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I’m not a Short Sale Specialist or an REO Expert

Short sales, REO ( Bank owned properties ) and foreclosures seem to be the in vogue niches for real estate agents all over the country these days. It is a sad commentary on the state of real estate and our economy. I understand that there is money to be made in foreclosures. Both by agents and investors.  Heck, I even bought my own house …

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Cashmere Real Estate Update | Sold Homes February 2009

Cashmere Real Estate News Only 3 homes sold in February of 2009 in Cashmere.  In February of 2008, 3 homes sold in Cashmere.   902 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere List price: $192,000.  Sold price: $192,000.  Days on Market: 140.  3 bedrooms, 1  bath, 1288 sqft, .30 acres.  No picture is available of this home.         6047 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere List price: $279,900.  Sold price: …

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Leavenworth Real Estate Update | Sold Homes February 2...

Leavenworth Real Estate News Only 2 homes sold in February of 2009 in Leavenworth. No condominiums sold in Leavenworth this month. In February of 2008, 10 homes and 1 condo sold in Leavenworth.      11612 Riverbend Drive, Leavenworth List price: $775,000.  Sold price: $639,500.  Days on Market: 313.   3 bedrooms | 2.75 bath | 2714 sqft | .46 acres.  This home sits on 127 feet of …

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Leavenworth Windermere – Not Leaving Town!

Windermere real estate in Leavenworth is not leaving town despite rumors to the contrary. In  these tough economic times the owners of the local office have decided to cut costs by minimizing the amount of rent paid for office space. We will no longer be using the space at 1133 Highway 2 in Leavenworth.    photo by Sean R.     Here’s where it …

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Kahler Glen Condo Association Hiring

The Kahler Glen Condo Association board is searching for a new condo manager. Anticipated time commitment of 5-8 hours a week, but hours vary greatly with season, projects, etc. This position will be contracted; the manager will not be an employee of the Kahler Glen Condo Association.   Kahler Glen                   Some of the job requirements …

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Mortgage Roundtable – Part II

This is part II of a series of questions I asked a group of real estate professionals about the state of real estate lending in 2009. Click here to read Part I of the Leavenworth Mortgage Roundtable.  Our panelists include: Michelle Wilson of Alpine Mortgage. You can find her on the web at WilsonHomeFinancing.com Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee Washington. He blogs on Active Rain and has …

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Mortgage Roundtable – Part I

Mortgage Professionals Debate the State of Real Estate Lending For today’s real estate lending discussion I was lucky enough to get a panel of experts from the real estate lending community to answer 5 questions about mortgages, home loans, and the lending industry. I posed the same questions to each panelist in the roundtable and none of the panelist have yet read the other’s …

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Leavenworth Real Estate Update | Sold Homes and Condos...

Leavenworth Real Estate News One single family home sold in January 2009:     22588 Alpine Dr List price: $679,000.  Sold price: $597,000.  Days on Market: 109.   3 bedrooms | 1.75 bath | 2378 sqft| .40 acres.  This Fish Lake cabin has 90 feet of low bank waterfront, a dock, and an extensive rental history.        One Leavenworth condo was recorded as sold in January. …

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FHA Mortgages: Today’s Best Deal

Guest post from Darel Ansley, Mortgage Lender, at Peoples Bank in Wenatchee: Just about everything is in place to stimulate the housing markets, prices and rates are lower, and banks have money to lend. I think the only problem is the media has the potential buyers scared to come out of their bomb shelters to see if the coast is clear. Here are a couple …

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Cashmere Real Estate Update for 2008

 While I feel good about the constant updates we have done about Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee’s market activity, we haven’t done nearly as many real estate updates for Cashmere. ( We’ll have to add “More Cashmere Real Estate News” to our to-do list for 2009″ ) So let’s get to it shall we, how did Cashmere’s real estate market do in 2008?        …

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