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Sudden Valley Real Estate Market Report for December 2008

January 2, 2009 by Michael Eisenberg

The following is a quick analysis of the Residential Bellingham real estate market in Sudden Valley.

There are currently 86 homes for sale. Homes are priced from $119,900 – $1,095,000

Sudden Valley Real Estate Market Graph

Average List Price $335,868
Average Days on Market 136 days
Median List Price $289,500
Median Days on Market 110 days
12 Homes sold in December
Average Listing Price $264,250
Average Sold Price $249,054
Average Days on Market 131
Median Listing Price $251,200
Median Sold Price $233,000
Median Days on Market 146
Pending Sales Last Week: 3

Condo Analysis for Sudden Valley

There are currently 10 condos for sale. Condos are priced from $69,500 – $299,900

Average List Price $188,820
Average Days on the Market: 109
Median List Price $207,250
Median Days on the Market: 102
Sold in December : 0
Pending Sales Last Week: 0

There are some great values in the Sudden Valley market right now, and interest rates are extremely low. You might want to take a look at what it would cost you to purchase one of these homes at today’s rates. You might be surprised at what your monthly payments would be, maybe less than your paying for rent right now if you are renting a comparable sized house.

If you have any questions or want to see any Sudden Valley homes or condos feel free to email me or give me a call at 360-739-6981.

Bellingham’s Polar Bear Plunge

December 29, 2008 by Michael Eisenberg

Bellingham Polar Bears

If your idea of starting the New Year off is with a cold swim, come on out to this year’s Lake Padden Resolution Run & Polar Bear Dip. The run will begin at 11 a.m. on New Years Day, with a run or walk around Bellingham’s Lake Padden. The official dip into the chilly lake is set for noon. Lifeguards will be on duty,as well as hot beverages, snacks and warm showers for those brave souls who make the plunge.

Birch Bay will host their 26th annual Polar Bear Plunge this New Year’s day. The front of CJ’s Beach House Restaurant will be the meeting spot and the plunge is at noon.

Image courtesy of flickr.com by dbking

Snow Fun

December 24, 2008 by Michael Eisenberg

snowbears

Bellingham has been a winter wonderland for the past week and a half. The white stuff has been with us nonstop and it’s been growing by a number of inches every few days until today when the temperature got up to the mid-30s and the snow turned to rain. It might be a white Christmas here yet as predictions vary. Some are predicting more snow, others are predicting a combination of rain mixed with snow. I’m looking at cloudy sky with some patches of blue and some snowflakes fluttering through the air. You know the weatherman is usually right 50 percent of the time at least. So it will be a white Christmas here in Bellingham, maybe with a little dirt on the snow from the melt we had today, or fresh blanket of the snow which is more likely at the present moment. Anyway the reason I’m writing all this is really just to show you some of the pictures I took in the snow today. Some people having fun and getting creative, what are you doing? Happy holidays to you and your family what ever it is your doing for the holidays.

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