John's Blog

In our fast pace world of text messaging, cell phones and e mail we are all running a thousand miles an hour and we don't take time to have fun. There are the worries of slow times and just holding it all together can be a challenge. I read an article probably 10 years ago that was titled "Living...

MARKET AREA PLAT NAME TYPE SELLER BUYER SALE PRICE PER LOT AVG SIZE # OF LOTS                   ARLINGTON BRYANT ESTATES 2 PLAT SIEGFRIED, LLC TERRY & LINDSEY RUDE $200,000 $200,000 44,500 1 ARLINGTON SUN PEAK ESTATES PLAT SUNDBERG HOMES, INC JAMES SPANE $229,000 $229,000 43,600 1 ARLINGTON RIVE...

WE ARE OFF TO A SLOW START AS WE CONTINUE TO BURN THROUGH THE HOUSING INVENTORY OF THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. SNOHOMISH COUNTY CURRENTLY HAS 285 PLATS SELLING NEW HOMES FOR A TOTAL OF 6432 AVAILABLE LOTS OR SPEC HOMES. IN THE FIRST QUARTER ONLY 47 BUILDING LOTS WERE SOLD COUNTY WIDE SO THE DEVELOP...

MARKET AREAPLAT NAMETYPESELLERBUYERSALE PRICEPER LOTAVG SIZE#OF LOTS         ALDERWOODALDERWOOD RIDGELDMRMURPHY BLDG CO., INCLEGACY HOMES NW, INC$9,635,000 $205,000 2,90047ALDERWOODMORNING VIEW S.P.S.P.MORNING VIEW, LLCLAUREN HOMES, LLC$690,000 $230,000 8,3963         ARLINGTONSUMMER CREEK ESTATE...

 PLAT NAMETYPESELLERBUYER SALE PRICE  PER LOT AVG SIZE# OF LOTS         ARLINGTONCLARIDGE COURTPLATEMERALD RE DEVELOPMENTCW BRIGHT CONST. INC $3,694,000.00  $   153,916.00 7,80024ARLINGTONMEADOWS @ QUAIL RUNPLATGNK, LLCMORRIS & JOANN CURENTT $   210,000.00  $   210,000.00 50,1531ARLINGTONSUMMER C...

MARKET AREAPLAT NAMETYPESELLERBUYER SALE PRICE  PER LOT AVG SIZE# OF LOTS         ARLINGTONCLARIDGE COURTPLATEMERALD RE DEVELOPMENTCW BRIGHT CONST. INC $3,694,000.00  $   153,916.00 7,80024ARLINGTONMEADOWS @ QUAIL RUNPLATGNK, LLCMORRIS & JOANN CURENTT $   210,000.00  $   210,000.00 50,1531ARLINGT...

    We all want our own place. We want to be able put a nail in the wall wherever we please or just paint something a color we choose and possibly tear out the grass and plant our own garden. When you think about the reasons why you want to own your own home; you probably also think about the ext...

REAL ESTATE SLOW DOWN HITS LOCAL BUILDERS!The real estate market started to slowdown in the summer of 2006 and then even more so in the spring of 2007 when the sub-prime lenders crumbled. The media is reporting all of the national news and our local market in turn has people sitting on the fence ...

Here is a short class on the land development process as viewd through my last 19 years working with a spec builder and in the title insurance industry working with builders and developers. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions. jwahl@pnwtsno.com John Wahl Introduction to Land U...

When looking at the Asscessor's tax map it is helpful to now how to read those tax parcel id #'sLet me know if you have any questions! John Wahl.    Tax Parcel Numbers for Snohomish County  The tax parcel number identifies a parcel just kind of like your social security number identifies you.  Th...