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Fireside in Oak Harbor WA, Whidbey Island The community of Fireside is located on the west side of Oak Harbor, WA, between Fort Nugent Rd and Swantown Rd, and the Oak Harbor Golf Course. Fireside consists of more than 200 homes, built primarily in the mid 1990's to mid 2000's, ranging in size fro...

Whidbey Island Real Estate Wrap-up for 2010 The Official Statistics are in for 2010, and we can now say officially what we already suspected — that it was a slow year in real estate on Whidbey Island! We had 683 homes sold in 2010 on Whidbey Island, down from 754 in 2009, and 707 in 2008 (includi...

1499 SE 9th Avenue #301, Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Washington, in the middle of Puget Sound.   This home is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath Top-Floor condo (Penthouse sounds a bit over-the-top for Whidbey Island!) overlooking the bay and Marina in Oak Harbor, and just a short walk to the Oak Harbor Marina,...

Saratoga Passage Views, Horse Acreage, Easy commute to Seattle - $700,000 This 4 bedroom home sits on almost 3 acres, overlooking Saratoga Passage and the Cascade Mountains.  Custom built to take advantage of the views from its elevated site, and featuring maple floors and fir woodwork throughout...

3 Bedroom water view condo in Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island - $299,900 One of the very few 3 bedroom condos available with big views over the harbor to Penn Cove, Mount Rainier, and the Olympic Mountains.  A short walk to the Marina or to main street shopping, this is in like-new condition with a ga...

Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island Waterfront - Reduced to $297,000 Located on the Oak Harbor waterfront, this 2200 sq ft condominium features a view across the bay to Penn Cove, with Mount Rainier in the distance.  Watch the sun rise over the Cascade Mountains and set over the Olympics!   Originally the...