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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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Tide Bites: Celebrating 2 Friday Harbor Labs staff teams

If you haven’t spent time at FHL you may not realize that it is a miniature university campus, with its own housing (dorms, cottages, and other units), full-service dining hall, library, and lecture spaces in addition…

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Written by Megan Dethier & Bernadette Holthuis

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August Skygazing info from Robert Ferguson Observatory

Greetings from Robert Ferguson Observatory (RFO) www.rfo.org, Saturn is at opposition this month so is now at its very best for observing.Jupiter is not far behind, rising in late evening so a good target after lookingat…

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan August 1 - 7, 2022 Saturn in Aquarius Squares Uranus in Taurus (Again!); Mars in Taurus Squares Saturn in Aquarius, Sun in Leo Trines Jupiter in Aries

Let’s go back to the beginning of 2020…remember? 2020 was a rough year and it was under the shadow of the great Saturn/Uranus square. Well, due to retrogrades, this square is visiting us again hence the…

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan July 18 - 24, 2022 Mercury Enters Leo on Tuesday, Trines Jupiter in Aries, Squares Mars in Taurus on Thursday; Venus in Cancer Squares Jupiter; Sun Enters Leo on Friday, Trines Jupiter

This week will be a mixed bag due to Mercury and Venus…Mercury enters Leo on Tuesday and forms a fine alignment to expansive Jupiter in Aries. This makes for noble and lofty ideals, fun ideas for…

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Real Estate Update: San Juan County Real Estate Market Summary

The second quarter results, which complete the first half of the year, in San Juan County and on San Juan Island reflected the market change. Per the NWMLS, the dollar volume in San Juan County was…

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan July 11 - 17, 2022 Wednesday Brings Four Events: Full Moon in Capricorn Sextile Neptune in Pisces, Mercury in Cancer Sextile Neptune, Venus in Gemini Trine Saturn in Aquarius, Venus Square Neptune

This week all centers around Wednesday due to the Full Moon in Capricorn and its nice alignment to Neptune in Pisces being accompanied by three other astrological events all in the same day. Big stuff! The…

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Real Estate Update: Market Snap Shot for first half of 2022

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

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Tide Bite – BIO-INSPIRATION by Cassandra Donatelli

The Tide Bite below beautifully illustrates a number of ‘essence of FHL’ phenomena. Cassandra tells us how she first came to the Labs and then returned repeatedly while rising through academia. Not everyone thrives at field…

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan July 4 - 10, 2022 Changes on Tuesday: Mars Enters Taurus, Mercury Enters Cancer

This week will be slower than past weeks; we will especially feel this once Mars enters Taurus on Tuesday. Mars is in his detriment in Taurus so his influence is subdued. Where Mars is impulsive and…

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Written by Triana Elan