Hal Hovey's (halhovey) Blog

Community-Wide Open House May 14th & 15th - Oak Harbor, WA   If you are looking for homes for sale in Oak Harbor, this is the weekend to be out!  With most of our local real estate offices participating, and over 60 homes open this weekend, it is a great opportunity to get out and see some homes ...

Meerkerk Gardens is approaching peak bloom!   It was supposed to rain according to the weatherman, but instead we were greeted early this morning with sun streaming in the windows.  It was a great start to Mother's Day.   We went to Seabolt's to pick up lunch to take down to the waterfront for a ...

North Whidbey Island Market Update for 2011 Year-to-Date If you have thought that the real estate market is a little slower this year than last year, you are right!  The numbers are out today for home sales for the first four months of the year, and they show that 92 homes sold so far this year (...

Video Tour of 808 NE 9th Street, Coupeville Waterfront home for sale on Whidbey Island, WA   This is a great home for sale on the waterfront in Coupeville, on Whidbey Island, WA. It would make a great vacation home or year around residence.  Enjoy a front row seat to the Penn Cove Water Festival,...

Coupeville Waterfront Home for Sale - 808 NE 9th Street - 302 feet of low to medium bank frontage on Penn Cove, with 1.98 acres inside town limits, $895,000! We all dream of a home on the waterfront with a quaint view of sailboats and fishing vessels, of walks on the beach with our loved ones, of...

What Sold on North Whidbey Island Last Month? For the month of March, 2011, there were 32 residential properties that sold on the north end of Whidbey Island (north of Penn Cove at Libbey Road).  Of these 32 properties, there were 28 single family homes sold, and 4 condos/townhouses that sold.   ...

Is there anything to do on Whidbey Island? When you get tired of walking our miles of beaches; when you just can't face any more fishing, or crabbing, or clamming;  when another hike in Deception Pass State Park is too much to bear; when you have lost count of all the Eagles you have seen during ...

Whidbey Island Waterfront Home on Penn Cove, at 839 Monroe Landing Road, Oak Harbor, WA   Watch the sailboats race or go for a morning kayak paddle across Penn Cove to the wharf at Coupeville. Return to clam on your beachfront, then go inside to enjoy the roaring fireplace, or out to the shop to ...

430 Elderberry Street, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island - Water & Mountain Views on 1.2 Acres   Located on a large 1.2 acre lot in the beachfront community of Dugualla Bay Heights. this 1995 square foot home features 3 bedrooms plus a den or office, 2.5 baths, and large Living and Family Rooms each wit...

Our Whales are Back! One of the first signs of spring on Whidbey Island is the return of the gray whales to our waterways.  Our first gray whale sighting of 2011 occurred on the 3rd of March, by a member of the Orca Network based out of Greenbank, WA, here on Whidbey Island.  The gray whale, beli...