Blaine Community Information
Anchoring the Northwest corner of the county are Blaine and Birch
Bay, waterfront towns who take their identities from the harbors
on which they were built.
Blaine has always been a working waterfront, home to a fishing
fleet which has fallen prey to declining salmon stocks. The smaller
commercial fleet has made space for growing numbers of pleasure
boaters, lured by the protected waters and unparalleled scenery
of the San Juan and Gulf Islands. Blaine has adapted, emphasizing
its downtown historic district, duty free shopping for Canadian
visitors and wonderful Peace Arch park.
Semiahmoo is a newer residential area between Blaine and Birch
Bay. It boasts a world class destination resort and golf course-
The Resort Semiahmoo and a marina.
Central to all three of these communities is shopping at the
Peach Arch Factory Outlets.
If you are visiting and need a map, a phone, a Fax machine, a
notary or just a cup of coffee, stop by our office. If we’re out,
just tell the staff we told you to stop by – your needs will be met.
Feel free to call us at 1-888-713-3056
The Blaine Blog
October 05, 2009
Real estate sales in Whatcom County for the 3rd quarter of the year bucked the trend of the first 2 quarters and saw the number of home sales hold or rise slightly from 2008. September was unusually strong, beating the sales numbers for August. Unfortunately, median prices did not follow suit, dropping slightly in Bellingham [...]August 13, 2009
The Whatcom County Council on Aging along with the Whatcom County Parks and Recreation Department operate a total of eight senior centers in Whatcom County, the largest of which is the Bellingham Senior Center.
Each senior center has a full calendar of events ranging to games to volunteer activities, and meals. Each senior center also takes [...]August 11, 2009
New Real Estate listing of no bank waterfont in Birch Bay Village
If you are looking for that special place in paradise, look no further. This waterfront home at 5573 Haida Way in Birch Bay Village is about as close to it as you’ll ever find. This Get-A-Way will be the place of choice for you, [...]July 07, 2009
Whatcom County sales are coming back, although the resurgence is spotty.
Bellingham sold 100 houses in June of both 2008 & 2009
Sudden Valley was up from 8 sales in 2008 to 22 in 2009
Ferndale & Birch Bay/Blaine also had more sales in June 2009 than in June 2008
Lynden had the largest drop in sales, from 21 [...]July 06, 2009
Weekly we keep track of the number of homes on the market that have offers on them and those that do not, this is what we call Pending Ratios.
As of today July 6th the pending ratio in Bellingham was 23%. Bellingham’s pending ratio remained stable from the previous week’s percentage of 25%. Pending is the [...]February 15, 2009
Waterfront property in Whatcom County & Bellingham is about as good as it gets. Whether you are a kayaker, fisherman, kid with a sand bucket & shovel or an avid clammer with clam gun, there is something here for everyone.
Waterfront property / real estate in Whatcom County is about as varied as you can imagine.
If [...]November 04, 2008
Currently this week in Blaine/Birch Bay, WA the Pending Ratio is 10%, which is stable with the ratio posted last week. The pending ratios are the percentage of homes listed that have pending offers on them.
Below is a graph to view the Blaine/Birch Bay Real Estate pending sales trend.
To view the pending ratios in numerical [...]July 18, 2008
If you are still holding onto unused Lummi Island ferry punchcards that expired on June 1st, you have a limited time to exchange them for credit toward new cards. With the summer car and driver rate up to $10 per trip, purchase of a new 10 trip punch card at $72 will save you $2.80 per [...]March 25, 2008
Currently this week in Blaine/Birch Bay, WA the Pending Ratio is 11%, which is up one percentage point with last week’s ratio of 10%. The pending ratios are the percentage of homes listed that have pending offers on them.
Below is a graph to view the Blaine/Birch Bay Real Estate pending sales trend.
To view the [...]July 16, 2007
Currently this week in Blaine/Birch Bay, WA the Pending Ratio is 14%, which is down 1% from last week’s ratio of 15%. The pending ratios are the percentage of homes listed that have pending offers on them.
Below is a graph to view the Blaine/Birch Bay Real Estate pending sales trend.
To view the pending ratios in [...] |
