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All of us Island property owners received our tax assessment notices from the County recently. As real estate agents we have been fielding many questions about the statements and new assessments. As you may recall, the State has mandated that our Assessor’s office convert to an annual assessment update cycle versus the cyclical system we were on for years. The current values are for a one-year period only, and will be adjusted the next year. The current process is much mo

There will be a major change in real estate excise tax taking effect January 1, 2020 for the State of Washington. I have provided a link below to the Senate Bill which created this change to a graduated tax rate. The Excise Tax adjustment will affect what the seller pays. In January 2019 the tax went up for the buyers in our County with the addition of the Affordable Housing Tax (Buyer pays 99% of the .5% tax). This new tax revision will equate to a decrease in the Excis

This Lifestyle video is a spoof on my favorite professional; San Juan Real Estate. I thought you might enjoy it. #sanjuanrealestate #RealEsateMarketupdateforSanJuanIslandWA #ColdwellBankerSanJuanIslandsInc #PropertyBuyersinSanJuanCounty #SanJuanIslandLifestyle

The first quarter results for San Juan Island were very similar to the first quarter results last year. San Juan Island’s dollar volume for the quarter reflected a decrease of 12.5% as compared to the same quarter in 2018. The first quarters are often a roller coaster for our islands and are affected by weather, local and national events. The number of transactions was down 31%. The County’s first quarter dollar volume reflected a decrease of 25% as compared to 2018 and t

Thinking about selling your property? You may want to consider researching, collecting and completing the items detailed below. This is not a check list for planting flowers on your porch and painting your front door, you can go to the internet for that information. This list is to prepare sellers in San Juan County for marketing their property. The issues below are for regulatory compliance, contract performance, will prove beneficial and are worth the effort in the mark

Below is a video link to the San Juan Islands Lifestyle video sharing the Roche Harbor 2019 Salmon Derby. We had a blast!!!! g #RealEsateMarketupdateforSanJuanIslandWA #MerriAnnSimonson #FishingintheSanJuans #ColdwellBankerSanJuanIslandsInc #realestate98250