January 19, 2017
Real Estate on Bainbridge Island | Jen Pells Realtor

Bainbridge Real Estate 2016 In Review

A Promising Start to the New Year Familiar Themes With regard to the Bainbridge Island real estate market and its year-end numbers, the similarities between 2016 and 2015 are striking. In both years, the market struggled with a lack of inventory and strong demand, while the market trends (that actually […]
September 7, 2016
Nickel Bros moves a home to Bainbridge Island - Jen Pells Realtor

A True Floating Home

A couple of weeks ago, on a classic, sunny August day, before their September 1st demolition deadline, clients of mine watched from a small boat as their home traveled on a large barge from Lake Washington, through the Ballard Locks, to its new home here on the west side of Bainbridge […]
May 26, 2016
Jen Pells Bainbridge Island Realtor Agent

New to Bainbridge Island? Have Young Kids?

Our island is rich with opportunities when it comes to interesting things to do. These ideas are also a great way to meet people if you are an Island Newcomer. Here is a tried and true always updated list to get you started: Specifically for younger kids Mom’s Morning Retreat at […]
May 28, 2015
Bainbridge Island | Jen Pells | Windermere Realtor

Unintentional Renters

Renting Can Make Sense There are a lot of smart, pragmatic reasons for renting a home when you are new to a city.  It can be helpful to get the lay of the land, learn the neighborhoods, settle in a bit. Wait to find the perfect house to buy. But, […]
March 9, 2014
Folks riding the ferry from Seattle to Bainbridge.

Snapshot of Bainbridge Island

The Bainbridge Island Community The kindness of the community is what really made us take the leap to relocate to the island. There are many beautiful places around the world, but knowing that we were coming to a place where folks were eager to incorporate us into the day to […]
January 12, 2013
Village Cr on Bainbridge Island - sold by Jen Pells | Bainbridge Realtor

My Top 10 Homes on Bainbridge Island | 2012

2012 is now one for the books.  I will publish a post this month that will evaluate the detailed stats, but I can tell you, Windermere Bainbridge had the company’s second best year ever, coming in just shy of 2007 numbers.  In 2012 we saw action.  Action in all price […]
July 7, 2012
Seattle from the Bainbridge Ferry by Jen Pells

Bainbridge Island | Five Years Later

A One Way Ticket Last week marked our five year anniversary of living on the island.  It really does seem like yesterday that our lives were loaded onto a large orange moving truck and we bought a one-way ticket to fly up to Seattle. I have spent a lot of […]
March 3, 2012

Island Curiosities | guest post by amy lenahan

This week’s blog post is written by islander Amy Lenahan  – a good friend and client who moved to Bainbridge Island from Chicago in 2010.  Amy now writes her own blog, Little Blue Journal, which features her own observations about island life.  As I have done in the past, I […]