March foreclosures up 0.34%, delinquencies down 0.4%
Filed on 23. May, 2013 in News
Foreclosure rates in Bellingham increased in March over the same period last year, according to data from CoreLogic. The rate of Bellingham-area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 1.46 percent for the month of March 2013, an increase of 0.34 percentage points compared to March 2012, when the rate was 1.12 percent. Foreclosure activity in [...]
Bellingham led 1Q home sales, prices in Whatcom County
Filed on 04. Apr, 2013 in News
Bellingham’s gains in first-quarter home sales and prices outpaced those seen across Whatcom County as a whole, while market activity in several smaller communities slowed. First-quarter home sales in Bellingham rose 21.4 percent to 176 from last year, and the median price of sales rose 8.2 percent to $272,636, according to data from real-estate agent Lylene Johnson [...]
Bellingham foreclosures rose 0.51 percent in January
Filed on 26. Mar, 2013 in News
Foreclosure rates in Bellingham increased for the month of January over the same period last year, according to newly released data from CoreLogic. The rate of Bellingham area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 1.58 percent for the month of January 2013, an increase of 0.51 percentage points compared to January 2012, when the rate [...]
City’s housing development subcommittee to meet March 21, 28
Filed on 20. Mar, 2013 in Events
The housing development subcommittee of the city of Bellingham’s Community Development Advisory Board has set two meetings, one on March 21 and the other on March 28. Both will run from 11:45 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the city’s Human Resources Department Conference Room at 210 Lottie St. The tentative subjects for those meetings (subject [...]
Whatcom home sales up nearly 12 percent last month
Filed on 05. Mar, 2013 in News
Whatcom County’s housing market is looking strong so far in 2013, according to recent statistics released by the Northwest Multiple Listing Service. Local NMLS brokers reported 143 closings single-family homes and condominiums in February in Whatcom County, an 11.7 percent increase from 128 closing reported during the same month in 2012. February’s median sale price rose [...]
Fair housing workshop planned for March 7 in Bellingham
Filed on 02. Mar, 2013 in Events
The city of Bellingham is sponsoring a workshop on fair housing from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in the YWCA Ballroom at 1026 N. Forest St. The workshop will be conducted by Lauren Walker, executive director of the Fair Housing Center of Washington. Organizers say it will be particularly valuable for rental housing owners, [...]
Bellingham-area foreclosures rose last December from 2011 rate
Filed on 27. Feb, 2013 in News
Foreclosure rates in Bellingham increased last December over the same period the previous year, according to new data from CoreLogic. The rate of Bellingham area foreclosures among outstanding mortgage loans was 1.58 percent for the month of December 2012, an increase of 0.52 percentage points compared to December of 2011 when the rate was 1.06 [...]
Apartments drive state economy to the tune of billions
Filed on 15. Feb, 2013 in News
Washington state received $28.7 billion in economic contributions in 2011 from the construction, operation and resident spending tied to apartment buildings, according to a new report from the National Multi Housing Council and the National Apartment Association. Apartment developments and their residents supported nearly 678,000 jobs in the state, according to the report, which also found [...]
Brampton Court Apartments in Birchwood sells for $16M
Filed on 12. Feb, 2013 in News
An Everett-based real estate company has purchased an 171-unit apartment complex in Bellingham’s Birchwood Neighborhood for $16 million. Coast Equity Partners acquired the Brampton Court Apartments, located at 1470 Birchwood Ave., south of the Bellingham Golf and Country Club. Among Coast Equity’s partners is Dino Rossi, the two-time Republican gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Senate candidate [...]
When choosing a home, do you pay attention to zoning rules? | Poll
Filed on 07. Feb, 2013 in Polls
One lesson emerging out of the controversy surrounding the proposed University Ridge student-housing development in Bellingham’s Puget Neighborhood: It’s wise for homeowners to keep up with city zoning regulations. Even if today you live on a block filled with single-family homes, if it’s zoned for denser development, at some point in the future you could see a new [...]
