Bellingham Real Estate Market Report for February, 2009
The following is a quick analysis of the Residential Bellingham real estate market.
- Currently Active Listings: 475
- Price range of active listings - $103,900 - $3,575,000
- Average List Price $531,882 Days on the Market: 129
- Median List Price: $399,900 Days on the Market: 94
- Sold in February: 38
- Average List Price: $370,062
- Average Sales Price: $333,514
- Ratio of List to Price: 90.1% Days on the Market: 189
- Median List Price: $287,250
- Median Sales Price: $279,500 Days on the Market: 45
- Ratio of List to Price: 97.3%
- Pending Sales Last Week: 24 Total pending sales: 114
Average Sales Price February 2008: $366,515
Median Sales Price February 2008: $294,950
Sold in February: 49
The Average Sales price is down 9.0% compared to February 08 and up 13.9% compared to January 09.
The Median Sales prices is down 5.1% compared to February 08 and down 2.8% compared to January 09.
The number of sales is down by 11 or 29% compared to Febrtuary 08 and down by 1 or 2.6% compared to last month.
Condo Analysis for Bellingham
- Currently Active Listings: 265
- Price range of active listings - $99,900 - $1,565,000
- Average List Price $277,732 Days on the Market: 204
- Median List Price $205,000 Days on the Market: 94
- Sold in February: 13
- Average List Price: $235,732
- Average Sales Price: $224,849
- Ratio of List to Price: 97.2% Days on the Market: 157
- Median List Price: $220,000
- Median Sales Price: $209,500
- Ratio of List to Price: 95.2% Days on the Market: 162
- Pending Sales Last Week: 6 Total pending sales: 26
Average Sales Price Feb 2008: $244,051
Median Sales Price Feb 2008: $198,901
Sold in February 2008: 36
Average Condo sale price is down 6.8% from February 2008 and up 4.7% from last month - January 2009
Median Sales Price is down 8.9% from February 2008 and up 13.3% from last month - January 2009
The number of condo sales is down by 23 or 63 % compared to February 2008 and down by 10 or 43% compared to last month - January 2008
There are some great values in the Belingham market right now, and interest rates are still extremely low. You might want to take a look at what it would cost you to purchase one of these homes at today's rates. You might be surprised at what your monthly payments would be, maybe less than your paying for rent right now if you are renting a comparable sized house.
There is also a newly passed First Time Home Buyer's Tax Credit of $8,000 available to anyone who hasn't owned a home in the past 3 years. You might want to talk to your banker to see what you can afford.
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If you have any questions or want to see any Bellingham Property feel free to email me at or give me a call at 360-739-6981
Soccer season began in earnest this week, not only did the Seattle Sounders FC play their first games in Quest Field and win, but today was the first game of the season for the Whatcom Youth Soccer League. My son plays for the Eastside U. 12 we had the luck of the draw and got the first games at 8:00, coach wanted the team there at 7:30 AM. Kind of early for a Saturday morning. It was a cold and beautiful day, when I got to the soccer fields the sun was just beginning to rise over Mount Baker. It was a beautiful sight.
