Glacier Springs is an organized community located near the foothills of Mt Baker. Glacier Springs is the least expensive community in the Glacier – Mt Baker area (Snowline and the Mt Baker Rim are the other two communities). The average price of cabins sold in Glacier Springs in 2009 was $202,250
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05/27/2010
The Mt Baker Rim 2009 in Review The vacation cabin market in the Mt Baker Rim held up fairly strong during 2009. For the most part, second home markets tanked across the nation during the rescission of 2008 - 2009. However, there are a couple of reasons why I feel the Mt Baker vacation market has
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12/17/2009
Snowline Market Report for 2009 The National real estate market has taken some strong hits over the last two years, while the gated community of Snowline near Mt Baker has done fairly well. Earlier this year a past client of mine told me that he had lost a great deal of wealth in the stock market
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12/15/2009
The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently changed the rules for condominium financing. The most significant change was the elimination of the “spot loan” approval process. The HUD used to allow condominiums that followed the FHA guidelines to be financed through FHA loan programs e
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10/20/2009
Birch Bay Washington is one of the most affordable oceanfront locations along the west coast. Birch Bay is located just one hour south of Vancouver British Columbia and 2 hours north of Seattle which makes it an incredibly accessible location for both Canadians and Americans. Birch Bay has been a
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07/08/2009
The activity on my Market Leader website has really picked up this week. I am still averaging a handful of new prospects each week, but some of the past prospects are beginning to become more active. This week I received 4 direct e-mails from active prospects looking for more information about ho
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06/04/2009
There are 9 main condominium buildings located within the core of downtown Fairhaven. Condos in Fairhaven range in price from $175,000 up to $1M+. To give you an idea of what your money can buy in Fairhaven, I have broken down the condo availability within price ranges. $175k - $250k - This is
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05/26/2009
If you are looking into joining the Growth Leader program, be prepared for some lag time. As you are probably aware, real estate can be a 3 to 4 month business. In other words, the things that you do to increase your business today, will likely take 3 to 4 months before they payoff. This is espec
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05/26/2009
There are a lot of homes in Whatcom County that rely on private wells as their primary source of drinking water. While Whatcom County boast some of the cleanest drinking water in country, it is important that you test your well for E. coli and coliform bacteria. Coliform bacteria will not likely
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05/14/2009
I have been using the default responses to maximize my time in Vision. One of my favorite things to offer new prospects that sign on is the addresses of home listings. This gives me a chance to offer something in an attempt to build a personal relationship. However, I just realized today that the
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05/13/2009
