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Canadian Buying US Real Estate : 5 Things You Need to ...

International buyers are hot for US real estate these days; and one group is simply sizzling: Canadian buyers. In fact, the 2010 National Association of Realtors (NAR) Profile of International Home Buying Activity Report found that foreign real estate buyers comprised 4% of the US real estate market. Amazingly, Canadians accounted for 23% of the purchasers. The majority of Canadian buyers staked claims in …

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Water Damage From Leaks Is 7 Times More Likely Than Fi...

The following is a Guest Post from Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance. Most people believe that fire damage is the most likely cause of loss to their home but the data proves homes are much more likely to be damaged by water than by fire. Travelers Insurance analyzed its homeowner’s insurance claims in one state, excluding claims related to catastrophes or weather, and found …

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Leavenworth Home Prices 1st Quarter 2011

How’s the Leavenworth real estate market doing? Is the market picking up? Don’t worry you’re not alone in asking those questions. I get asked those questions everywhere I go – at Safeway, at church, at the Wenatchee Wild hockey games. Local media outlets and other real estate bloggers tend to rely on Pacific Appraisal’s “Real Estate Snapshot” which they produce quarterly for the Leavenworth …

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Leavenworth Real Estate | Sold Homes March 2011

In March, 2 condos and 9 homes sold in the Leavenworth area. 9013 Motel Road, Peshastin List price: $127,900. Sold price: $124,900. Days on Market: 104 5 bedrooms | 2.75 bath | 5000 sqft | .48 acres A large home in Peshastin with an interesting architectural design. This was a foreclosure property. It was previously on the market in the second half of 2007 …

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Windermere’s Leavenworth Team Joins NWMLS

Windermere Real Estate /NCW recently joined the Northwest Multiple Listing Service which is the main listing service for western Washington from Bellingham to Olympia. NWMLS For a number of years we have had clients ask us to “co-list” their house with a Windermere agent in the Seattle area to get increased exposure for their home. Honestly, the results were pretty underwhelming, but nonetheless we …

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Cashmere Real Estate | Sold Homes March 2011

  In March, one home sold in Cashmere.   5652 Weatherend Drive, Cashmere List price: $235,000.  Sold price: $110,000. Days on Market: 277 3 bedrooms | 2.5 bath | 1750 sqft | 1 acre An interesting property with two homes on one acre just outside the city limits of Cashmere.  The second home is a small one bedroom, one bath house that could be used as a rental.  …

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The Wiggle Room Myth

When it comes to negotiating, especially on something as big as the sale of a house, none of us wants to leave any money on the table. So I’m not surprised when a seller tells me they want to price their home a little higher than they know they should – to leave a little “wiggle room” when it comes to negotiating. Anyone with …

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Windermere’s Leavenworth Team Still Dominant

In 2009 Windermere closed the doors of our Leavenworth branch and consolidated all our agents and office staff in Wenatchee. Our competitors have tried to tell their clients that we are out of business and it’s a question we get asked often when folks interview us to list their Leavenworth home. While our support staff is located in Wenatchee, we do maintain a conference …

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Chiwawa River Pines Home Prices

The recent article in the Wenatchee World about the court of appeals decision concerning vacation rentals in Chiwawa River Pines  has received 33 comments so far. It’s obvious that this remains a very contentious issue in the neighborhood. Among the comments, Monte Karnes had a request: Geordie,if you get a chance and you read this I would be very interested in your “professional opinion” …

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Chiwawa River Pines | Appeals Court Allows Rentals

We have had a number of articles here in the past about the Chiwawa River Pines  neighborhood and the debate about vacation rentals. Chiwawa River Pines | Effects of  Rental Ban Vacation Rental Ban in Chiwawa River Pines? Apparently, there’s more to the story. The Wenatchee World reported on March 29 that an appeals court overturned Judge Chip Small’s earlier ruling and vacation rentals …

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