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Here are the Whatcom County numbers for March 2021 compared to March 2020 and 2019.We can see that the number of new listings is down while the sale price and price per square foot are up on the residential side. The days on market are down, buyers need to be ready to act immediately in this hot ...

Here are the Skagit County numbers for March 2021 compared to March 2020 and 2019. For residential, we can see that the number of listings was equal to last year but the median sold price is up and the days on market is down. That means buyers need to be "Buyer Ready, Day 1" - ask me about my pro...

Happy April!Last week the pendings outnumbered the new listings in both the residential and condominium markets.The median active price per square foot for residential is $285 and for condos is $387.It is a tough market for buyers as the inventory is still scarce. One of those condo sales last we...

Yay, the spring market is in full swing and there are more listings this week for residential and just about the same for the condo market.More listings = more choices and a little less competition for buyers.Watch the interest rates as they are starting to climb but they're still very low.There ...

The trend continues with fewer new listings compared to pended/solds.2021 Stats to date:Residential:New Listings: 626Sold: 476Median List Price: $489,900Median Sold Price: $500,000Condominium:New Listings: 136Sold: 125Median List Price: $284,800Median Sold Price: $278,000Heather Stevenson BROKERC...

Here are the stats for Washington's NWMLS for February 2021Heather Stevenson BROKERCELL 360.441.7120 

Here's last weeks residential and condo listing numbers. I thought I'd compare to the same days as 2020 - here's how 2020 looked:2020 Residential:New listings 80 - this year 68.Pended listings 52 - this year 58.Sold listings 43 - this year 46.Less new listings this year but more pended and more s...

Here are the numbers for Skagit County for February. March 1st, we've started the spring market and we should hopefully see more listings than in February. For residential, new listings were down, pendings were up and solds were up from February last year. The median sale price was up by 13% whil...

Last week's numbers are similar to the previous week. Watch for new listings coming on Thursdays and Fridays! Now that open houses are allowed again and the weather might be nice, it could be a big weekend for open houses.   Heather Stevenson BROKERCELL 360.441.7120 

More Listings Will Arrive This Month After an intense winter in the Whatcom County real estate market, more new resale listings are on the horizon this month. March historically marks the beginning of the eight month prime-time real estate market. Whatcom County is virtually sold out up to the $1...