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Jun
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: Real estate broker/agent. 1 Comment
I blog for a few different reasons: to get the word out about community events, to promote myself as a Bellingham real estate broker, as a place to share photos, and just as a general outlet to the world. First and foremost though, I do it as a hobby. And like all hobbies, sometimes the blog gets a lot of attention and sometimes it does not. The past few weeks were the ‘not’ weeks. I hate to feel obligated to post, and sometimes I just want a little break- so I took one!
I think that I will pick it up more in the days to come. As always, thanks for visiting!
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9
May
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Food and Drinks, Neighborhoods, Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: Bellingham, Bellingham Washington, fairhaven, Fairhaven Girls Night Out, Girls Night Out. Leave a Comment
Fairhaven makes a great place for a Girls Night Out!
Just in case you missed downtown Bellingham’s Ladies’ Night Out, you get a second chance with the 2011 Fairhaven’s Girls’ Night Out this Thursday.
On Thursday May 12th, from 4 to 11, come down to Fairhaven for the 6th annual Girls’ Night Out, a fun event benefiting St. Joseph/Peach Health Cancer Center. Stores, galleries, salons and restaurants throughout the Fairhaven neighborhood will be hosting specials,
Tickets, or ‘passports’ cost $10 and as you get your passport stamped, you will be eligible to win prizes. There is also a bachelor auction, comedy act, and fashion show to cap off the night. For more information, including where to buy passports, visit the Fairhaven Girls’ Night Out website.
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May
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Food and Drinks, Restaurants, Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: Bellingham, Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn, fundraiser, Restaurant. Leave a Comment
Do you know about Bellingham’s annual event ‘Dine Out for Maple Alley Inn‘? It’s a yearly fundraiser for the Opportunity Council’s program that provides hot, nutritious meals for people in need.
42 Bellingham restaurants will be donating 20% of their May 3rd sales to the Maple Alley Inn program. You can see the full list of restaurants at the link above. Last year Dine Out raise $20,000 for Maple Alley Inn and provided nearly half of the funds raised for Maple Alley Inn for the whole year.
So grab a bite to eat and do your good deed for the day!
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May
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Home and Garden, Real Estate News. Tagged: Bellingham real estate, Bellingham Washington, buy a condo, buy a house, condos for sale, houses for sale, real estate, Selling your house, Skagit County Washington, Skagit real estate, Supply and demand, Washington real estate, Western Washington, Whatcom County Washington, Whatcom real estate. Leave a Comment
Spring is the start of real estate busy season!
Here’s your monthly Realtor® update on real estate in Bellingham, Whatcom County, and Skagit County. Please let me know if there is a statistic you would like to see included, or if you have any questions about the local real estate market.
If you’re shopping for a house in Western Washington, you have lots of options! Interest rates have climbed slightly but remain at historic lows. Let me know if I can help you shop for your new house! (My email is mariah@connectrealty.com.)
There are 663 houses and condos for sale in Bellingham, WA.
- 279 (42%) houses and condos in Bellingham are priced under $250k.
- 249 (37.8%) houses and condos in Bellingham are priced $250k – $500k.
- 106 (16%) houses and condos in Bellingham are priced $500k – $1 million.
- 29 (4.4%) houses and condos in Bellingham are priced over $1 million.
- In the last month, 81 houses and condos sold in Bellingham, giving us a 8.2 month inventory. 6 months is when the real estate market is considered ‘balanced’ between supply (sellers) and demand (buyers). So, right now is a buyers market in Bellingham.
There are 1771 houses and condos for sale in Whatcom County, WA.
- 869 (49%) houses and condos in Whatcom County are priced under $250k.
- 645 (36.4%) houses and condos in Whatcom County are priced $250k -$500k.
- 213 (12%) houses and condos in Whatcom County are priced $500 – $1 million.
- 51 (2.9%) houses and condos in Whatcom County are priced over $1 million.
