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Leavenworth Condo Update: Spring 2011
How well are condominiums in Leavenworth selling? Last spring I wrote: The Leavenworth condominium market seems to be on the road to recovery. There are still some bumps in the road, but we are headed towards a healthy market again. In 2010, 19 condominiums sold in Leavenworth that were recorded in the North Central WA Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This is slightly more than …
Technical Difficulties – Sorry!
Our apologies! Someone brought to our attention that the “home search” portion of our website is a little glitchy today. Photo Courtesy of Zack Klein We are on the phone with the engineers and they are looking into the problem as we speak. It sounds like the most recent update to the software is working well with Internet Explorer 8. We appreciate your understanding …
My Metrics – Leavenworth Real Estate Edition
Despite the so called “death of print media” we still subscribe to a number of magazines in our household. I enjoy Fortune magazine and one of the regular columns they have is called “My Metrics”. Each issue, some analyst or economist shares a hidden secret about some number that they use to determine how the economy is doing or how a specific business is doing. …
Ira Finklestein’s Christmas Parade
Everybody is talking about the Christmas movie being filmed in Leavenworth and here is your chance to take part. The movie is called “Ira Finkelstein’s Christmas Vacation” and it is the story of a Jewish kid who loves Christmas. Christmas Parade Photo by Sgeulachdan on Flickr One of the scenes is a Christmas Parade which will take place on March 3rd. The Christmas …
The End of Condo Financing in Leavenworth?
We have been hearing about clients avoiding condos because they are “impossible” to finance. At least one local agent has been spreading around this rumor. To help us learn more about financing condos, we asked Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee to set the record straight. Darel, there are rumors going around Leavenworth that it’s impossible to get financing for a condominium… is …
Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee – Blogs and Newsl...
I recently discovered a few new neighborhood blogs and thought it would be good to list all the different places online that folks can get information about neighborhoods around Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee that they might be interested in buying in. Please let us know if your neighborhood has a blog or newsletter we should add. Kahler Glen Kahler Glen Neighbor to Neighbor Blog …
Love Letter to a Chelan County Snow Plow Driver
Garbage Pickup Thursdays in our neighborhood are trash day. Every week we put out the can by the street and every other week we put out the blue recycling container too. Last week was one of those nasty wintry days where every homeowner is struggling with the snowblower to keep up with the new snow and the county has its plows running a full …
Ira Finklestein’s Christmas Vacation – A N...
Have you heard that Leavenworth is going to be in the movies again? Ira Finkelstein’s Christmas Vacation is the story “of a Jewish kid who’ll stop at nothing to celebrate Christmas.” Photo by Peachland Joe via Flickr Written and produced by Von Piglet Productions, it was originally to be set in a Christmas town in Vermont. However, after a couple of location scouting trips …
Hog Loppet 2011
We here at Icicle Creek Homes are once again pleased to announce that we are the title sponsor of the 2011 Hog Loppet. Hog Loppet is an annual ski tour from Mission Ridge to Blewett Pass organized by the Leavenworth Winter Sports Club. The tour is 30 kilometers and is not a race but a great day out on the snow experiencing the mountains and the joy of Nordic …
Leavenworth Real Estate 2010 Year End Review
I feel like I did pretty darned good job with my predictions last year for the Leavenworth real estate market. Here’s what I said at the end of 2009. I would guess prices will continue to muddle along. Some neighborhoods will see price drops and others won’t. (See chart below.) Condo inventory will clear out. I would guess that foreclosure or auctions will be part …