Rare Find! You will not find many homes like this 2-story home that features 1409 SqFt with the master on the main floor. From your master bedroom are French doors leading to your private covered patio and fully fenced backyard. You will also find high vaulted ceilings in the living room, updated kitchen with center island and eating area, utility room, and dining room. The gas heat, water, and stove help with efficiency along with the gas fireplace. This home was recently painted inside and out.

Quality home strategically positioned on a beautiful .83 acre lot in Woodinville. Your home boasts 4 large bedrooms upstairs with one downstairs, den/office with separate entrance, formal sunken living room with fireplace, family room with free standing stove, updated kitchen with eating area, dining room, and two car garage. Also included on this surreal lot is a shop, RV garage, two separate driveways, large garden space, large level front lawn, sprinkler system, covered back patio and more! Call me for more information or to set up your own private showing!$350,000.

Residential Status	February	January	December	November
Sold	396	319	522	573
Pending	927*	812	769	930
Active	4,057	3,916	3,459	3,925

*402 went pending in February. This information is courtesy of the NWMLS. These stats do not include condos.

We are now two months into 2010 and entering the spring season when typically the real estate market begins to pick up. And guess what? Even in today's real estate market, the trend continues and sales are picking up! As you can see from the numbers, available homes for sale are up, pending sales are up, and even the solds have increased. The percentage of "distressed homes" on the market as of today is 28%, with the pendings being 21% and the solds being 36%. So not much change when it comes to the percentage of distressed homes. There is one interesting thing I've noticed that is occuring ever month - when it comes to short sales, a very low percentage actually sell. Everyone has heard that it is hard to sell a short sale, and here are some figures to back that up. From November through February, the average percentage of available short sales that actually sold is only 7.3%. There are many factors that can play into why they don't sell, but personally, I have a great track record with short sales - 85% of my short sale listings have closed!

Once again, let's keep an eye on the job market to help give us an indicator on when this season in real estate will make the turn. I currently read that the banks still have 1.8 million homes to put on the market, which indicates that the turn around is probably NOT in the near future.

Current interest rates are hovering  around 5.125% with all indications leading to a rate increase in the near future.