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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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When is the Right Time to Buy?

By Toby Barnett | Published: December 3, 2009

Ask any real estate agent the answer to that question and it is all the same – Right Now! Wish that was the case though. The right time to buy is not an impulse decision. It is a well thought [...]

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Senate Votes “Yes” to Extend Home Buyer Tax Credit

By Toby Barnett | Published: November 5, 2009

Yesterday the Senate voted 98-0 to pass the extension and expansion of the homebuyer tax credit and the House is expected to vote on it any day. In a recent post, I shared my reasons why the tax credit should [...]

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Snohomish County Lot Sales for the 3rd Quarter of 2009

By Toby Barnett | Published: October 9, 2009

Is Snohomish County seeing a recovery in lot sales? I won’t get ahead of myself and say “yes” but it does seems that there is some signs of the new construction segment recovering. Recovery could be stemming from a few [...]

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Snohomish County Lot Sales Continue to be Sluggish

By Toby Barnett | Published: July 7, 2009

As I have posted before, Snohomish County has seen an ever declining market in the vacant land and lot sales sector. Market corrections and slow economic times have forced a lot of builders, developers and custom builders out of business, [...]

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Plat Sales and Inventory for March 2009

By Anthony Schulz | Published: March 19, 2009

The chart below shows the market areas in Snohomish County and the number of plats with the sales over the last 12 months. With 5,695 lots and homes to sell at an average of 118.65 sales per month we have [...]

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Home Buyer & Seller Advice

  • The Media’s Real Estate Swing

    The media has done an excellent job of getting people worried about the health of the real estate industry these days. From one day to the next there is good news there is bad news spattered across the many media [...]

County Activities, Events, & News

  • Jim Mora and NFL Commissioner set to hike Mt. Rainier

    In 3 days, on July 5, 2009, the Seattle Seahawks head coach Jim Mora and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell are set to hike Mt. Rainier for the United Way’s “Climb for the Community”. Led by mountaineering expert Ed Viesturs and [...]

Real Estate Statistics & Updates

  • Snohomish County Residential Housing Statistics for April 2012

    Boy have times changed and I wouldn’t have pegged Snohomish County to be experiencing similarities to the most recent real estate bubble. Without the sub prime markets, predatory activities, and general real estate fever, Snohomish County has been shifting back [...]

Washington Recreational Activities

  • Deception Pass State Park – The Gateway to Whidbey Island

    Deception Pass is located in Island County and are the two channels separating main land Washington and Whidbey Island. It is a water way that has gained a reputation as being “Washington’s most active water way because of the volume [...]