Bellingham Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 22, 2011 – May 28, 2011 - 05/31/11 01:21 AM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 23
Closed Sales: 18
Pending Sales: 17
* Average List Price: $316,700* Average Sale Price: $303,290* Sale-to-List Price Ratio 96.4%* Average Days on Market: 123

Total active listings at the end of the week: 515
If you’d like any information or want to see any Bellingham Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981

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Whatcom County Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 22, 2011 – May 28, 2011 - 05/31/11 01:19 AM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 75
Closed Sales: 35
Pending Sales: 38
Average List Price: $266,154 Average Sale Price: $254,816 Sale-to-List Price Ratio: 95.6% Average Days on Market: 153
Total active listings at the end of the week: 1527
If you’d like any information or want to see any Whatcom County Washington Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981

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Fannie Mae's HomePath Mortgage can be a great deal for a buyer. - 05/25/11 05:05 PM
HomePath Mortgage in Bellingham WA
The HomePath Mortgage is a home loan that will allow borrowers to purchase a Fannie Mae owned property with as little as 3% down and with no mortgage insurance, which is normally required with down payments of less than 20%. The buyer saves several hundred dollars compared to a regular purchase as the HomePath Mortgage guidelines state that there is no need for a lender requested appraisal.
The HomePath Mortgage offers just about any product that is available in the open market (Fixed rate, adjustable rate (ARM), and interest only products) with better terms.They also allow … (0 comments)

Bellingham Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 15, 2011 – May 21, 2011 - 05/25/11 05:03 PM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 39
Closed Sales: 13
Pending Sales: 18
* Average List Price: $246,792* Average Sale Price: $234,142* Sale-to-List Price Ratio: 94.6%* Average Days on Market: 142
Total active listings at the end of the week: 511
If you’d like any information or want to see any Bellingham Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981

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Whatcom County Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 15, 2011 – May 21, 2011 - 05/25/11 05:01 PM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 97
Closed Sales: 29
Pending Sales: 40
Average List Price: $330,229 Average Sale Price: $311,413 Sale-to-List Price Ratio: 95.8% Average Days on Market: 116 Total active listings at the end of the week: 1498
If you’d like any information or want to see any Whatcom County Washington Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981

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Buy Now Vs Buy Later - 05/21/11 04:00 PM
If your waiting or the market to decline some more before buying that new home, you might also want to consider what effect the interest rates will have on your payment. Take a look at this scenario for something to think about.

If you're sitting on the fence and thinking about whether to buy a house now or wait and see if the market keeps declining this might interest you. You see even as the market goes down and interest rates rise you may save money by buying now. Let's look at somebody buying a $300,000 home. Let's assume they're … (2 comments)

The Fabled Tankless Water Heater - 05/16/11 12:35 AM
If your in need of a new water heater and are considering tankless, you might want to read Jay Markanich's breakdown, of the cost benifit and payback of one.
Via Jay Markanich (Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC):
My water heater is over 13 years old.  How much longer will it last?  If I was my own home inspection client I would say to myself, "This water heater will last another month or another 10 years.  It is truly unpredictable."  I say that to clients all the time.  It is a very accurate statement!
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Bellingham's Own Circus - 05/15/11 11:56 PM
Did you know that Bellingham has its own circus. Yes it's true. There are no animals but there are lots of jugglers, acrobats, stilt-walkers, clowns, aerialists, multimedia theatricalists (now that's a mouthful) and lots more.
The Bellingham Circus Guild is a collection of professional and amateur hobby Circus artists. Their mission is "to assist and support the circus arts community of Whatcom County and to promote Circus arts in the community at large and to radically proliferate great delight at every opportunity." They put on shows quite often. They do a monthly show called Vaudevillngham, the Bellingham Circus Guild's Monthly Uncensored Variety Show Fundraiser which happens the The 15th of every month. … (0 comments)

Bellingham Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 8, 2011 – May 14, 2011 - 05/15/11 11:48 PM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 34
Closed Sales: 13
Pending Sales: 14
* Average List Price: $246,792* Average Sale Price: $234,142* Sale-to-List Price Ratio: 94.6%* Average Days on Market: 142
Total active listings at the end of the week: 494
If you’d like any information or want to see any Bellingham Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981
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Whatcom County Real Estate Market Activity Snapshot: May 8, 2011 – May 14, 2011 - 05/15/11 11:46 PM
The following data is for Single Family Residential Homes:
New Listings: 81
Closed Sales: 24
Pending Sales: 44
Average List Price: $257,823 Average Sale Price: $241,760 Sale-to-List Price Ratio: 93.7% Average Days on Market: 221
Total active listings at the end of the week: 1456
If you'd like any information or want to see any Whatcom County Washington Real Estate feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981
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