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Snohomish County Residential Listing Report for March 2011

By Toby Barnett | Published: March 7, 2011

Holy surge in listings Batman! Everett and Lynnwood’s listings numbers have significantly increased for early March 2011. In Reviewing Everett’s January, February, and March’s figures, it can be said that Everett is the most volatile real estate markets within Snohomish [...]

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Snohomish County Residential Listing Statistics February 2011

By Toby Barnett | Published: February 3, 2011

When comparing early February’s residential listing figures to early January’s, Granite Falls is the only city in Snohomish County to increase in Active listings, rising from 75 to 93. Everett showed the most dramatic change in Active listing from 970 [...]

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Snohomish County 2 Quarter Lot Sales 2010

By Toby Barnett | Published: January 13, 2011

Snohomish County’s 2nd Quarter lot sales statistics are available and surprisingly there has been a increase, 13% over 1st Quarter 2010 to be exact. The largest single sale was in Marysville with 100 lots and was purchased by Encore Homes, [...]

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Washington home sales during nearly equals year-ago levels

By Toby Barnett | Published: January 10, 2011

The following document was released by the NWMLS on January 5, 2011. December’s volume of pending sales around Western Washington nearly matched the total for the same month a year ago, which was the best December since 2006. Sellers accepted [...]

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Snohomish County Statistics for the Beginning of 2011

By Toby Barnett | Published: January 3, 2011

Looking at buying or selling a home in 2011? Here are the Snohomish County’s real estate statistics as of 11:30am 1/3/2011 – total active listings in the county are 4809. What does it mean for Buyers? Selection. Buyers have the [...]

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Snohomish County 1st Quarter 2010 Lot Sales

By Toby Barnett | Published: December 17, 2010

Reviewing Snohomish County’s 4th Quarter 2009 lot sales report it appeared that the new construction segment 2010 would experience a positive shift for 2010. With lot sales prices down to 1990 levels it was only a matter of time till [...]

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Has the Snohomish County Real Estate Market Hit Bottom?

By Toby Barnett | Published: April 6, 2010

Do you think the housing market has hit bottom?Market Research In a poll released today by Fannie Mae, nearly 2/3 of Americans say right now is a good time to purchase a home and the bottom has arrived. With that [...]

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Snohomish County Lot Sales 4th Quarter 2009

By Toby Barnett | Published: February 15, 2010

The lot sales in the 4th quarter of 2009 Snohomish County has increased by 36% over 3rd Quarter 2009, a significant gain since it’s not typical for banks to be lending to builders. More impressively, the prices on vacant land [...]

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Washington Real Estate Recap for 2009

By Toby Barnett | Published: December 30, 2009

As the second to last day of 2009 is upon us, I would like to take a moment to reflect on some things that I will associate with this year. First Time Homebuyer Tax credit From January to November sales [...]

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Obama Outlines Bailout for Main Street

By Toby Barnett | Published: December 8, 2009

Today President Obama spoke on job creation and how America needs to “spend our way out of this recession”. The plan touches on job creation through major infrastructure projects, tax incentives for small business owners (which don’t seem to impact [...]

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Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • Improve Your Home’s Curb Appeal

    Curb appeal is the perceived value placed upon a home by the person viewing it with the intention of purchasing a home in the near future. It is highly associated with the degree in which a home has been maintained, [...]

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Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Residential Real Estate Statistics for December 2011

    Snohomish County is well into 2012, with another day of snow, and December 2011′s real estate statistics are published for review. Personal Experience Moment: To the disappointment of current clients, I noticed many homes in the $75k – $150 price [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Stevens Pass Ski Resort

    With the weather getting dreary and dark it is time to start thinking about you are going to do all winter long. It has been my experience, that to live in Washington and to enjoy it all year round without [...]