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Residential Housing Statistics in Snohomish County December 2009

What is going on with the real estate market in Snohomish County? As being a Snohomish County resident and a Real Estate Agent, I feel as I need to share the factual numbers which are published every month by Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS)  with my clients. I often get calls from my active buyers asking “when to buy”. My sellers are asking me “when you sell”. Each party wants to know how long to wait before pulling the trigger.  My answer is “when it is the right time for you, your budget and your family”.  Each person has a different life event that calls to buy or sell real estate. Northwest Multiple Listing Service (MLS) reported as following stats for Dec 2009. ACTIVE PENDING SOLD DEC 09 UNITS 3,533 628 654 DEC 08 UNITS 4,362 455 346 Total Unit +/- -829 173 308 Difference DEC % -19.01% 38.02% 89.02% YTD 09 UNITS 15,025 9,979 6,644 YTD 08 UNITS 17,483 7,693 6291 Total Unit +/- -2458 2286 353 Difference YTD % -14.06% 29.72% 5.61% As seen above chart, Residential active listings units dropped 19.01% from 4362 units in 2008 vs 3533 units in 2009 for the month of December while Pending... 

Historic Downtown Snohomish Living

As the Antique Capital of Northwest, Snohomish, WA is home to nearly 450 antique dealers. Snohomish, with a population of 9145, was founded in 1859 and is listed in  National Register of Historic Places. This quaint river-side towne is famous for its Historic Homes and Gardens. Snohomish architecture contains a delightful variety of styles.  As an example, Blackman House is a must see. A Dutch colonial style with Queen Anne Towers, it is located on the corner of Fourth Street and Avenue D. Snohomish architectural collections reflect Queen Anne Victorians, English Tudors and Dutch Colonials as a testament to the diversity of Snohomish pioneer residents. Historic Homes Tour are offered for those who appreciate a stroll among gorgeous historic homes.  Snohomish Garden Club held its 25th Annual Snohomish GardenTour on July 26th 2009 featuring gorgeous gardens among Historic Snohomish Homes on a lovely Sunday afternoon.  Do not miss this Summer’s 2010 Garden Tour. Historic Downtown was a busy hub for milling, timbering and farming in 1860s. Today, there are delightful varieties of charming shops on First Avenue where visitors can take a day and…   Discover antiques, collectibles... 

Imagine Kids’ Museum in Everett

What a happy crisp clear day it was, and time to do some family stuff!  We went to the Imagine Children’s Museum, in Everett.  It was our first time at the Imagine Children’s Museum, and we LOVED it. Each exhibit seemed more fun than the last, and being in the rooftop play area was like heaven. The Water Play Room was full of spinning wheels and trickling streams, the Neon Room was dark and glowy (very Halloween!!) and the Treehouse, the Theater (act out your own plays!) and the Vetrinary Clinic were intriguing to say the least. I also loved the Farm Patch with a horse and tractor to ride, and the Airplane where you could pretend to piolet it… and the Fireman’s room for under 5’s. Right across the street was a great Goodwill with lots and lots of costumes… found a perfect Stitch costume (cute space alien with 4 arms, from Lilo & Stitch) for Daniel for $6…fun! If it still fits in October I bet we are going to have Stitch for Halloween! Imagine Children’s Museum, 1502 Wall StreetEverett, WA 98201(425) 258-1006 Edy Kizakai Realtor, Team Leader