Elaine A. Cook's Savvy Blog

I have been watching the classes Oprah is doing online...over 1 million people are in this class, and log in from around the world to watch.The class is about the practices found in the book A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle.For those trying to quite the noise in their head, and be in the present mome...

A man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.   The tailgating woman was fu...

Nearly 4,000 people living in Bellingham rental housing here now qualify for help in buying or building homes, after new income limits increased significantly for the first time in four years.Be sure to check out the income guidelines below.  If you qualify, now it the time to contact one of the ...

Things you need to ask when interviewing a Realtor®How long have you been selling Real Estate?"If you make it past two years in this business, that is an accomplishment!"  Look for someone who has been around the block...several times! Find out how many homes they have sold.What do you know about...

So, when I opened my fortune cookie...I decided to blog about it!"You can't aim a duck to death."   That is the most profound fortune I have ever come across.Of course you can't aim it to death...or anything else for that matter.  You actually have to pull the trigger, throw the rock, You must do...

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Tweed Twenty....is a quiet neighborhood located in our BarkleyLiving.com area, with it's debut in the early 1970's. This neighborhood features mature, beautiful northwest landscaping and provides it's residents with affordable housing just minutes to Lake Whatcom and Barkley Village. With Silver ...

Residential growth has taken place throughout our BarkleyLiving.com area, including the Northern Heights neighborhood.  This suburban development is located on the eastern city limits of Bellingham.  Most of the single family homes were built in the early 1990's.  This is a quiet neighborhood wit...

Bellingham's Silver Beach neighborhoodhas quite the history.  Originally waaaayyyy back when in the early 1900's Silver Beach had a hotel, Farris wheel and park.  It must have been a site to see!  Bloedel-Donovan Park, located on the east side of Lake Whatcom, is a 20-acre park is filled with sun...

By tracking the pended sales each week, one can see how many buyers are really out there.  How many transactions are really taking place.Since February 1 of this year, the average number of pendinged homes has only been 2 to 3 per week for the price ranges I have been tracking.  However that is u...