Kristian Schonberg

Yesterday morning,my friend Doug and I went to Shelton to enjoy the Mason County Treasurer tax auction. There were 10 properties on the list. The sale started promptly at 9. Thinking that there would be few people there with cash or a cashiers check, I had my cash roll ready to find a steal on a Shorecrest or Phillips Lake lot (across rd. from the lake). Unfortunately, both lots went for $6500, more than I chose to pay. About 40 buyers were there and most had quite a bit of cash available. One 10 acre piece went for $19,900 off Wallace-Kneeland Blvd. Someone got a steal on that commercial zoned property.

Now we are in the advent season and the weather is cooler, but today the sun shone on the water and we had blue skies. Here we enjoy so many recreational activities all year long. Our scenery is unbeatable and the Puget Sound waterfront living is like nothing else. Where else can you sail, kayak, row, play golf and ski all through the winter?

Real estate prices are better than ever and the interest rates are in the mid five percent range. Come and enjoy the best lifestyle anywhere!

Today I was in Belfair, WA and saw a new business. These are pictures of Christmas trees being sold by Fred in the China Palace parking lot. The trees are Noble fir of stunning quality grown just down the road by Jay and Susie Allen. Since we live in the Christmas Tree Capital of the world, this is a common sight in December. The lot is located just south of our Windermere Peninsula Properties Belfair office and just north of Belfair Community Baptist Church, where Fred is donating 10% of sales for our benevolence fund to help local needy families and people. Anyone who wants a terrific tree and wants to help locals, here is a great place to help out and get the best tree. If you need free real estate advice, come on over!

Windermere Peninsula Properties office next door. Come on in.

One thing that Grapeview has produced for over 100 years is grapes. The Island Belle variety was developed here. I have just gone out the Stretch Island for my annual grape picking and again enjoyed the peacefulness of the island, the delicious taste of the grape. Only once have I made homemade wine from them, but it was exquisite.

This is the island that brought me to Grapeview 25 years ago. Being connected by bridge to the mainland, there is no ferry wait. Surrounded by Case Inlet, it is the perfect place to own a waterski boat as the children grow up on the beaches. It was rural claiming Washington's first bonded winery and the uplands contained many vineyards. I enjoyed living on the island and bought 5 acres on the waterfront. My company, SchonWood, Inc., produced thousands of sleds for Eddie Bauer catalog sales.