Whidbey Island Multiple Listing Market data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Whidbey Island Multiple Listing Market data from the Northwest Multiple Listing Service
Another winner from our Whidbey Island Area Fair booth drawing. Shown here is Steve Cole (left), the proud new owner of a Bayview Farm and Garden gift certificate. Presenting the card is Tom Trimbath of our Bayview office. Be sure to stop by our booth NEXT year and sign up to win. In the meantime, if you have any questions about real estate on Whidbey Island (or the real estate market in general), feel free to call any of our experienced Coldwell Banker Tara Properties brokers.
We had a great time at our booth at the Whidbey Island Area Fair this year. Lots of folks stopped by to chat or ask about the Island County real estate market. We had four days of fun and conversation with members of our community and visitors from off-island. This year we again gave out $50 gift certificates from local businesses to the winners of our daily drawings. Show here is Becky Brager, winner of a gift card to Sebos, and Joe Aernie, our broker in the Bayview office. We, at Coldwell Banker Tara Properties, offer congratulations to all of the winners!
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When you’re ready to sell, contact your favorite Coldwell Banker Tara Properties agent to give you a market analysis of your home.
We’d like to announce that Jen Knox has joined Coldwell Banker Tara Properties in our Freeland office. Jen has lived on Whidbey Island for many years. She is knowledgeable in negotiating, market conditions, and staging. Please welcome Jen and feel free to contact her at 360-221-0176 or email her at jenknox@cbwhidbey.com. We’re happy to have her as part of the CBTP family.
Deborah Jones from our Coldwell Banker Tara Properties-Freeland office and fellow WAIF supporters Ginger and Samantha volunteer at fundraising booth at the Goose Grocery Store in Bayview on Saturday Nov 24th, drumming up donations for WAIF’s new shelter fund.
The Whidbey Animals’ Improvement Foundation (WAIF) is a non-profit organization which was formed in 1990 in an effort to help Whidbey Island’s homeless companion animals. WAIF is dedicated to provide food, shelter, veterinary care, and nurturing to displaced pets until loving homes can be found for them.
Lots going on on Whidbey Island this weekend…
The Annual Whidbey Farm Tour, a FREE, self-guided tour of 14 different farms on Whidbey. There will be veggies, fruits, llamas, alpacas, chickens, goats, yarn, liqueur, flowers, honey, blueberries, herbs, teas, beef, and much more. The tour will be Saturday and Sunday (9/21 & 9/22) from 10am to 4pm. Click on the link, download the map and go visit. Note: Some of the farms are only open one day, so read the descriptions carefully.
The Tour de Whidbey, happening on Saturday, 9/21, is an an annual bicycling event with 6 routes to choose from, measuring from 30 to 100 miles long. They even have a fairly flat family-friendly 10-mile run. Some are very challenging with varied terrain. All of them take in the beautiful scenery that is Whidbey Island. Coldwell Banker Tara Properties will be maintaining one of the Hospitality Break Stations, offering refreshments and encouragement to riders along the way.
Just north of Whidbey, Anacortes will host the 2013 Oyster Run – the largest motorcycle run in the Pacific Northwest. This free event will take place on Sunday (9/22), but riders will be arriving throughout the weekend. If you plan on attending, they recommend you get there early–“the place will be packed”.
There are some upgrades to your home that you may wish you had but, if you’re interested in getting your money back out when you sell, you might want to read through this article, Home Upgrades You Shouldn’t Do.