Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Average US 30-Year Mortgage Rate Rises to 3.45 Percent

ortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday the average for the benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 3.45 percent from 3.42 percent last week. The average rate is down sharply from 4.04 percent a year ago.
from Susan Shipman http://ift.tt/29Wm3Xk

Friday, June 17, 2016

Thursday, June 16, 2016

First-time buyers are skipping the starter home and saving for the big house in the suburbs

Forget the starter home. Today’s first-time buyers want a place they’ll live in for a long time — possibly even into retirement. And this ideal home is most likely in the suburbs.
from Susan Shipman http://ift.tt/21oYFRh

Monday, May 23, 2016

"Like" if you would love to have an infinity pool like this in your new home!!


via Susan Shipman http://ift.tt/1TSwJ38

San Juan Island Real Estate Market Summary 1st quarter 2016

The first quarter results for San Juan Island were interesting as the real estate dollar volume was down 19% from the same three month period in 2015, however; the number of transactions were up 12%. Overall, the County had a 12% decrease in volume. Orcas was also down in volume and transaction count but Lopez and Shaw and the outer islands were up in volume 8% and 47% respectively. Shaw and the outer islands only had seven transactions and one was $1.8 M so it doesn’t take much too sharply affect the percentages.
from Susan Shipman http://ift.tt/1WaQrNG