Buyers: Interest rates are still low making now is a good time to get in the market. There are still plenty of homes to choose from and lots have been on the market a long time so there are some motivated sellers out there who need to sell their homes.

Sellers: There is still a lot of competition right now and if you don’t want your home to sit on the market without an offer here are a few bits of advise:

• The most important thing you can do is price your home right, have your real estate agent do a CMA and price your home aggressively, that is in the lower range of similar homes if you want a quick sale
• Have a pre-inspection done to your home and fix any problems
• Give your home curb appeal
• Offer a Home Warranty if it is an older home
• Get rid of clutter, start clearing out your things, even if you have to put them in storage.
• Think about staging your home, get advise from a staging professional or at least your agent.

If you would like some info about Lynden real estate or living in Lynden send me an email or give me a call.

Lynden’s new City Hall is open for business at 300 4th St.

The new building is about three times the size of the old City Hall, on Front St. that was 80 years old.

The new City Hall will including the Planning Department, which used to be in a separate building because there wasn’t room for it in the old City Hall.

The new building is handicap accessible

Before it became City Hall, the property was used to store sand and salt that the Public Works Department used on city streets.

There will be an open house for the new City Hall from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 6, during Lynden’s Heritage Days.