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The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – February 2010

Karen Wallace — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 04:48:48 +0000

Seven! Count ‘em, seven Lake Tapps waterfront home sales since last month’s report. Here they are:

01/29/10 6012 197^th Ave E $335,200

01/27/10 1806 186^th Ave E $424,900

02/18/10 2627 185^th Ave E $505,000

02/19/10 6312 207^th Ave E $529,900

02/01/10 2009 Sumner-Tapps Hwy $535,000

02/17/10 6107 197^th Ave E $699,000

02/17/10 2610 Tacoma Pt Dr E $780,000

As for active waterfront real estate on Lake Tapps:

40 are under 1 million dollars with one as low as $299,000

13 are over 1 million dollars with one as high as $2,800,000

A total of 13 are pending. Two of those have an asking price over 1 million dollars.

There is still a variety of prices and houses. What type of home interests you? Give me a call so we can discuss your options, and then you can start living your new lifestyle!

Sincerely,

Karen Wallace

John L Scott Real Estate

206-910-8807

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – January 2010

Karen Wallace — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:56:01 +0000

Happy New Year Everyone!

This month I will keep this waterfront real estate information quick and to the point so…….. here are the current waterfront home statistics for Lake Tapps:

Active Listings: Under One Million Dollars = 39 Over One Million Dollars = 12

Lowest Price = $329,900 Highest Price = $2,800,000

Pending: 18 (One is over one million dollars)

Sold Houses: 3 12/23/09 3309 Deer Island Dr E $700,000

12/29/09 2311 Sumner-Tapps Hwy $675,000

01/12/10 2506 Tacoma Pt Dr E $449,888

More homes available. Let’s go look at some!

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate, 206-910-8807

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – December 2009

Karen Wallace — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 05:09:06 +0000

Just a reminder for those qualified for the Homebuyer Tax credit: You must be in a deal by April 30th, 2010. That deadline is approaching sooner than you think, so please call me and I will start researching homes for you immediately. And remember, it is available to current home owners as well as new buyers. Here is a link to the FAQ: http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/

Now for the latest real estate statistics for waterfront homes at Lake Tapps:

Active: Under 1 Million Dollars = 35 Over 1 Million Dollars = 16

Lowest Price: $329,900 Highest Price: $2,800,000

Pending: 16 (One over 1 Million Dollars)

Sold: 3 11/23/09 1122 184th Ct E $561,000

12/02/09 4517 Lakeridge Dr E $610,000

12/17/09 3319 204th Ct E $1,350,000

Let me know if you have any questions or are interested in buying a new home. I can be reached at karenwa@johnlscott.com or at 206-910-8807.

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report November 2009

Karen Wallace — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:17 +0000

In case you did not know, the Homebuyer Tax Credit now applies to existing homeowners as well as first time buyers. There is still $8,000 available to the first time buyer and now $6,500 is also available to the current homeowner who has lived in their home 5 consecutive years out of the last 8. To see if you might qualify, please check out the FAQ at this website: http://www.federalhousingtaxcredit.com/

Now onto the latest real estate statistics for waterfront houses at Lake Tapps:

Active Listings: Under 1 Million Dollars = 36 Over 1 Million Dollars = 15

Lowest Price = $329,900 Highest Price = $4,100,000

Pending Sales: 16 ( 2 are over 1 Million Dollars )

Sold Homes: 2 11/02/09 5333 193rd Ave Ct E $509,900

11/02/09 20902 Church Lake Dr E $600,000

That’s it for now. Please call me if I can assist you any way in finding your new home.

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate, 206-910-8807

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – October 2009

Karen Wallace — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:52:22 +0000

Wow, check out these current waterfront home prices on Lake Tapps. One is priced as low as $329,900, 5 are in the $400k range, and 6 are in the $500k range. Living on waterfront this close to Seattle and Bellevue does not get any better than this! Get ‘em while they’re hot!!

Here are the latest waterfront real estate statistics for Lake Tapps:

Active: Under 1 Million$$ = 35 Over 1 Million $$ = 17

Lowest price = $329,900 Highest price = $4,100,000

Pending: 19 (one over 1 Million $$)

Sold: 4 09/25/09 $650,000 6364 S Island Dr E

09/29/09 $998,000 2906 202nd Ave Ct E

10/02/09 $370,000 6701 W Tapps

10/15/09 $585,000 20416 Church Lake Dr E

What are you waiting for? Interest rates are still low and you’re only getting older. Come have some fun!

Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate, 206-910-8807

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – September 2009

Karen Wallace — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:25:35 +0000

The housing market on Lake Tapps still seems somewhat busy but many sales that are pending are taking some time to close. Only two deals managed to close during the past month with 18 still pending. It will be nice to see all of those actually close and clear out of the way.

