was. 2010 was better. And, the better news is, the goodness of 2010 will […]
January 10, 2011
Especially in the Northwest! This Wall Street Journal Article outlines sales for the entire country. Mercer Island, WA is showing some stellar increases, but I also wanted to compare it to some local numbers, which are also looking up. Sales of waterfront or homes with beach rights in the past […]
January 3, 2011
My favorite homes of the 2010 Bainbridge Island Housing Market 10 Old Mill Road Original List Price $528,000 Sale Price $525,000 Days on the market 16 Date sold 8/23/10 I love this house because it was built by one of my favorite builders, Bill Corbin. It is light, open and […]
January 2, 2011
The annual Bainbridge Island Polar Bear Plunge The Polar Bear Plunge happens every January 1st at noon. The sun lured over 100 participants from all over Kitsap County out into the 38 degree weather this morning to celebrate the new year with a plunge (of sorts) into the icy cold […]
November 28, 2010
Yesterday IslandWood opened their trails to the public. Between the suspension bridge and canopy tower, it was like taking an exotic rainforest eco-tour, just five minutes from our house, very cool. Thanks IslandWood!
November 27, 2010
So Thanksgiving week was a crazy one. Monday started with the threat of some light snow flurries and ended with three inches of snow. On Tuesday it escalated into a wind storm, which then resulted in island-wide and county-wide power outages (60,000 people in Kitsap County) – which, is actually […]
November 12, 2010
Many folks from the island went to see Waiting for Superman this week at the Lynwood Center Theatre. It has made for some good discussion and I know it has been on my mind since I saw it on Monday. As a former public middle and high school inner-city English […]
November 10, 2010
This is a great opportunity to purchase a home, under market value, on Bainbridge Island. This is a short sale, but the bank has already approved the price. What does that mean? That means, one of the most challenging parts of a short sale is to get the bank to […]