Dan Pittsenbarger

Wanna get away and do your own thing. Here's a beautiful 2bed/1bath living area with an attached retail space on the North Cascades Hwy - one of the most scenic highways in America. The North Cascades feature prestine out doors with skiing, hiking, hunting and fishing. This property would make a great Skagit River raft business location.

Cottage Industry is a fantastic way to create one's own life style, make a living, follow a passion and eliminate the daily commute. Cottage Industry exist through out the country. They can be found in any setting - urban, suburban or rural but in WA State most Cottage Industry is found in rural and semi-rural locations. For anyone that did not click on the link and is not familiar with the term, Cottage Industry is simply manufacturing and/or creating your own products at home. The sale of products may be either wholesale or retail.

Often those seeking to operate a Cottage Industry are looking for a safe, clean, healthy and asthetic enviroment to establish their home and business. Finding the right location can be a challenge. One area may have a great setting and enviroment but zoning problems bar any sort of commercial activity. Finding the zoning that allows for commercial aspect put's one in a commercial or industrial area that often is not a desirable place to live.

Here's a link to fantastic property well suited for Cottage Industry. Cottage Industry Property for Sale. It is a commercial property with an attached 2bed/1bath very nicely set up living quarters and sits on on the Nation's most beautiful scenic Hwys - The North Cascades Hwy. The above property is set up to not only produce products but also has a retail space.

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Cornwall Park Neighborhood is very well known and consists largely of single-family homes. At the heart of this neighborhood is Cornwall Park that hosts a large playground, a variety of trails, tennis courts, picnic areas, ball fields, etc all in wooded surroundings. The park is very well known and is centrally located within Bellingham city limits. Homes in Cornwall Park very in age from the early to mid 1900's. This Bellingham neighborhood has the character of an established neighborhood and has great access to I-5 as well as Bellingham's Bellis Fair Mall. As of early Oct 2011, homes for sale in this Bellingham neighborhood range from $145,000 to $635,000 with an average price of $323,639 and a median price of $325,000. Currently there are 9 homes for sale in this Bellingham Neighborhood.

Edgemoor Neighborhood is a much sought after neighborhood. In this area with you will find upscale homes with well maintained properties and parks. The Edgemoor Neighborhood/district sits just south of Fairhaven. Edgemoor is one of Bellingham's most sought after and prestigious areas, sloping up from the shores of Puget Sound a high percentage of the homes in Edgemoor have unobstructed saltwater views. Unlike many view and waterfront areas where the lots and narrow and deep to allow more homes/properties to be built, Edgemoor is full of large 1/2 acre +/- lots that are wide and allow for larger rambler/ranch style homes. Many of homes in Edgemoor have large waterview windows all along the entire west facing side of the home. As of Oct 2011, the starting price of homes for sale in Edgemoor is $450,000 and go up to $1,750,000 with an average of $978,927. The median price for an Edgemoor home is $800,000. Currently there are 15 homes for sale in Edgemoor.

Ferndale home price statistics for 2011. Below are two tables. The first table covers Ferndale WA homes prices and the number of Ferndale WA homes for sale - listings. The second table covers Ferndale WA home prices and the number of homes that actually sold.

Area 870 – Ferndale WA Active Listings

Month of Dec New Listings – 18 units in ’11 vs 19 units in ’10 – Down 5.3%

YTD New Listings – 546 units in ’11 vs 599 units in ’10 – Down 8.8%

Month of Dec Total Active Listings – 157 units in ’11 vs 167 units in ’10 – Down 6.0%

Month of Dec Ave List Price - $355,196 in ’11 vs $339,529 in ’10 – Up 4.6%

The YTD Average List Price - $354,941 in ’11 vs $370,408 in ’10 – Down 4.2%

Month of Dec Median List Price - $285,000 in ’11 vs $295,000 in ’10 – Down 3.4%

The YTD Median List Price - $294,900 in ’11 vs $314,975 in ’10 – Down 6.4%

Average Days on Market - 134 days in ’11 vs 134 days in ’10. – No Change

As you can see asking prices dropped 4.2% for the year, however the inventory dropped 8.8%

Area 870 – Ferndale WA Sold Homes

Month of Dec # of homes sold – 28 units in ’11 vs 26 units in ’10 – Up 7.7%

YTD Number of Homes Sold – 270 units in ’11 vs 252 units in ’10 – Up 7.1%

Month of Dec Ave Sold Price - $258,766 in ’11 vs $265,850 in ’10 – Down 2.7%

YTD Average Sold Price - $262,906 in ’11 vs $268,283 in ’10 – Down 2.0%

Month of Dec Med. Sold Price - $242,500 in ’11 vs $238,300 in ’10 – Up 1.8%

YTD Med. Sold Price - $245,500 in ’11 vs $252,500 in ’10 – Down 2.8%

Market time with from 108 days in ’11 vs 98 days in ’10 – Up 10.2%

What interesting here is that the sales activity was up 7.1% for the year.

Everson area home price tables for 2011 are shown below. The first table shows Everson, Nooksack, Sumas are home data on active/listed properties. The second table shows what homes actually sold for in the Nooksack area.

Area 890 – Everson/Nooksack/Sumas Area Active Listings

Month of Dec New Listings – 2 units in ’11 vs 6 units in ’10 – Down 66.7%

YTD New Listings – 148 units in ’11 vs 173 units in ’10 – Down 14.5%

Month of Dec Total Active Listings – 41 units in ’11 vs 63 units in ’10 – Down 34.9%

Month of Dec Ave List Price - $288,706 in ’11 vs $265,928 in ’10 – Up 8.6%

The YTD Average List Price - $283,135 in ’11 vs $285,200 in ’10 – Down less than 1%

Month of Dec Median List Price - $249,500 in’11 vs $235,000 in’10 – Up 6.2%

The YTD Median List Price - $229,900 in ’11 vs $249,900 in ’10 – Down 8.0%

Average Days on Market - 151 days in ’11 vs 131 days in ’10. – Up 15.3%

As you can see asking prices dropped less than 1% in 2011 in the Nooksack area and inventories were down 14.5% for the year.

Area 890 – Everson/Nooksack/Sumas

Month of Dec # of homes sold – 6 units in ’11 vs 7 units in ’10 – Down 14.3%

YTD Number of Homes Sold – 75 units in ’11 vs 70 units in ’10 – Up 7.1%

Month of Dec Ave Sold Price - $158,250 in ’11 vs $221,785 in ’10– Down 28.6%

YTD Average Sold Price - $210,658 in ’11 vs $236,651 in ’10 – Down 11.0%

Month of Dec Med. Sold Price - $166,000 in ’11 vs $220,000 in ’10 – Down 24.5%

YTD Med. Sold Price - $194,500 in ’11 vs $231,750 in ’10 – Down 16.1%

Market time with from 131 days in ’11 vs 142 days in ’10 – Down 7.7%

While asking prices remained the same, the sold prices dropped 11% in 2011 even though more homes sold int he Nooksack area in 2011 compared with 2010.