They can slash your down payment, offer lower interest rates or help with low credit scores. Of the programs tracked by Down Payment Resource, for example, 69% offer down payment assistance. These programs have provided an average of $11,000 in assistance to individual home buyers, according to Down Payment Resource, a nationwide database of roughly 2,500 […]
Could this be a way for Bellingham to tackle rising home prices and skyrocketing rents?
Bellingham may expand the number and size of so-called “mother-in-law units” allowed citywide under a measure being discussed Monday. Faced with rising home prices and skyrocketing rents, city officials have been trying to add housing without adding sprawl. City planner Chris Koch said the proposed measure will give homeowners more options when adding what the […]
Rates, inventory going up – the spring housing market could be interesting
Rates, inventory going up – the spring housing market could be interesting February 07, 2018 05:00 AM The beginning of 2018 started quietly for Whatcom home sales, but it could be leading to a busy spring season. Local real estate agents sold 217 houses and condominiums last month, slightly off the pace of 224 sold […]
5 smart home trends homebuyers want in 2017
But what are the most viable trends that you should be on the lookout for? What technology is in high demand from homebuyers? 1. Leak detection sensors Fire alarms, smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, radon detectors, moisture detectors — these are all devices that help you keep the home environment safe. There are even air […]
6 Reasons Real Estate Agents Aren’t Extinct
It’s 2016, and it seems our need for real live people is ever-diminishing. There’s self-checkout instead of cashiers, selfie sticks instead of photographers, self-driving cars, self-watering plants, self-administered colonoscopies … well, you get the idea. Given that technology has become so important to buying and selling homes, you’d also think real estate agents would be a dying […]
Bellingham is becoming less affordable…
More and more, Bellingham is becoming less affordable to first-time homebuyers. The median price for a home sold in Bellingham during the third quarter hit $369,900, while the average price hit $431,517. The median price for Bellingham is up 13.6 percent compared to a year ago and is the highest third-quarter number since she began […]
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