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The first quarter results for San Juan County reflects a very good increase in dollar volume and a slight decrease in number of transactions. The increase in volume is mostly attributed to Orcas Island as San Juan Island reflects a slight decrease in closings volume and number of transactions.  The year-ending 2025 enjoyed gains for both the County and San Juan Island. The San Juan Island decrease wasn’t unexpected as numerous events nationally may have given buyers a pause a

Buying Property in the San Juans  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 San Juan Islands 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 fe

Thinking about selling your property?  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 and contract performance. Attention to these issues will prove beneficial and w

The year-end numbers were encouraging; both San Juan County and San Juan Island show increases in dollar volume and number of transactions.   However, even though the volume and transaction numbers were up, the median home price is still on a downward trend for San Juan Island.  This is primarily due to the median being a lagging index and in a market our size, we use a 12-month period, which further elongates the market results.   In reviewing the results for 2025, the sales

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Real Estate MARKET and Your Tax Assessment  All of us Island property owners have just received your tax assessment notices from the County.  As real estate agents we will be fielding many questions about the statements and new assessments.  The Assessor’s office is on an annual assessment update cycle. The current values are for a one-year period only and will be adjusted next year. Areas of properties are physically inspected every 6 th  year on a rotating basis.   The curr

The third quarter results for San Juan Island and San Juan County are reflecting a market in transition in both volume and transaction...

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