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Real Estate in Sudden Valley is more affordable and offers Lake Whatcom recreation August 13th, 2006 Real Estate in Sudden Valley is more affordable and offers Lake Whatcom recreation. Many full time residents of Bellingham, Washington enjoy the relax, resort feel of Sudden Valley. House and condominium prices are less than in the city limits of Bellingham but is only a short 12 minute commute to shopping, restaurants and Bellingham Bay.For about $300,000, new Sudden Valley homes include granite counters, hardwood flooring, stainless appliances and custom finishes most think of in custom built homes. Green space give many homeowners the feeling of expansive

Condos in Fairhaven Bellingham, WA August 10th, 2006 Fairhaven remains the top pick in condo locations for people down sizing, retiring or relocating to Bellingham. Walk to shopping, coffee houses and restaurants from your home, walking and running trails and Bellingham Bay at your doorstep are hard to find elsewhere. Bellingham is home to Western Washington University on Sehome Hill, from which you have a sweeping view across the bay to the San Juan Islands. Visitors bound for Alaska depart on the Alaska Marine Highway System ferries from the Bellingham Cruise Terminal in the Historic Fairhaven District. Spend the day in Bellingham’s renowned district’s

Housing Slowdown merely a breather August 8th, 2006 According to the Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, Bellingham’s real estate market, along with the housing markets through out the US, is just taking a breather after two brisk years of equity and demand. Over the next 10 years, at least two million new households will be established. “On the strength of this growth alone, housing production should set records”, the report says.

Bellingham and the entire Northwest region is the top pick currently according to magazines, Best Places to Live categories, and the current popularity with aging Boomer’s looking for retirement communities

Sudden Valley real estate much less than Bellingham August 6th, 2006 Why are homes priced well under Bellingham’s housing market in Sudden Valley? Simple, the lots are much cheaper. Builders have a reserve of lots that they are now building custom grade ’spec’ homes all over Sudden Valley. Once a Canadian resort destination, Sudden Valley has evolved into a bedroom community of Bellingham, WA.

Lots in Sudden Valley range from $40,000-$300,000. A newly constructed home for example, for $300,000 as compared wit a similar home in Bellingham for $350,000-$400,000. Residential lots in Bellingham start at $135,000. Builders pass on these costs to the