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Uncategorized Bark in the Park! C oming to Storvik Park, the 5th annual Bark in the Park Dog Festival ~ a fundraising event for the Anacortes off-leash park. The future off-leash park is located at 38th and H Ave and is part of a bigger project, the Ace of Hearts Creek Rotary Park; a joint venture involving the City of […]
Uncategorized We can’t stop now! W e’ve saved the ferry for now, but the long term goal of keeping this Internation Run viable still needs work! WSF Assistant Secretary David Moseley and staff members will be hosting a community meeting tomorrow night, Thursday, June 12 6:30-8:30 at the Anacortes Senior Center located at 1701 22nd St. Topics will include a […]
market trends May Market Statistics for Anacortes W aiting to buy? Don’t. While we are not performing at the same level as the rest of the area, we are on our way. The North West Multiple Listing Service reports shrinking inventory, double digit increases in pending sales, solid open house activity, and signs of stabilizing prices (eight of the 19 counties reported […]
Uncategorized Farmers Market Has Opened! T he Anacortes farmer’s Market opened the season last Saturday, May 16th at 9 am, there was a full contingent of booths offering fresh locally grown produce as well as some awesome local arts and crafts.  Running thru the 2nd Saturday in October, the farmer’s market is an opportunity to taste, smell and see the […]
Uncategorized Anacortes Waterfront Festival This Weekend! C oast In and Hang Out at the Anacortes Waterfront Festival this weekend, located at Cap Sante Marina in downtown Anacortes. The festival has everything from boat building for kids, to boat rides for adults and everything waterfront related in between. With tons of vendors selling their boating and waterfront related merchandise, entertainment hourly and […]
Uncategorized Trawler Fest Returns to Anacortes! A nacortes is thrilled to host the 2009 Trawler Fest, presented by PassageMaker Magazine. May 7-9, 10am to 5 pm at Cap Sante Boat Haven. If you are a boat lover you won’t be able to miss the big white top at the Marina full of vendors & instructional opportunities. Walk the floating boat show […]
finance Tax Credit Advance Loan Program G reat news coming out of Olympia! Washington Realtors is in the process of teaming up with the Washington State Office of the Treasurer, Housing Finance Commission, and a yet to be selected financial institution to create an easy way for first time homebuyers to borrow the up to $8,000 Federal tax credit to help […]
Uncategorized Anacortes Spring Wine Festival Update  T his Saturday April 11 from noon to 6:00 At the Port building at north end of Commercial Avenue the following 24 wineries will be pouring: Andrew Will, Challenger Ridge, Chinook, Cuillin Hills, Delille, Des Voignes, Gorman, Hightower, JM Cellars, Lopez Island Vineyard, Mark Ryan, Mt Baker Vineyards, OS Winery, Ross Andrew, Rulo, San Juan […]
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market trends Ripple Effect? I t’s not unusual to hear people ask about the market in California because the perception is that how California fares, so does the Northwest. To some degree that’s true, we historically have a fair number of transplants from California to our area, specifically here to Anacortes, so we do feel some ripple effect from […]
Uncategorized Keep That Home Even If You Lose your Job!? H ere is an interesting offer being put forth by a local condo developer; buy his condo and if you lose your job, he’ll pay your mortgage! Well, the small print states only for six months, and only up to $2,500 a month, but heck -that’s a creative way to get past job securtiy fears […]
market trends Starting to Pop! I n the last few weeks we’ve seen an uptick in Buyer activity especially in the entry level home and investment home arena. There have been 23 homes under $300,000 go pending  in Skagit County since 3/17/09 and that’s a huge number considering in December we had 34 the whole month, January had 51, February […]
Uncategorized Anacortes Spring Wine Festival M ark your calendars, this April 11th from 12:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce sponsored Anacortes Spring Wine Festival will be held at the Port Warehouse in Old Town Anacortes. This festival featuring 22 regional wineries including Sleight of Hand, Andrew Will, Woodward Canyon and my favorite Dunham Cellars; I can […]
finance Obama Launches Housing Plan I f you are in danger of foreclosure go to this website now and check out the options that may be available to you. You can check to see if you qualify for either a modification of your current loan, or a refinance which previously you may not have qualified for due to either loss […]
market trends Federal Housing Finance Agency Report T he Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which regulates Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac and a few other banks, put out its quarterly report on our nations housing the other day and there were a few interesting points I’d like to share. Washington State ranked 39th in appreciation with a loss of -7.42% in values […]
market trends Market Update S kagit County wide the number of residential listings have gone down from a July 2008 high of 1290 to 933 in January of 2009, pending sales have increased from 50 in November of ’08 to 85 this January which is slightly less than the 97 pendings we saw a year ago in January of […]
market trends The Truth About The Housing Market I found this an interesting read and thought I’d share; it’s an article from Today on some myths about our housing market by Barbara Corcoran.    The Truth About The Housing Market: In today’s uncertain market, fear runs rampant on both the buying and selling sides of the fence. Many myths need debunking. Here are […]
Cap Sante Anthony’s in Anacortes? T he Port of Anacortes has put out it’s second Request For Proposal for development  at the marina and Anthony’s was the only viable proposal that was returned. The first Request For Proposal only brought two; neither panned out. Anthony’s, started in Kirkland in the 70’s, also owns several other restaurants all focusing on fresh […]
Uncategorized First Friday Art Walk! G et out on the town and into some great galleries this Friday evening for the First Friday Art Walk. The galleries are open, and so are some wonderful restaurants, making the first Friday of each month a fun time in Old Town Anacortes! The Art Walk starts at 6:00 PM, come see some amazing […]
finance New Homebuyer Tax Break Approved Today! – read update at end of article T he Senate just ok’d a new tax break of up to $15,000 to homebuyers in hopes of stimulating the real estate sector of our economy. This proposal will allow a tax credit of 10% of the value of a home, up to $15,000, for both new and existing residences. Currently the only tax break available […]
The Woods Great values in new construction! G reat values in Chaffey’s newest neighborhood, The Woods at Sunset Cove, located on the north west side of beautiful Fidalgo Island. Lot #3 is now $459,950 with all the detailed, quality finishes that Chaffey is known for. Ready and waiting,  Chaffey’s popular “The Fairmont” plan with 2 beds, den with French doors and 2 full […]
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