February Market update for Edmonds
The next few months are generally considered the best months to buyers sell in the Puget Sound region. You’ll see a number of new listings coming on the market and activity for buyers is also higher. Currently in Edmonds within the price range from 300,000 to 500,000 there are
January Market update for Edmonds
Market in Edmonds is in the transaction phase. Here is the supporting information and
explanations. Consider that the price range of $300,000 thru $550,000 leads the
market as an overall advance indicator. Here is what that is telling us now:
Edmonds December 2011 Market Watch
One of the more interesting things that happen when the market starts to change is that there is some disbelief or uncertainty by the parties that are coming into control. It is like they are just testing the water. Below is a chart that provides some insightful information.
Edmonds Market Watch
Have ever wondered what how much difference is it if you live in the bowl area of Edmonds as compared to the surrounding area? The latest data for October 2011 shows that the difference in the amount of time it took to sell a home in the zip code of 98020 as compared to the 98026 was substantial. The market time for similar priced homes with the Edmonds zip code of 98020 that closed in October was 74 day. This compares with 138 days for 98026. That is almost ½ the market time of 98026 also of interest is that the Percentage of the sale price compared to listed price is consistently higher as well.
Below are the current stats for both zip codes combined.
Residential
Pending Sales 2- Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms 4 Bedrooms + Bedrooms All Bedrooms
# Units 6 32 24 8 70
Average List Price $184,125 $309,332 $433,994 $380,988 $349,531
Average Market Time 69 89 59 144 83
Average Square Feet 1,542 1,714 2,490 2,627 2,069
Sold
# Units 14 127 74 26 241
Dollar Value $3,661,085 $41,302,705 $28,591,591 $12,733,61 $86,288,991
Average List Price $267,054 $338,109 $402,357 $499,845 $371,158
Average Sold Price $261,506 $325,218 $386,373 $489,754 $358,046
Average Market Time 28 74 63 55 66
Average Square Feet 1,423 1,807 2,486 3,111 2,134
% of List Price 99.28 96.85 96.79 98 97.07
Typical Interior Shoot
What I do for a typical interior shoot.
Start with taking the lighting measurement so that the outside (windows) are the way you want. You can chink your shots using the histogram until that looks good or use an incident light meter. If the home has a view then you want to expose through the windows for that. At this point I don't pay much attention about the interior and it will look dark at this point. If there is something that detracts from the home then expose the windows so that there is some definition around them but mostly they will be vey light.
Photography Opportunities in Edmonds Wa
Edmonds is one of the most photographed cites in the entire Northwest, probably ranking second only to Seattle. Its diversity offers a lot of interesting subjects, from the spectacular images of Ferry traffic on Puget Sound, inspiring sunsets that silhouette the Olympic Mountains to the quaint store fronts that seem to transport you back to an earlier time. There are an abundance of subjects to shoot as well as locations and view options plus there are many places where you can set up tripods and not inhibit vehicle or pedestrian traffic.
Here are some location suggestions that will give you a few places to start from. For Ferry photos, all of the beaches will provide great opportunities as well as anywhere along Sunset Ave. One often missed photo opportunity is from the fishing pier looking back to the bulkheads along the walkways. We have our highest tides of the year in December and June and with just a little wind action the waves crash into the bulkheads and send the waves several stories high. Most folks are watching the ferrys come and go and miss the show. November through January provide some of the best dramatic sunsets you will find anywhere especially if you use exposures to silhouette the mountains. Don't rely on your camera's light meter as it will try to average meter the scenes and the sky will get blown out. The same months also provide the clearest skies of the year. The result is that the mountains appear to be incredibly closer than any other time of the year rather than the fifty or sixty miles they are. Other good locations are anywhere in front of old town where the result is a look of a different era. The fountain in the traffic circle is also popular and the light poles that have 5th and Main on them offer an effect almost like a Norman Rockwell painting. The beach at the south end of the water front is where you will often find photographers taking location portraits. If you pay attention to it you may notice that after their client goes home the photographers often stay and take some landscapes for themselves. Other good views are from some of the streets that lead down from 9th Ave and also a little higher on Walnut is good as well.
