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Ten Years Of Twelve Months On Whidbey Island

Posted on January 22, 2024 by Tom Trimbath

15 years (16? 17?) and done – a ten year photo essay of Whidbey Island’s waterfront nature “Whidbey Island is more than one place. It is more than one visit. Most tourists carry away a few photos. Few locals get … Continue reading →

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Move From Whidbey Over 1700

Posted on November 10, 2023 by Tom Trimbath

$1,700 per month. Recently, I wrote a post about affordable housing (Permitting Affordable Housing). I’ve been thinking about real estate for a long enough time that I’ve written about real estate and was actually a realtor for a few years. … Continue reading →

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Whidbey Is Changing – Langley – Fall 2019

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Originally posted on About Whidbey:
Formal Disclosure: I am a real estate broker with Coldwell Banker Tara Properties in Bayview. Thanks to everyone who attended the event in Langley, especially while a candidates’ forum was being held. Apologies to those who hoped and…

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Is Whidbey Changing – Spring 2019 – Coupeville

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Every place is the same. Every place is different. Supply and demand affect prices. But every place has its supply issues and a demand for that supply. Saturday, May 4th, was the fourth in my series of talks about real … Continue reading →

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Is Whidbey Changing – Freeland – Spring 2019

Posted on April 23, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Give a talk three times and every time is different. Why not? Change doesn’t stop. Time and geography change the emphasis and the topics. A few hours ago I finished my third talk about real estate and affordability trends on … Continue reading →

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Is Whidbey Changing – Spring 2019 – Langley

Posted on April 10, 2019 by Tom Trimbath

Well, I did it again. Last night we reprised the presentation made late last year about real estate and affordability trends on Whidbey Island. I say ‘we’ because if there wasn’t a library to host it or an audience that … Continue reading →

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Is Whidbey Changing

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Hint: When a talk has a title that asks a question, be ready for either a one word answer, or a long, ambiguous, rambling response. In this case, Is Whidbey Changing? Yes. Change is a constant. In this specific case, … Continue reading →

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A Coworks Arrives On Whidbey

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Tom Trimbath

Originally posted on About Whidbey:
A new coworks has opened on the island. Whidbey may be known as a vacation spot with tourist towns, but people work here, too. Coworks aren’t new to the island. There’s a history of various…

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Welcome to About Whidbey

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

Originally posted on About Whidbey:
Welcome to AboutWhidbey, a blog about a very welcoming island. I was welcomed here in 1980 by some very neighborly people who befriended a young aerospace engineer who’d moved from Pittsburgh, PA to Everett, WA.…

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Commons And Whidbey Authors

Posted on November 4, 2017 by Tom Trimbath

How many writers are there on Whidbey Island? The bookstores probably know because they’ve probably met most of the authors when they come in to try selling their books. Authors may not know. Authors like to meet authors. That’s odd … Continue reading →

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