Archive for March 20, 2009
Triathlon Coming to Lake Tapps in September 2009
Mark your calendar for September 5, 2009. It is the date that the Bonney Lake Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the Bonney Lake “Labor of Love Triathlon” out of Allan Yorke Park. 
Triathletes will have the option of participating in Sprint or Olympic distances. Sprinters will swim about a half mile, bike 12.4 miles, and run 3.1 miles. Olympic triathletes will double that. The course includes swimming in the glacier fed lake, biking on the beautiful plateau farmlands with views of Mount Rainier, and running along the scenic shores of the lake.
If you have never competed in a triathlon, I recommend it. I did one a couple of years ago, and even though it hurts, it is one of the most positive competition events around. There are lots of great people helping out and they even cheer you on no matter how slow you go. There is a clock keeping time but it is really you against you. Once you participate in one triathlon, you feel compelled to do another because finishing is such a great accomplishment.
The race is being run by BuDu Racing. They have been running triathlons for some time and do an awesome job. You can get more information by clicking on their name or by going to their website: www.buduracing.com
Hope to see you there!
Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate, karenwa@johnlscott.com (206)910-8807
The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – March 2009
We are starting to see a little more action in terms of sales at the lake so hopefully it continues into the summer season. I think people are starting to figure out that homes at Lake Tapps are great bargains and it is only a matter of time before the market starts to turn for the better. The house prices are exceptionally low for waterfront close to Seattle and we all know that smart investors buy “low” and sell “high”. This is definitely the “low” and with the incredible deals on interest rates, one who dreams to live on the water should get in now before it is too late again.
Here are the residential waterfront real estate statistics for the last month at Lake Tapps:
Active Listings: Under 1 Million$$ = 51 Over 1 Million$$ = 19
Lowest Price = $439,000 Highest Price = $2,800,000
Pending Listings: Under 1 Million$$ = 5 Over 1 Million $$ = none
Solds: 5 02/19/09 $800,000 4731 Lakeridge Dr E
03/04/09 $735,000 18118 17th St E
03/05/09 $495,000 20902 Church Lake Dr E
03/05/09 $900,000 20916 Snag Island Dr E
03/12/09 $969,000 5202 218th Ave E
For any other information please contact Karen Wallace with John L Scott Real Estate (206)910-8807.
