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Anacortes, WA Real Estate News

By Kendra Todd
(The Kendra Todd Group)
This beautiful home for sale in Anacortes is located in Skagit County. Anacortes is situated on Fidalgo Island. Anacortes is surrounded by Puget Sound, San Juan Islands and Skagit Valley. This beautiful home for sale in Anacortes is fresh and bright, comfortable and spacious. Move right into this beautiful home for sale in Anacortes. Anacortes is a popular destination for boaters and travellers. When living in this beautiful home for sale in Anacortes you can be a part of the festivals and celebrations held annually. This city is home to the Washington State Ferries dock, Washington Park and Anacortes Community Forest Lands. Anacortes is home to the Anacortes High School, Anacortes Middle School and Island View Elementary School. Anacortes is also home to the Anacortes Senior College a...
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By Ed Finlan, No Hassle or Hype just Help
(Keller Williams Western Realty)
Ed Finlan Group  Keller Williams Western Realty   360-610-SOLD(7653) www.justlistedinanacortes.com If you are interested in market trends in Anacortes, WA or the surrounding areas, you can find all the real estate data you are looking for in one place. You can find real time real estate market information in one spot. Find out average days on market, list price vs sale price ratio and all the other information that will help you whether you are buying a home in Anacortes or selling your home in Anacortes. All the information you need to make an informed decision in one place.
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By Ed Finlan, No Hassle or Hype just Help
(Keller Williams Western Realty)
Ed Finlan Group 360-610-7653 http://justlistedinanacortes.com What is my Anacortes home worth?   When you're looking for a partner to help you negotiate the complexities of selling your Anacortes home, you've come to the right place. The experience, dedication and strong communication you'll receive here will help ensure the successful and profitable sale of your Anacortes home: 1. The Local Advantage - Take advantage of a broad spectrum of technologies and tools to support the sale of your Anacortes home from start to close. 2. Internet Advertising - Since the lion's share of home buyers starts their search on the internet, top placement on search engines is essential. You'll gain access to placement on Google, MSNBC, and other websites. This will maximize your exposure and bring a la...
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By Abel Bazan, Managing Broker - Productivity Coach
(Keller Williams Western Realty)
Anacortes Real Estate Market Trends: 3/9/2012   Anacortes Market Snapshot Total Properties Listed: 407 Month-Over-Month Change: -1.93% Average List Price: $427,633 Month-Over-Month Change: +.81% Median List Price: $264,450 Month-Over-Month Change: -3.84% Typical Property Single-Family Home2.95 Bedrooms2.37 Baths$427,633 Average List Price$272/SqFt Average Price per SqFt. Average Price by Bedrooms: 1 Bedroom:   $239,5002 Bedrooms: $298,7213 Bedrooms: $473,0974 Bedrooms: $537,0085 Bedrooms: $552,400 Anacortes Real Estate View all Homes For Sale for this Guide (181) Bank-Owned Listings for this Guide (21) Short-Sale Listings for this Guide (11) New Listings for this Guide (32) Price Reductions for this Guide (12) Land for Sale for this Guide (155) Condos for Sale for this Guide (18) Villas...
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By Adrian Willanger, Profit from my two decades of experience
(206 909-7536 AdrianWillanger-broker.com)
Green Built Costal Cottages  just North of Seattle   Just 1 ½ hours north of Seattle in the historic city of Anacortes rested on a 24 acre site with tremendous views of the San Juan Islands and Puget Sound is the Nantucket inspired  community of San Juan Passage. The San Juan Passage community when finished will have a 100 Green built homes in a neighborhood that is built and designed for nature lovers.  Preserving most of the surrounding natural habit that features wetlands, walking trails and parks and the neighborhood is working towards being certified as a Fidalgo Backyard Wildlife Habit Community. The beauty of the San Juan Passage neighborhood is a combination of the homes architecture and the developer’s commitment to sustainable development   ensuring that the site’s natural cha...
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By Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate, Whidbey Island, Wa.
(Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate)
  Schedule a Showing/Request Info Oak Harbor Homes for Sale Search All Homes for Sale Whidbey Island Homes for Sale Free List of Foreclosed Homes For Sale What is your home worth? Avoid Foreclosure   Client Services Coldwell Banker Koetje Real Estate 360-675-5915 info@cbkoetje.com   Information valid for the date of this posting only. Please contact us for the most current information and status of this property. 15672 N Deception Shores Dr Anacortes, WA Scan with your smartphone & take me with you. Description Features Photos Maps & Local Schools     Ready for your custom home, this $ Click for current price Ready for your custom home, this gated community features water & mountain views plus community trails/forestland. Located next to Deception Pass State Park and Pass Lake. Near be...
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By Mary Berg, REALTOR, GRI, CNS
(John L. Scott Anacortes)
Recently we had several inches of snow in Anacortes that surprised us this close to Spring.  What I love about our area is that snow doesn't last long...just long enough to enjoy it and then it goes away quickly.  We get four seasons and the weather is not severe.  Perfect!
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For all you "Music Loving"Skagitonians make sure to head out to Anacortes for the 9th Annual "What The Heck Fest" this Friday through Saturday. Featuring over 30+ musicians and other various performers, this event provides a great way to get out and hear some wonderful entertainment and soak up plenty of that amazing sunshine in the process. Performances are held at a variety of locations throughout Anacortes, including: the Port Warehouse, Brown Lantern, and Causland Park. So make sure to check the schedule on the What the Heck Fest website to find show times & venues. Also, don't miss out on the 30thAnnual Anacortes Shipwreck Day, which is being held Saturday from 8am to 4pm. The annual rummage sale takes place right on the streets of Commercial Ave in downtown Anacortes.  Definitely...
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By Mary Berg, REALTOR, GRI, CNS
(John L. Scott Anacortes)
HAVE A VERY HAPPY 4TH OF JULY! Anacortes' annual July 4th Extravaganza begins with a town photo at 10:00 am at 5th & Commercial, a parade at 11:00 am starting at 3rd & Commercial and a patriotic program at Causland Park.  To top the day off there will be fireworks over Fidalgo Bay at dusk which is always fun.  The forecast looks good for mild weather.  Come enjoy the fun!
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By Mary Berg, REALTOR, GRI, CNS
(John L. Scott Anacortes)
6th Annual BARK in the PARK  Dog Festival  Saturday, June 26, 2010   10am-3pm  Storvik Park - 32nd St, Anacortes  Benefitting the Anacortes Dog Park This very fun festival is for all dogs!  Doggie goodie bags and bandanas will be given to the first 200 dogs.  Event entry donation is $5.00 per dog.  Contest entry donation is $5.00 per dog.  Dog contests, dog demos, games and more. Dog park sponsors are:  Kiwanis Sunrisers, Pacific Design Screen Printing, Coldwell Banker Island Living, Wizards of Ooze, Anacortes Noon Rotary Club, T-Shirts by Design and PetSmart. Special thanks to:  Sunnyhill Kennels in Anacortes and Freedom Kennels in Oak Harbor. For more information visit http://www.anacortesdogpark/events or call APRD at 360-293-1918.
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By Mary Berg, REALTOR, GRI, CNS
(John L. Scott Anacortes)
May 15th & 16th, 2010 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Kick off the summer 2010 season with this popular family-oriented festival celebrating Anacortes' marine heritage.  The festival is celebrating it's 21st year and features new and old boats, custom classic car show, Majestic Glass Corvette Club's all Corvette car show, radio-controlled boats, children's activities, regatta, marine swap meet, entertainment and a variety of commercial vendors and great food booths.  Cap Sante Boat Haven.  Admission is free and there is a gala dinner on Friday night, May 14th. Waterfront Festival Kick-off Dinner - hosted by the Port of Anacortes and presented by the Economic Development Association of Skagit County and the Anacortes Chamber of Commerce, this event launch...
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By Rick Bunzel
(Pacific Crest Inspections)
Final Walkthrough I love educating my clients and oftened surprised at how little they understand the buying process. I oftened get the "deer in the headlights" look when I talk about the next steps. Its understandable that they are being bombarded by loan, insurance, taxes, appraisel and inspections challenges but when your spending several hundred thousand dollars, you better be on your game.  Over the past 6 months I had several clients call with post sale issues most of these could have been handled better by  myself, the realtor or buyers.  Let me elaborate: Client #1 - Sellers disclose 2nd floor tiled deck is leaking into home around doors. Seller agrees to have leaks fixed. Inspection verifies leaks. Inspection report calls for licensed contractor to evaluated and repair all leak...
