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What you can buy in Leavenworth for $200,000?
So…What can you buy for under $200,000? Currently there are four homes on the market. One is a small cabin in the Ponderosa Estate neighborhood. The other three are all cabins on Lake Wenatchee. While these last three sound great, there is a catch. The cabins are on US Forest Service lease land. This means you do not own the land and you …
Leavenworth Condo Update – Spring 2008
Condominiums sales in Leavenworth continue to be the talk of the town. We have a number of new condo developments in all stages of construction or conception. So far this year, Leavenworth condo sales are doing much better than 2007 in terms of number of sales and in increase in sales price. In the first half of 2008, 10 condos have sold compared to …
Leavenworth Real Estate Update – Spring 2008
Leavenworth home sales have finally begun to become affected by the economic realities that surround us. Readers of this blog have no doubt seen the dollar tanking, oil prices surging and the stock market diving – even a little more so as the second quarter of 2008 came to a halt. While the beginning of the year was kind to Leavenworth home sales, …
Leavenworth Blog Update
2021 update: not surprisingly most of the other blogs have long disappeared. Since the links don’t go anywhere, I have removed them, but I have kept the rest of this article intact. A Leavenworth real estate blog? Three and a half years ago, I think people thought I was a little nuts to start blogging about Leavenworth and the local real estate market. As …
Leavenworth Riverfront Homes
Buying a Leavenworth vacation home on the river is a dream for many throughout the Northwest. I have written a number of articles before about some of the options for those looking to buy a home on the river in Leavenworth or buy land on the river and build their own home. Rivers in the Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee area include the Wenatchee …
Leavenworth Home Inspection Issues – Part II
Leavenworth homes have a number of common issues that often show up during a home inspection. In part I of this series about common issues found in Leavenworth homes, John Griffith of Cascade Site Services talked about 5 issues that he often sees in his inspections. Here are the next five issues, in no particular order. 6) Unlined Masonry chimney: Another of the …
Course of Construction Insurance
Submitted by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance We’ll assume you’ve purchased your dream lot and have hired a contractor. Prior to this point, you should have liability coverage either extending from another home policy or have a vacant lot liability policy. Once you start building you still need liability insurance (your vacant land liability policy is now void once construction starts) and you will …
Leavenworth Sold Condos February March April 2008
Three condos sold in Leavenworth in the past three months. One condo sold each month in February, March and April of 2008. February 525 Junction Lane 505/506 List price: $339,900 . Sold price: $300,000 Days on Market: 407. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, 1010 sqft Aspen Suite Condo at Icicle Village Resort- This is a 2 bedroom unit that features a lock-off so …
Leavenworth Home Inspections – Common Conditions
Part I By John Griffith, Cascade Site Services, Cashmere WA The conditions described below are not in any particular order as far as significance or commonality. Leavenworth does have a large number of older homes, built in the early 1900’s, and many of these conditions are typical of older construction. Also, with the climate of Leavenworth being cooler, with higher precipitation than …
Leavenworth Real Estate Stats for Q1 2008
Leavenworth real estate prices for both houses and condos have continued their upward trend in the first quarter of 2008. This includes the area from Peshastin to Stevens Pass including Lake Wenatchee, Fish Lake and Plain. In the past, I have focused on comparing year to year trends, but this quarter I decided to compare 2008 to the past few years. As you …