Market Stats

Congratulations to our 2011 Award of Excellence recipients. This award is given to Realtors that achieve a certain production volume and demonstrate a commitment to the Realtor organization, the recipient's own personal real estate business, and the local community. We're so proud to be so well represented in our industry. Congratulations …

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Done with all this snow? Ready to get out and see something new? If you have been stuck inside YOUR house all week, the last thing on your list of fun is to go inside someone else's, right? Think again. This is your chance to visit a classic Frank Lloyd Wright home. The tour is this Sunday and tickets are $35. Follow this …

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We're excited to have Cindy Sullivan back in our Mount Vernon office, ready to help you sell or buy a home. Cindy spent some time out of the state enjoying warmer weather, but thankfully she came back to us. Please visit her website to learn more about Cindy Sullivan! …

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All of our new listings are featured in the scrolling picture frame on our website's front page. List with us and get priority billing on our site! We list and sell all sorts of properties, and we're proud of every one of our listings. Call us today to find out how we can help you. …

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The recently released Gardner Report shows Skagit County is leading the state in Home Price Growth Rate. In fact, Skagit is one of only two Counties with a positive price growth rate over the past 12 months. Will this be a trend, or is it just a blip fueled by a few high priced sales in the 3rd Quarter of 2011? Based …

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We're posting our listings to YouTube! All of the homes we list are now uploaded to YouTube for the world to see. We're always looking for more ways to increase traffic to your home, and YouTube is just one more place to be seen. We're thinking of using the tag-line "We get people into your home while you are sleeping!" …

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If you are interested in buying or selling a home in Skagit County, you might want to check out the Market Stats tab on our website. We give you a monthly update on the health of our local real estate market, and we even show you the "months of inventory" in your price range. Here's the best part...just shoot us an email …

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Did you know that one third of the homes sold in Skagit County this year were bank-owned homes? Could the President's new Mortgage Refinance plan help keep some of those people in their homes? Check out the details about the program in this Seattle Times article. …

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If you live in the Burlington School District, you might be getting some good news about your property taxes in the coming years. The BESD Finance Director was able to refinance $1.4 million in bonds to an average rate of just over 1%. This should save tax payers $173,000 over the next five years. The change was described in …

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Whether you are buying a home in Skagit County, or you already own one here, this article is important to read. We love our local rivers, but every fall we have to watch with a cautious eye to make sure they stay within their banks. It is important that you protect yourself and your belongings from a flood, and we're talking …

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