By Vicki Mitchell The Residence at Storvik Park is a new 18 unit state of the art building complex located in the heart of Anacortes that will make your life anything but complex! In fact one of the many attributes offered is the close proximity to our beautiful city gathering place, Storvik Park. You [...]
This information is provided as a courtesy but is subject to change. Please consult your lawyer, accountant and/or financial advisor for individual concerns. The following is a summary of how the real estate industry is being impacted by the current governmental actions to stabilize the economy. A. On February 17, President Obama signed the [...]
This is one of the best summaries we have seen so we thought we would share it with our readers: By: Lori Manley Inside Story: New Stimulus Bill and Homeowners Tax Credit for Home buyers First-time home buyers who purchase homes from the start of the year until the end of November 2009 may be [...]
Here is some great real estate news for Anacortes home sellers. Pending home sales in January were not only up in Anacortes and Skagit County, but pending home sales were up all over the country. Here is a press release from the Northwest MLS. KIRKLAND, WA. (Feb. 4, 2009)– Pending sales during January jumped from the [...]
Here are just some of the steps of the home buying process our Coldwell Banker Island Living real estate agents help home buyers achieve. Coldwell Banker real estate agents make the home buying process fun and stress free! Before You Shop o Contact your Coldwell Banker Island Living real estate agent before you begin your home search so [...]
Congratualtion to Island Hospital Emergency Dept. for maintianing a Level III trauma designation! A recent survey shows the Island Hospital Emergency-Department (ED) received unconditional designation by the Washington Dept. of Health (DOH), who not only stated that ED met the standards for Level III Trauma designation, but the DOH listed 13 strengths of our Anacortes hospital deserving of [...]
Sleep Disorders Center in Anacortes: Better sleep for a better life! The Island Hospital Sleep Disorders Center (SDC) is now seeing patients at its brand- new, specially designed facility at 1110 22nd Street (corner of O Avenue) Anacortes, WA. The new Anacortes facility has a number of different features designed to make patients comfortable. These [...]
From the Washington Association of REALTORS: The $790 billion stimulus package signed by President Obama today increases the home buyer tax credit to $8,000, drops the repayment feature, reinstates last year’s 2008 loan limits for FHA, Freddie Mac, and Fannie Mae loans, and provides $2 billion in additional funding for states and localities to be [...]
I never gave much thought to light bulbs until tenants in an Anacortes house I have listed began complaining that light bulbs were lasting only weeks or months. One recent weekend they replaced 4 bulbs. I learned from the owners that that last year an evaluation of the house had occurred without any answers. To the [...]
Home Prices Down. Sales Up.Bargain Hunters Snapped Up More Foreclosed Homes in December Existing home sales unexpectedly showed a notable increase in the month of December, according to a report released by the National Association of Realtors, with some buyers taking advantage of lower home prices. The report showed that sales of existing homes [...]