Dan O'Donnell's Bellingham Area Real Estate Blog

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Real Estate Agent - RE/MAX Whatcom County, Inc.
RECENT BLOG POSTS
    Dear Friends,         The term "short sale" is getting thrown around a lot lately and it seems to be the trendy thing to discuss these days regarding real estate.  However, many people still don't really understand what the term means.  If you are one of these people, here is a link to a brie...
03/23/2009
Dear Friends,    By now you know that I don't buy into the doom and gloom you see on the national news.  Just because some areas of the country have foreclosure rates skyrocketing and prices falling like a rock, does nothing to help you understand your LOCAL market. What you do need is to get rea...
02/24/2009
    Ok, so the buzz is positive around my office (RE/MAX Whatcom County), the phone calls are picking up and the pending transactions are increasing.  Realtors are starting to seem more optomistic and hopeful for the near future.  Could this be the boost in confidence that the industry needs to t...
01/28/2009
Dear Friends,   I want to let you know that it is a GREAT TIME TO BUY REAL ESTATE!  Interest rates for 30 year loans are right around 5%, and there are 23 HOMES IN BELLINGHAM AT OR BELOW $200,000!     Have you been considering buying a rental property or two to help you retire wealthy?  Now is th...
12/09/2008
  Watch the video Learn the real costs for selling your house and be prepared for what you will actually "put in your pocket".  This information is specific in some ways to Bellingham and Whatcom County, Washington, but much of the information applies to many areas.  Feel free to contact me any t...
11/19/2008
   Get the facts Tired of relying on "experts" to tell you whether the market is "good" or "bad".  Below are the numbers straight from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service.  This is all Whatcom County single family homes listed and sold throught the MLS (the multiple listing system real estate ...
10/18/2008
"Short sales" are more and more common in Bellingham, Whatcom County and across the nation.  I am working on several right now in the Bellingham area, and I'm sure many of you have seen the term and wondered what "short sale" means exactly.  Whatcom County foreclosures are up sharply and it pays...
09/16/2008
      Late summer sales down in beautiful Bellingham   August was an especicially slow month for Whatcom County home sales.  The number of single family home transactions in August was down 40% from August of 2007, according to a recent Bellingham Herald article.  Another Herald article tells us ...
09/16/2008
    If it's been a while since you've sold a house, or if it's your first time, you're probably wondering how much you will pay in selling costs.  Also, if you're like me, you want a ballpark number you can use, not two pages of fine print that will leave you more confused than when you started. ...
09/03/2008
  I grew up on Gooseberry Point and have many fond memories.  From crabbing with a stick and up to my waist in the saltwater when I was little, to riding my dirt bike on the ferry to Lummi Island when I was fourteen.  It was a great place to grow up.  My friends and I ran around the neighborhood ...
08/29/2008
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My insights and experiences in my local real estate market, as well as my thoughts on real estate trends in general. Tips and tricks for the real estate consumer and professional.