Good morning everyone!

 Tomorrow, Tuesday July 10th, is the monthly Lettered Streets Neighborhood Association meeting. Like always, it's held in the Washington Square Tower. Come meet your neighbors, voice your opinion, hear what others have to say, and find out what is happening in your neighborhood!

Topics sure to be discussed include the re-zoning of the neighborhood. Currently there is a mix consisting of approximately 11% SFR (single family residence) zoning, but the vast majority of the buildings in the LSN are in fact historic single family homes. The LSN Association is pushing to rezone the neighborhood so that the zoning falls more in line with the actual use of the land, which will increase the SFR to approximately 49% of the neighborhood. Find out more from the Neighborhood's own Planning and Growth Management Committee website.

Statistical report on Sudden Valley home sales from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007. 

Total number of homes sold: 100

Price -   Low List: $149,500, Low Sale: $150,000

            High List: $949,900, High Sale: $920,000

            Average List: $306,492, Average Sale: $301,355

            Median List: $278,975, Median Sale: $277,225

Low days on market: 1

Average days on market: 111

High days on market: 413

Current Residential Inventory: 131

Price -  Low: $169,900

            High: $888,000

            Average: $334,698

            Median: $309,900

Average days on market: 87

This info was gathered from the Northwest Multiple List based on listings input by by humans and as such is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Actual numbers may be skewed due to database errors. Results were calculated based off of listings with "Sudden Valley" as their community. There may be duplicate listings due to multiple areas covering the same ground, or agents putting the community as Bellingham instead.

Last night I attended my first LSNA committee meeting. It was, to say the least, a little overwhelming. Most of the other members on the committee have been active in the neighborhood politics for years. With that experience comes a plethora of background knowledge that really fills in the gaps behind what is motivating some people to do the things that they do.

Let's just say it's going to take me a while to get up to speed, but I'm eager to get more involved. I'm a proud resident of the Lettered Streets for the past five years, and I'm looking forward to what the future is going to bring to Old Town and the Bellingham Waterfront.

It's a very exciting time to get involved and shape the future of the downtown, waterfront, and the neighborhood character itself. I'm happy to be able to contribute and hopefully make changes that will positively impact the rest of the city. It's not an immediate change, and it'll take years to complete - if it is ever "completed".

York Residential Market Analysis Report, January 1 - June 18, 2007

Current Residential Inventory: 6

Price -  Low: $239,900

            High: $395,000

            Average: $312,866

            Median: $314,948

Average days on market: 26

Total number of homes sold: 13

Price -  Low: $196,000

            High: $429,000

            Average: $285,492

            Median: $280,000

Average days on market: 65

2-Office sales: 77%

Single office sales: 23%

This info was gathered from the Northwest Multiple List based on listings input by by humans and as such is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Actual numbers may be skewed due to database errors.

Whatcom Falls Residential Market Analysis Report, January 1 - June 18, 2007

Current Residential Inventory: 17

Price -  Low: $239,000

            High: $749,000

            Average: $380,773

            Median: $339,999

Average days on market: 88

Contingent Residential Inventory: 1

Price: $699,950

Days on market: 91

Total number of homes sold: 16

Price -  Low: $235,000

            High: $520,000

            Average: $374,894

            Median: $385,950

Average days on market: 69

2-Office sales: 69%

Single office sales: 31%

This info was gathered from the Northwest Multiple List based on listings input by by humans and as such is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Actual numbers may be skewed due to database errors.