Hackney's Houses

Some interesting statistics provided by Tom Follis, Whatcom County's premier appraiser.

Population Increases from 2000-2010

• Bellingham     16.4%
• Blaine            24%
• Ferndale        27.9%
• Lynden          31.3%
• Nooksack      42.6%

Which gives the county a 19.8% population increase as a whole which gives us approximately 195,000 residents. 

Our short term crystal ball remains as foggy and unclear as everyone elses, but what these statistics tell me is that the "theory" of the Echo Boom population isn't so theoritical. 

With an increasing population and new home building on the sidelines for the past several years, we WILL see another housing boom.  Maybe not BOOM that we got glossy eyed over in our recent past, but a boom none-the-less. 

It's all about supply and demand.  It's a cyclical business...always has alway will be.