- In the last month, 176 houses and condos sold in Whatcom County, giving us a 10.1 month inventory. 6 months is when the real estate market is considered ‘balanced’ between supply (sellers) and demand (buyers). So, right now is a buyers market in Whatcom County.
There are 1130 houses and condos for sale in Skagit County, WA.
- 556 (49.2%) houses and condos in Skagit County are priced under $250k.
- 403 (35.7%) houses and condos in Skagit County are priced $250k – $500k.
- 140 (12.4%) houses and condos in Skagit County are priced $500k -$1 million.
- 33 (2.9%) houses and condos in Skagit County are priced over $1 million.
- In the last month, 96 houses and condos sold in Skagit County, giving us a 11.8 month inventory. 6 months is when the real estate market is considered ‘balanced’ between supply (sellers) and demand (buyers). So, right now is a definitely a buyers market in Skagit County.
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28
Apr
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Food and Drinks, Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: Bellingham Washington, downtown, fundraiser, Ladies' Night, Museum of Radio and Electricity, shopping, Whatcom County Washington, Womencare Shelter. Leave a Comment
Bellingham Ladies' night out- party for a cause! Flicker photo by ambernambrose.
This Friday (April 29, 2011) is the third annual Ladies’ Night out in downtown Bellingham. So if you were looking for an excuse to go out with just the girls, this is it! There will be specials at stores and restaurants all over downtown Bellingham from 5 to 8 pm.
After that, there will be an after-party at The American Museum of Radio and Electricity until midnight. The Ladies’ Night Out afterparty will have dancing, a raffle, drink specials and a fashion show. It costs $15 and the first 300 ticket holders will get a goody bag with stuff from local businesses.
Bellingham Ladies’ Night Out benefits the Womencare Shelter, which is a support organization for women who are/have been in abusive relationships.
For more info, visit the Downtown Bellingham website.
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27
Apr
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Food and Drinks, Neighborhoods, Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: Bellingham, Bellingham Washington, chowder cookoff, Dirty Dan, Dirty Dan Days, Dirty Dan Days 2011, Dirty Dan Harris, Events, fairhaven, Fairhaven Ladies of the Evening, music, Puget Sound, Recreation, Salmon. Leave a Comment
The Fairhaven Ladies of the Evening Society always makes an appearance at Fairhaven's Dirty Dan Days
It must be springtime in Bellingham, because all of a sudden there are so many weekend events! An annual favorite is Dirty Dan Days in Fairhaven, a celebration honoring Fairhaven’s founder, Dirty Dan Harris. It’s coming up this weekend, April 30th and May 1st, 2011.
Dirty Dan was a notorious rum runner and owner of much of Fairhaven in the 1800′s. There is an uphill piano race is inspired by the legend of Dirty Dan repossessing his piano and rolling it into the bay when the buyer wouldn’t pay up.
There will be live music in the Fairhaven Village Green, as well as family-friendly games and contests. There will be a salmon toss on Saturday and a chowder cookoff on Sunday. Period dress is encouraged!
For more information, including a full schedule, take a look at the Fairhaven website.
These two men tied in the Dirty Dan Harris lookalike contest at last year's Dirty Dan Festival.
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26
Apr
Posted by Mariah Muehlman in Food and Drinks, Stuff to Do in Bellingham. Tagged: April Brews Days, bandZandt, beer, Beer festival, Bellingham, Bellingham Washington, Boundary Bay Brewery, breweries, Chuckanut Brewery, Depot Market Square, Keaton Collective, Max Higbee Center, Out of Ashes, village books. Leave a Comment
Beer samples- for when you want to try them ALL. Flicker photo by Christain Van Der Henst S.
April Brews Day is this Saturday, April 30th, 2011. Over 30 breweries will be sampling their beers at the Depot Market Square (where the farmers market is), much to the delight of Bellingham beer aficionados. There will also be live music performed by Out of the Ashes, Keaton Collective, and bandZandt. Continue reading
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