Here are the latest waterfront home real estate statistics for Lake Tapps:

Active: Under 1 Million Dollars = 43 Over 1 Million Dollars = 20

Lowest Price = $349,850 Highest Price = $4,100,000

Pending: 18 All under 1 Million Dollars

Sold: 2 08/21/09 $425,000 17810 17th St E

08/28/09 $501,000 2005 Summer-Tapps Hwy E

Call me if I can help you with your real estate needs.

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate, 206-910-8807

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – July 2009

Karen Wallace — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:30:41 +0000

It has been a great summer to live on Lake Tapps. There have been a lot of interesting things to watch from my deck including 4th of July parties, kids learning to wakeboard, a custom pirate pontoon float, fire fighting helicopters, and a wedding where the groom and groomsmen arrived by boat. My binoculars have come in very handy!

Back to real estate business. We did not have as many waterfront solds as last month but last month must have been a record of some sort. We did have 5 which, I think, is still very good.

Here are the current Lake Tapps real estate statistics for the past month:

Active: Under 1 Million Dollars = 51 Over 1 Million Dollars = 19

Lowest Price = $349,850 Highest Price = $2,500,000

Pending: Under 1 Million $$ = 14 Over 1 Million $$ = 1 (That’s a total of 15 again – interesting!)

Sold: 5 06/19/09 905 187th Ave E $470,000

07/01/09 2106 186th Ave E. $560,000

07/09/09 4413 185th Ave E $565,000

07/10/09 21612 Snag Island $530,000

07/13/09 2507 185th Ave E $470,000

If you have any questions or would like to go see some homes, please email me at karenwa@johnlscott.com or call me at 206.910.8807.

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate

P.S. The photo was take by a good friend of mine B.H.

Fire Fighting Helicopters at Lake Tapps

Karen Wallace — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:22:09 +0000

Today there was a fire on Highway 410 between Sumner and Bonney Lake. The terrain where the fire was burning is so steep that two fire fighting helicopters were called in to help.

I did not know anything about a fire burning until it sounded like a helicopter was landing in the yard across the street. Turns out that the helicopter and another were scooping up lake water from the cove behind me. Locals call that cove “the old party cove” and it is over by the boat store.

I grabbed my camera, hopped on my bicycle and followed the helicopters over to another refilling spot next to the bridge on Sumner-Tapps Highway. It was quite a spectacular sight and many others stopped to watch. This is the footage that I got. It is a little rough but still fun to share.

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – May 2009

Karen Wallace — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:58:15 +0000

Two exciting things to share this month in regards to Lake Tapps waterfront. The first thing is that there are actually two homes currently priced in the $300k range = crazy! The second thing is that there are really 15 pending sales right now so it will be interesting to see what actually closes by next month’s report.

Here are the current waterfront real estate statistics for Lake Tapps:

Active: Under $1 Million = 61 Over $1 Million = 20

Lowest Price = $372,000 Highest Price = $2,650,000

Pending: 15 all under $1 Million

Sold: 1 05/08/09 3808 214th E $1.1 Million

If you have any questions or would like to start your home search, please email me at karenwa@johnlscott.com or call me at (206) 910-8807 .

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate

The Twenty on the Twentieth Report – April 2009

Karen Wallace — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:11:34 +0000

As I was counting the number of active waterfront properties available this month at Lake Tapps, I noticed a couple of interesting things. There are actually 8 waterfront homes available in the $400k’s and 9 are available in the $500k’s up through $600k. If you are wanting to live on waterfront in time for the Summer, remember it usually takes a minimum of 30 to 45 days to close a real estate transaction. Now is the perfect time especially with the super deals on interest rates!!

Here are the curent waterfront statistics for Lake Tapps:

Active: Under $1 Milllion = 51 Over $1 Million = 16

Lowest Price = $435,000 Highest Price = $2,700,000

Pending (under contract): Under $1 Mill = 10 Over $1 Mill = 1

Solds: 2 03/27/09 $2,000,000 21028 Snag Island Dr E

04/18/09 $499,950 18418 17th St E

Call me if you have any questions or would like to view properties in person (206) 910-8807.

Sincerely, Karen Wallace, John L Scott Real Estate

Triathlon Coming to Lake Tapps in September 2009

Karen Wallace — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:38:31 +0000

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 October 2008

Karen Wallace — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:50:48 +0000

It is the 20th of the month again. Here is the latest real estate news for Lake Tapps waterfront listings.

Active listings: Under 1 Million $$ = 49 Over 1 Million $$ = 34

Lowest price = $474,500 Highest Price = $2,875,000

Pending listings: Under 1 Million $$ = 5 Over 1 Million $$ = 0

Solds = 4

09/30/08 3307 W Tapps Dr E $680,000

10/03/08 3118 196th Ave Ct E $585,000

10/07/08 3408 196th Ave Ct E $799,900

10/13/08 7320 W Tapps Hwy E $550,000

If you have any questions or would like to start looking at properties in person, please contact me at either karenwa@johnlscott.com or (206)910-8807. Thank you!