Archive for August, 2009

“The Isles” in Anacortes, WA on Fidalgo Island

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The Isles in Anacortes is a new concept in island living.  The beautiful luxury cottages were designed to capture stunning views of Guemes Channel and Washington State Ferries, while providing low maintenance living in a beautiful home.  The mastermind and builder of The Isles-a Community of 17 exquisite homes, Pete Peterson, is known for building custom waterfront estates.     [...]

Pet Safety

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Harmful Foods This is a great time of year for a picnic, but if you bring your dog along make sure they don’t eat something that they shouldn’t. These foods can be harmful to pets. Harmful Foods Avocados Chocolate (all forms) Coffee (all forms) Onions & onion powder Garlic Grapes Raisins Macadamia Nuts Alcoholic beverages [...]

Make Homeownership Dreams a Reality

Monday, August 24th, 2009

    There’s a home loan program many lenders and home buyers are not aware of that allows for zero down home purchases. It’s called the USDA Rural Development loan. Tim Kammer, Loan Originator for Direct Home Loans in Anacortes says it’s based on the appraised value. He says other mortgage programs work on the [...]

COLDWELL BANKER REAL ESTATE LAUNCHES FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND INTERNATIONALHOME SEARCH APPLICATION FOR

Saturday, August 22nd, 2009

First National Real Estate Brand to Offer Automatic Notifications of New Listings Through a Mobile Application Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC announced the launch of the first-ever international home search application for iPhoneTM and AndroidTM-powered devices.  The Coldwell Banker Real Estatemobile application enables users to easily search for homes for sale and property listings as well as recent [...]

Anacortes Open House This Friday

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

8/21/2009  11:00-2:00  Come and visit this beautifully remodeled Island View Home with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, and hardwood floors in the living room and dining room. The kitchen has all new cabinets, counter tops, flooring and stainless steel appliances plus there is new carpet throughout.Even the laundry room has new flooring and lots cabinets for storage. This home is MOVE-IN READY [...]

Coldwell Banker Announces New Member to Anacortes Real Estate Team

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

 Coldwell Banker Island Living is pleased to announce that Anacortes resident Tony McKinley has joined their team of Anacortes real estate agents serving Skagit County.     A lifelong Washington resident, Tony was raised in Kent, Washington where he met and married his wife of 27 years. The McKinleys moved to Spokane in 1991 and relocated [...]

Should you buy a home on Mars or Venus?

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

    Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC has released a press release on results of a recent national consumer survey that Coldwell Banker Real Estate conducted about how gender plays a role in the home buying process.  The purpose was to gather information so that Coldwell Banker real estate agents can assist all home buyers in [...]

Buying a home with a FHA Loan

Monday, August 17th, 2009

  The first time home buyer tax credit is due to end in just 76 days!  “First-time home buyers” includes anyone who hasn’t owned a home in the past three years. Since it takes 45 days to close most loans, and may take longer once we near the deadline and lenders get backlogged, we are [...]

Anacortes Home Owners’ Post

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

  Jack and Jean Greene, Anacortes residents and friends of Jessica Notaro, love living in Anacortes, WA.  Here is why: “The quality of the Anacortes Community is present in its people, business community; closeness that is truly present at all times.  The small town, end of the road presence, with larger town amenities and features, prmotes [...]

Save Guemes Mountain!

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

            Join your friends and neighbors at Schoolhouse Park on Guemes Island in a celebration of the Mountain and the community spirit working to preserve it for the public to enjoy.            The festivities run from 10:00a.m. to 4 p.m. and include live local music and a wine and beer [...]