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By C Barefield
(Pacific Crest Reserves)
I spoke to a caller who was asking about special assessments and how legal they were especially for someone who had owned thier unit for less than a year. This caller didn't even know that a special assessment is a demand for money that is in addition to the regular annual or monthly dues or maintenance fees. I explained that special assessments can be levied against owners for various reasons. Many times the reasons don’t make sense to the owners. Owners may refuse to pay them, especially if they didn’t know about them in advance, but there are consequences to not paying. Owners sometimes think they had “a fast one” pulled on them. Unfortunately this particuliar owner did not do diligence before buying. In most cases these assessments do not come out of the blue. They occur for number ...
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By Steven L. Smith, Bellingham WA Home Inspector
(King of the House Home Inspection, Inc.)
I think that my ever growing photo collection of deer that I have seen while inspecting has to be up there in the realm of among the best. It is now large and ongoing. When I inspect near Lake Whatcom or Lake Samish and, most specifically, at Sudden Valley, I run into deer by the dozen. Yesterday I was down in Anacortes, a great city here in the northwest, and sure enough, here come the deer. I think this is mom and a youngster or an adolescent. Thanks for stopping by, Steven L. Smith
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By Rick Bunzel
(Pacific Crest Inspections)
I saw a great article on BankRate about the 5 biggest mistakes in Home Inspections Here are some highlights with my own insight: #1 Not having New Construction Inspected. Amen to that. I have a whole section on my website called the Hall of Shame that shows prospective clients what we find. I am sure with the slowing of new construction things will improve but builders are also being pushed to the brink so quality can still be an issue.   #2 Choosing an inspector for the wrong reasons. The first question a phone inquirer makes is How Much and we expect that but we get some who are calling us because they don't want to use the inspector the Realtor recommended.  This is usually because a friend or Consumer Experts say don't use the Realtor recommendation. This is so wrong on many levels...
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By Steven L. Smith, Bellingham WA Home Inspector
(King of the House Home Inspection, Inc.)
This past weekend, for the umpteenth time, my wife and I attended the Anacortes Arts and Crafts Festival. This big-time festival, an amazing business enterprise in the small but very charming waterfront city, has been going on for 48 year now. I have not attended each year, but I have visited the festival for at least 35 years. The photos below show some of the color of the street festival.    While we were there, the grandson got a spider on his face. No worries, it is not real and it rubs right off.   This year's festival is over, as of last Sunday. But, if the good lord proves willing and the creek don't rise, I will be back again next year.   Steven L. Smith Bellingham WA Home Inspections
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By Dr. Eugene "Skipp" Metzger
(Home4Investment Team/Keller Williams)
Anacortes commercial real estate in downtown as a mixed use commercial building - Fully rented with around 1200 square feet of commercial space on the first floor. 1200 sqft residential apartment located upstairs with additional storage in the rear of the building currently being used by owner. Excellent opportunity to remodel or rebuild in the Anacortes downtown corridor. Home4Investment Team, Keller Williams International Realty, 360-312-5885. For additional property listings go to: Http://skipp.home4investment.com
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By Sandra White, Experienced Residential Resale Broker
(John L Scott Real Estate)
    The Tulip Festival got off to a late start this year, as the blooms were not out on time. (Poster warns Bloom Date according to Mother Nature.)   We still have a few more days to enjoy the glorious fields of colorful flowers, and fun events.  There are wonderful shops and stands where you can order tulips for next years planting and lots of crafts and gifts.   Food vendors, wine tasting, and fun little towns along the way.  This is beautiful country and a good family outing.   If you cannot get here, go online anyway and order your tulips to be mailed to you around October. For more information go to www.TulipFestival.org There you will find more events, and maps to direct you to the fields.     
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By Mary Berg, REALTOR, GRI, CNS
(John L. Scott Anacortes)
Reason #10:  Anacortes homeowers benefit from the lowest property tax rates in any city in Skagit County -- Approximately $7.50 per $1000 Assessed Valuation (2009 rates).  You'll find out anything you want to know about Anacortes and any other city in Skagit County on their excellent website www.skagitcounty.net.  This is the last installment of Great Reasons to Live in Anacortes although there are many other wonderful reasons Anacortes is a great place to live...  
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