Click on the links below to view the most current and archived real estate statistic
reports and predictions for the Bellingham and Whatcom County Real
Estate markets.
June Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
In June, Whatcom County real estate markets showed the effect of accelerated sales due to the homebuyer tax credits. Sales numbers dropped from 10% to 40% in all markets except Birch Bay/Blaine (up 4%) and Lynden (up 40%) over June of 2009. |
April Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
April real estate sales in Bellingham and Whatcom County were a very mixed bag compared to a year ago. Bellingham sales dropped, some areas held their own and several were up dramatically. Changes in sale prices tended to follow the changes in units sold |
March Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
The first quarter of real estate sales in Bellingham and Whatcom County ended on a mixed note, with the number of single family homes sold up sharply in most areas from last year, but with average and median prices continuing to drop. |
February & January Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
After the strong increase in number of units sold in December, January was a letdown, with unit sales down by 26% in Bellingham, although up in Whatcom County as a whole from 2009. February brought the numbers back, resulting in year to date sales nearly even in Bellingham compared to 2009 and up in Whatcom County overall. |
December 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
The real estate market in 2009 strengthened as the year progressed, ending the year with dramatically higher sales numbers in some areas and categories when compared with 2008. Falling inventory numbers and strong pending sales were the precursors to more sales and relatively stable prices in the county as a whole during the last quarter. |
November 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Bellingham sales numbers increased 141% (from 36 homes last year to 87 this year). The average price was up by 17.7%, but the median was down by nearly 2%. The average reflected the return of some sales over $500,000 (in 2008 there was just one) but the continued dominance of sales under $300,000 kept the median down. |
October 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
October home sales in every area of Whatcom County except Birch Bay/Blaine was even or up over last year, and even Birch Bay/Blaine was down by just one house. Average sale prices, on the other hand, were down for the most part, except in Bellingham and the Nooksack Valley area, although median prices dropped in Bellingham. |
September 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Real estate sales in Whatcom County for the 3rd quarter of the year bucked the trend of the first 2 quarters and saw the number of home sales hold or rise slightly from 2008. |
August 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Whatcom County real estate sales didn’t quite reach their 2008 levels in August, but the rate of decline year over year continued to drop |
July 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Whatcom County real estate sales are, for the most part, continuing to hold their own. Bellingham sold 99 houses in July of both 2008 & 2009/ Sudden Valley matched 2008 with 16 salesBirch Bay sold 4 more houses in 2009 than in 2008 |
June 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Whatcom County sales are coming back, although the resurgence is spotty. Bellingham sold 100 houses in June of both 2008 & 2009. Sudden Valley was up from 8 sales in 2008 to 22 in 2009 |
May 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Bellingham seems to be leading the way in Whatcom County’s real estate recovery. It is the first month since October of 2007 in which the number of houses sold was equal to the number sold in the same month of the prior year. No other areas in Whatcom County matched their prior year sales, but some did better than others. |
March 09
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
View what happened to the Bellingham and Whatcom County Real Estate Market during
the month of March. See how March 2009 compared to March of 2008 in terms of
number of actual home sales and average prices. |
February
09 Bellingham & Whatcom
County Real Estate Update
Learn about what happened to our real estate market in February.
How did the number of homes sold this February compare to last
year or last month. |
January
09 Bellingham & Whatcom
County Real Estate Update
After the holidays and the artic weather blast Whatcom County had in December
it's no suprise the residentials sales were down from the previous year.... |
December 08
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Revisit the real estate statistics from 2008 and learn how the final month of
the year helped shaped the statistics. |
November
08 Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Learn about all the changes that have happened to the Bellingham and Whatcom
County Real Estate Market in November from The Johnson Team's Real Estate Statistics. |
October
08 Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
View the lastest real estate statistic information for Bellingham & Whatcom County
from the month of October. |
September 08
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
The number of homes sold in local areas continued to fall is September, but less
overall than they did in August. |
August
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real
Estate Update
For Whatcom County as a whole, average home prices were up
4.1%, while the median sales price dropped by 3.3% |
June
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real Estate Update
Strength in the $500,000 to $750,000 market while the $300,000
to $500,000 market shows the largest decline. |
May
Bellingham & Whatcom County Real
Estate Update
Real Estate sales in Bellingham soften Sudden Valley is the
hardest hit.
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2007
Year End
Real Estate Update
Read to find out how the year 2007 effected Bellingham and Whatcom County Real
Estate. Learn the hard numbers and facts on the Bellingham Real Estate Market. |
November
2007 Real Estate Update
Average sales prices were still up a small amount for the month
with sales down, to learn more click the link above. |
October
2007 Real Estate Update
See how real estate in Bellingham and Whatcom County saw a shift if the trend
of more expensive homes in the month of October, 2007 |
September
2007 Real Estate Update
See how the month of September shook out in terms of the number of home sales
and price increases compared to that of the previous year. |
August 2007
Real Estate Update
As of August average sales prices were still rising, to view all the numbers
check out the report above. |
July 2007 Real Estate Update
A look at where we are at this midpoint in summer in Bellingham and Whatcom County
real estate markets. |
June 2007 Real Estate Update
A look at the Bellingham and Whatcom County real estate market over the first half of the year and an explanation of why the numbers can be deceiving. |
May 2007, Real Estate Update
A recap of the real estate market in May 2007, including year-to-date statistics, inventory levels and average days on market. |
April 2007 Real Estate Update
An update on the real estate market in Bellingham and Whatcom County for April. |
March 2007, 1st Quarter Real Estate Update
The Bellingham Real Estate Market's First Quarter Statistics |
February
2007 Real Estate Update
Bellingham's February Real Estate Market statistics click to see them and how
they
compare
to
the
previous year and months. |
January 2007 Real Estate Update
View January's Real Estate Market statistics and see how they compare
to the previous year and months. |
2006
Market Analysis and 2007 Real Estate Market Predictions
View monthly market updates as well as year
end breakdowns in housing pricing and sales.
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2006 Annual Sales Comparison
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2005
Year End Real Estate Report
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