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Unlike liquor, your water source in San Juan County is not guaranteed and must be acquired and cared for. When you first consider purchasing an unimproved parcel of land you should condition your purchase upon a satisfactory water source.  The days of clients purchasing land without the water source determined are long gone.  Further, if one hopes to use institutional financing, the lender will require that the water source be acceptable in quality and quantity. Lenders will

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 and will prove beneficial and worth the effort in the marketing and transaction management of your

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If you own a waterfront parcel in the County, or hope to purchase one, I have detailed below some items to take into consideration.   Historically, waterfront parcels were the most coveted investment in the islands but due to ever changing regulations, they are now the most confusing parcels to develop.  For REALTORs they can be a challenge to sell due to our inability to give buyers concrete answers to their questions while on site. Important Considerations Timing Once you p

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The second quarter results which complete the first half of the year for San Juan Island were very similar to 2015 as the real estate dollar volume reflected a decrease of 1% over the same period. The first half volume for 2016 was $56,700,175 as compared to $57,435,820 in 2015. The number of transactions was also down with a 4% decrease. This is almost a mirror of the first half of 2015 as compared to 2014, same period, when the dollar volume was an increase of 2%

Cost of construction, selling and buying real estate in the islands has continued to increase based the requirements to meet the current regulations and overall material and service cost increases. One could say that it costs more and takes longer to comply with the various regulations that govern the real estate and related construction industries. Based on the medium home price of $444,000 during the last 12 months, a buyer will spend an average of $6,800 in closing costs,

Select an Agent to Represent You As you may be aware, all of the brokerage firms on San Juan Island are members of the Northwest Multiple Listing Service; therefore, any of the agents can assist you with any of the properties listed with Coldwell Banker or other brokerage firms. One of the first steps in purchasing real estate on San Juan is to select an agent to represent you. Ideally you should select ONE agent that you feel will provide you with the level of customer servi

By: Merri Ann Simonson 360-317-8668 Coldwell Banker San Juan Islands Inc Unlike liquor, your water source in San Juan County is not guaranteed and must be acquired and cared for. When you first consider purchasing an unimproved parcel of land you should condition your purchase upon a satisfactory water source. Due to the risk of closing before the water source is determined, the days of clients purchasing land without the source are long gone. If one hopes to use institutiona