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Whatcom County Real Estate Market Report for September, 2008

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Real Estate Agent with eXp Realty

Real Estate Market Report/Conditions for Whatcom County,WA for September, 2008

The following is a quick analysis of the Residential Whatcom County real estate market.

  • Currently Active Listings: 1664
  • Homes are priced from $24,900 - $4,799,000
  • Average List Price $453,589  Days on the Market:  119
  • Median List Price: $349,000    Days on the Market:   89
  • Sold in September: 177
  • Average List Price: $321,285 
  • Average Sales Price: $305,670 
  • Ratio of List to Price: 95.1%    Days on the Market: 103
  • Median ListPrice: $269,950
  • Median Sales Price: $269,900    Days on the Market: 63
  • Ratio of List to Price: 100%
  • Pending Sales Last Week: 51

  Condo Analysis for Whatcom County

  • Currently Active Listings: 444
  • Condos are priced from $25,900 - $1,565,000  
  • Average List Price $292,738     Days on the Market:  186
  • Median List Price $222,400        Days on the Market:  141
  • Sold in September: 41
  • Average List Price: $227,422 
  • Average Sales Price: $219,476     Days on the Market: 147
  • Ratio of List to Price: 96.5%
  • Median List Price: $209,000 
  • Median Sales Price: $200,000   Days on the Market: 107
  • Ratio of List to Price: 97.9%
  • Pending Sales Last Week: 3

Buyers: Interest rates are still low making now may be a good time to get in the market, depending on your circumstances. There are still plenty of homes to choose from and many homes have been on the market a long time so there are some motivated sellers out there who need to sell their homes.

Sellers: There is still a lot of competition right now and if you don't want your home to sit on the market without an offer here are a few bits of advise:

  • The most important thing you can do is price your home right, have your real estate agent do a CMA and price your home aggressively, that is in the lower range of similar homes if you want a quick sale
  • Have a pre-inspection done to your home and fix any problems
  • Give your home curb appeal
  • Offer a Home Warranty if it is an older home
  • Get rid of clutter, start clearing out your things, even if you have to put them in storage.
  • Think about staging your home, get advise from a staging professional or at least your agent.

If you would like some info about  Whatcom County or Bellingham real estate or living in Whatcom County or Bellingham visit my website at BellinghamProperty.com or give me a call. 

 

Comments (1)

Tim Cornwell
Bellwether Real Estate - Bellingham, WA
Owner/Broker

Michael,

Great post, thanks for sharing timely information.

Tim

tim.cornwell@stewart.com

 

Oct 23, 2008 05:27 PM