The third quarter of 2021 was the second highest recorded quarter ever for MLS-recorded sales volume in Whatcom County, coming in just behind Q3 2020.

Today, Tiffany's digging deep into the data, covering:

• Key data points for local municipalities and Whatcom as a whole
• Discussion of current inventory
• Is the market shifting?
• Analysis & advice for first-time home buyers

Meet Casey. She's a local insurance broker at Guide Insurance services in Lynden. She has been working in insurance since 1996, and actually trained me in 2015 at my first job out of Western! We talked about the basics of what homeowners insurance covers, why you should consider earthquake or service line coverage, and also how to get an insurance policy set up when you're buying a home.

On the market data side, I review August's housing market data, and also provide information from Bellingham's 2018 Consolidated Plan.

The Local Housing Show is a community podcast in Bellingham WA. It's hosted by Tiffany Holden, a real estate broker with the Cohen Group NW at Muljat Group Realtors. Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelocalhousingshow/

Meet Olivia. She started in real estate as an admin, then pivoted to the sales side and for several years now has brought her tenacity, empathy and never-settle-attitude to work on behalf of her clients. In this episode, we talk about the stress of homebuying in our current market, whether it's wise to wait when house prices change so quickly, and how critical it is that agents communicate clearly with each other.

Get to know Olivia on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oliviastathamre/

On the market data side, I review July's housing market data across Whatcom County, and compare our current inventory with how many homes would need to be up for sale to have a 'balanced market'.

The Local Housing Show is a community podcast in Bellingham WA. It's hosted by Tiffany Holden, a real estate broker with the Cohen Group NW at Muljat Group Realtors. Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelocalhousingshow/