http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com Current Real Estate Trends in Whatcom County Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:37:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fiber optic connections are available for many commercial real estate locations in Whatcom County. The network provided by Black Rock Cable services much of Bellingham, Ferndale, Everson, Lynden, Blaine, Birch Bay, Nooksack, and Custer by following Hwy. 9 into Whatcom County and onto the I-5 corridor.   In a presentation to members ... http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com/real-estate-topics/whatcom-county-fiber-optic-network/ My prediction is that Whatcom County’s real estate market is at its lowest point right now. Beginning in the spring of 2008, I feel strongly that the local real estate market will pick up. Whatcom County’s real estate market could have begun its recovery this fall, but it had been ... http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com/real-estate-topics/whatcom-county-real-estate-market-set-for-a-good-year-in-2008/ Property Tax Increase from the Whatcom County Tax Assessor Many Whatcom County citizens received letters in the mail from the Whatcom County Tax Assessor at the end of this November. The Whatcom County Assessors Office reevaluates the assessed value of all properties within the county every 4 years. Due to the ... http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com/real-estate-topics/whatcom-county-tax-assessor-increases-property-taxes/ Market Rents for Rental Homes in Whatcom County   For those of you interested in purchasing rental homes in Whatcom County, you need to be in tune with the local rental rates. When determining  if a rental home will create cash flow you need to know if the current rent is at, below or above the ... http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com/real-estate-topics/market-rents-for-rental-homes-in-whatcom-county/ I entered the real estate blogging world in September of 2007 on ActiveRain.com. After several months of practice I decided to begin my own real estate blog here on WhatcomHomeFinder.com. To give you a little background information about me. I moved to Bellingham, WA over 10 years ago to study ... http://www.blog.whatcomhomefinder.com/real-estate-topics/annoucement-of-new-blog/