Friday, April 15, 2011

So where is Spring? Still cold and gray in Sequim... ugh!

I keep waiting for the sun to come out, but no... it's still cold and gray. We've had 9.44 inches of rain so far this year, and for Sequim, that's a lot.

Here's something exciting: we're getting a new Ross store and a new Grocery Outlet, both currently under construction, and they're located between Costco and Home Depot.

Hung up 2 hanging planters on my front porch that I got from Home Depot today for $19.99 each. Just trying to make the front porch a little cheery. Flowers make me happy, and I can see them from my office window.

A mini-update on Sequim real estate: Average sales price for site-built homes sold since January 1, 2011 is $275,819, which is about the same as for all of 2010, and Median sales price is $242,000, which is a decline of about 3%, and sales volume is down approximately 23% for monthly sales vs 2010. Not so bad, but not a booming rebound either.

Appraisal volume for me is really slow, and I've seen reports that new loan originations are way down, so that's obviously what's going on. Let's hope things improve soon, or I'll be looking for work - yikes! JK...

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