600 homes for sale in Bellingham
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What Bellingham homes are listed for right now.
A solid 3-bed rancher in Birchwood or Barkley, or a 1920s Columbia bungalow with original details.
0% above the Bellingham median list price of $600kBellingham buyers face three distinct markets: pre-1940 homes in Columbia/Sehome/South Hill with charm and old systems, 1970s–90s homes in Barkley/Birchwood/Cordata with the best square-footage value, and new construction on the north end. Investor competition spikes each fall near WWU.. Right now Bellingham has 600 homes listed at a median of $600k.
Ask about a specific home →Bellingham sellers win on presentation and precise pricing: well-priced homes move quickly, while over-priced ones sit. Spring listings see the most buyers, but late-summer WWU-related demand is real near campus.
Real closings, not averages — every one is on the Recent Sales page.
What would mine sell for? →10 areas of Bellingham, and what homes cost in each.
Brick storefronts, Victorian homes, the ferry terminal and Boulevard Park. The most competitive submarket in the county.
What to know before you buy a home in Bellingham.
About Bellingham
Bellingham grew from four separate towns — Whatcom, Sehome, Bellingham, and Fairhaven — that merged in 1903, and you can still feel the seams: a brick historic village to the south, a downtown grid on the bay, a university on the hill, and post-war neighborhoods fanning north. Today it's a city of about 95,000 anchored by Western Washington University, PeaceHealth St. Joseph, the Port, and a growing remote-work population priced out of Seattle.
Housing follows that history. Pre-1940 craftsmans and Tudors dominate Columbia, Sehome, and South Hill; 1960s–90s ranchers and split-levels fill Birchwood, Barkley, and the Meridian corridor; and new construction clusters north around Cordata and along the waterfront redevelopment. Prices step up sharply toward the water and the views.
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What Bellingham homes just closed for.
Irena's own Bellingham listings: avg. Cumulative Days Active 26 · 107% of list.
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Tour older homes with a sewer-scope; Bellingham's clay side-sewers fail at 70–90 years.
Inventory is still tight but no longer frantic. Well-priced homes go pending in about 11 days; over-priced ones sit. Irena will show you the last 90 days of comps for the neighborhoods you're considering.
Birchwood, Happy Valley, and parts of Cordata typically offer the most square footage per dollar; Fairhaven, South Hill, and Edgemoor carry a premium for walkability and views.
Neighborhoods near campus (Sehome, Happy Valley, York) have strong rental demand, which supports prices but means more competition from investors in the fall.
Updated Oct 23 from the NWMLS. Irena also knows about homes before they list — ask her.
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