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Real Estate Update: Market Snap Shot

Here is the Market Snap Shot from the Simonson and Zambrovitz Team at Coldwell Banker SJI. Our real estate market continues to support our sellers with Days on Market and Percentage of Negotiation Off List Price…

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TIDE BITES: “Perfectly fascinated by Metamorphosis" by Jim Truman and Lynn Riddiford

While most research at FHL focuses appropriately on marine organisms and local field sites, the essay below illustrates how profoundly powerful it can be to do comparative biology – in this case, drawing connections between the…

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Written by Jim Truman and Lynn Riddiford

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan June 6 - 12, 2022 Mercury in Taurus Square Saturn in Aquarius, Trine Pluto in Capricorn; Grand Trine on Thursday Involving Sun, Moon, Saturn in Air Signs; Venus and Uranus

Prepare to Square Saturn Mercury is fresh out of retrograde but behaving like a retrograde still due to being in a difficult position to Saturn. This transit will last the week but will wane as the…

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Written by Triana Elan

"The quawmash is now in blume ..."

[This column first ran in April 2003] The season of blue camas is upon us. The delectable lily and icon of Northwest prairies is now in flower and our island scape will soon be lush with…

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan May 30 – June 5, 2022 New Moon in Gemini on Monday; Retrograde Mercury in Taurus Trine Pluto in Capricorn; Mercury Goes Direct on Saturday in Taurus

This is going to be another difficult week; last week’s events have people shaken and the effect will spill over into this week. The Moon, after being a New Moon in Gemini on Monday, will form…

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Written by Triana Elan

Simonson Real Estate Update: Earnest money Q&A

Below is a Question and Answer Snap Shot from the Simonson and Zambrovitz Team for an inquiry that one of their clients had. They thought you would also find the information interesting. If you have any…

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Considering buying an investment property? Vacation rental versus long term rental

Now would be a good time to purchase property held for investment and due to market conditions, a rental home in the San Juans would be the best investment. Once you have made the decision of…

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Written by Merri Ann Simonson

Horoscope By Triana J. Elan May 23 - 29, 2022 A Week of Caution: Venus in Aries Square Pluto in Capricorn; Mars Enters Aries and Conjoins Jupiter; Venus Enters Taurus on Sunday

This week packs a punch if we’re not paying attention. Mars enters his own sign of Aries on Wednesday and pairs up with Jupiter. I see this acting out on the world stage in two ways:…

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Written by Triana Elan

Horoscope By Triana J. Elan May 16 - 22, 2022: Sun in Taurus Square Saturn in Aquarius, Trine Pluto in Capricorn; Retrograde Mercury Enters Taurus on Saturday, Sun Enters Gemini on Saturday

A very different week now! This week may feel like that old game of Pick Up Sticks after a cosmic blast, so we’ll be busy playing catch up and rearranging stuff to get our bearings again.…

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Written by Triana Elan

Horoscope By Triana J. Elan May 9-15, 2022 A Wow Week: Jupiter Enter Aries on Tuesday, Sun in Taurus Sextile Mars and Neptune in Pisces, Squares Saturn in Aquarius, Trines Pluto in Capricorn; Mercury Turns Retrograde on Wednesday in Gemini; Total L

Lots of changes this week, all equally loaded…on Tuesday, benevolent, expansive Jupiter enters energetic Aries and gives us all a rush of energy such as we have not seen in twelve years. What was going on…

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Written by Triana Elan

Real Estate Update by Merri Ann Simonson: Median prices

In the prior 12 months for both April 30, 2021 and April 30, 2022, 39 properties were sold on Lopez Island. The median price jumped from $690,000 in 2021 to $1,010,000 in 2022. Real Estate Broker…

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Tide Bites: What the Belted Kingfisher families of San Juan Island taught us

The essay below shows that at FHL we ‘do’ birds, too! At least two of our classes each year spend some time studying seabirds or sea-associated birds, like the kingfishers described below. These classes include the…

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Written by Hannah Booth, Maria Kuruvilla, and Laurel Yruretagoyena

Real Estate Updates by Merri Ann Simonson: How will interest rate changes affect my qualification

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Horoscope By Triana J. Elan May 2 - 8, 2022 Venus Enters Aries Monday; Venus Sextile Mercury in Gemini

This week has an energetic kick to it; Venus, the planet governing self-esteem, love, empowerment and renewal moves into forceful Aries on Monday. This gives us a boost in matters that concern ourselves and our involvement…

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Written by Triana Elan