Comments on: Canadians Buying Whatcom County Homes http://www.northwestliving.net/2008/02/16/canadians-buying-whatcom-county-homes/ Northwest Washington - Bellingham WA real estate market. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Jerry http://www.northwestliving.net/2008/02/16/canadians-buying-whatcom-county-homes/#comment-23793 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 00:05:12 +0000 http://www.northwestliving.net/2008/02/16/canadians-buying-whatcom-county-homes/#comment-23793 Hi Jill - I agree that it helps the local economy in many ways to have our Canadian friends shopping here and buying homes across the border. The Whatcom County real estate market has fared pretty well recently in part due to the influx of Canadians from British Columbia buying homes down here. My Bellingham real estate business has definitely been helped over the last year or two because of this. I also believe that it helps our Canadian neighbors as well, because they can stretch their dollar by making some of their purchases on cars, appliances, retail items and yes homes for sale as well. Several years ago when the roles were reversed, many locals use to cross the border and purchase cars in BC instead. So it works both ways, and can actually benefit each other depending on the circumstances. Hi Jill - I agree that it helps the local economy in many ways to have our Canadian friends shopping here and buying homes across the border. The Whatcom County real estate market has fared pretty well recently in part due to the influx of Canadians from British Columbia buying homes down here. My Bellingham real estate business has definitely been helped over the last year or two because of this.

I also believe that it helps our Canadian neighbors as well, because they can stretch their dollar by making some of their purchases on cars, appliances, retail items and yes homes for sale as well. Several years ago when the roles were reversed, many locals use to cross the border and purchase cars in BC instead. So it works both ways, and can actually benefit each other depending on the circumstances.

]]> by: West Toronto Realtor http://www.northwestliving.net/2008/02/16/canadians-buying-whatcom-county-homes/#comment-23771 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:16:48 +0000 http://www.northwestliving.net/2008/02/16/canadians-buying-whatcom-county-homes/#comment-23771 As a <a href="http://westtorontorealtor.com" rel="nofollow">West Toronto Realtor</a> I have been observing the U.S. housing crisis for last few months and in my opinion, it´s not only a great deal for Canadians, because the price due to weak dollar is for many people very attractive, but it also helps the economy in some areas, as the Canadians are bringing new purchasing power on the market, which, in my opinion, is really needed in some areas.