Is it time to get off the fence?

Dated: June 25 2024

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Snapshot of the Whatcom County Real Estate Market

There is a good chance that purchasing a home today will cost you less than it will if you wait for rates come down or prices to drop....Stats tell the story....

With prices on the rise, the increase in cost will most likely cancel out any addtiional time spent saving for a bigger down payment or little lower interest rate

  • Average sales price is up 6.1% year over year
  • Days on Market down 11.1%
  • Listings are up 4.7% so a few more homes to choose from 
  • Pending and closed sales up a fraction....so things are still moving
  • 2.7 Months of Inventory

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Sean Jeffrey

I graduated from the University of Washington in 1993 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communications/Public Relations. Soon after college, I moved to Eugene, Oregon, where I supervised stadium and t....

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