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Merri Ann Simonson Real Estate Updates: IRS Section 1031 - Tax Deferred Exchange

Another popular avenue for funding a real estate investment is utilizing a 1031 tax deferred exchange. During the recession when appreciation was non-existent there were no gains for buyers and sellers to defer but in the…

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Merri Ann Simonson's Real Estate Market Update comparing YTD 2022 vs same time period 2021:

Below is our November 2022 Market Snap Shot for San Juan Island. The median price for homes has yet to adjust to the lower volume. It may take a few more months to reflect our current…

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Mike Vouri: Reflections on Connections: The Heathrow Shuffle

(NOTE: This piece should have been posted a week ago, but it took a while to finish, thanks to the unwanted souvenir of Rhinovirus. I will have to admit that I was unprepared for the crowds…

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Merri Ann Simonson Real Estate Update: Northwest Multiple Listing Service Market Report

“The shift in the market isn’t a surprise,” said broker Mike Larson when commenting on the latest statistics from Northwest Multiple Listing Service.

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Mike Vouri: The Roman Forum: Ancient Days and Modern

If your planning on visiting the Roman Forum (Fori Romani) these days, arrive when the gates open at 9 a.m., otherwise you’ll encounter the same herds of humanity that you finally escaped at the exit of…

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Mike Vouri: The Invasion of the Veneto

Blood cells! That’s what I’m reminded of when navigating the warrens of Venice; those microscopic films of blood cells shooting through arteries, veins and capillaries, slowing, bumping, rushing, bound for the heart of whatever matters most…

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Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: 3rd Quarter results for San Juan Island and County

The third quarter results for San Juan Island and San Juan County are all reflecting a downward trend across the board; in volume and transaction numbers for both areas. Per the NWMLS, the dollar volume year-to-date…

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Mike Vouri: Finding your way to Michelangelo

Had a superb meal in Rome last night at the Fortuna Pantheon, which is just off the piazza where the Pantheon has stood for 2,000 years. There were three times the human beings in the piazza…

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Tide Bites: Effects of ocean warming on Bull Kelp forests by Brooke Weigel

INTRODUCTION by Dr. Megan Dethier, FHL Director This month’s Tide Bite highlights another research effort that spans the divide between “basic” research into understanding the biology of a marine organism and “applied” research that helps us…

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Merri Ann Simonson Real Estate Update: Market Snap Shot

Here is the Market Snap Shot from the Simonson and Zambrovitz Team at Coldwell Banker San Juan Island.

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Mike Vouri: A walk through the Basilica of Santa Croce

Thoughts on doing the celebrity walk through the Basilica of Santa Croce (completed 1442) on a rainy morning in Florence: You know you’ve arrived when you’re dead, but you’ll never know of course unless it has…

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Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: Real Estate MARKET and Your Tax Assessment

All of us Island property owners will be receiving our tax assessment notices from the County in the middle of October. As real estate agents we will be fielding many questions about the statements and new…

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Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: San Juan Islands September 2022 Market Snap Shot

September 2022 Market Snap Shot for San Juan Island. The median home and land prices remain on an upward trend. The median price is not a appreciation calculation, it is merely a notable trend that we…

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San Juan County Waterfront Parcels

If you own a waterfront parcel in the County, or hope to purchase one, I have detailed below some items to take into consideration. Historically, waterfront parcels were the most coveted investment in the islands but,…

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