Why doesn’t my Leavenworth home get more showing...
If you are asking this question about a current home in Leavenworth, think about the following dilemmas. Overpriced. With over 160 Leavenworth homes for sale homes that are not aggressively priced aren’t likely to get shown. Expensive homes. Let’s face it. Very few homes sell above $700,000. Expect fewer showings because less qualified buyers exist. Tough showing instructions. 24 hr notice? Listing Agent must be …
Rash of Lake Wenatchee And Plain Break-Ins
I received the following email from John Burpee of Leavenworth Property Services who let me share it with you: I am sending you this email to alert you of recent break-ins that have occurred on vacation rentals in the Lake Wenatchee and Plain area. There have been several break-ins on vacation rentals since March 2010. The specific areas that have been hit are as follows …
Leavenworth Supply of Homes Continues to Grow
A few times last year I wrote about the record number of homes for sale in Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee. The first quarter did see an increase in the number of sales in Leavenworth, but I am worried that too many home sellers think that the market has regained its past glory. Unfortunately, it looks to me like we will continue to break new records …
Anonymous wants to buy a house in Leavenworth
A while back we added a couple of features to this website. The first was a list of foreclosures in the Leavenworth area. These can be tricky to search for and we know that sites like Zillow or Realty Trac don’t always have the most comprehensive info. Unfortunately, we can’t just list all the foreclosures and short sales because some might consider that “Advertising” …
What’s NEW on the Leavenworth real estate market...
It’s spring in Leavenworth and the birds are making nests, the glacier lillies and trillium are starting to bloom and people have put away their skis and dusted off their bicycles. Real Estate yard signs are starting to pop up around the neighborhood too. There certainly are more listings coming on the market every day. But wait… haven’t I seen some of these listings …
Leavenworth Real Estate : 1st Quarter 2010
The Leavenworth real estate market seems to be improving in my eyes, but you might not be able to tell by looking at the median sales price. Leavenworth Home Prices 2010 Of the 15 single family homes that sold in the first three months of 2010, 13 sold for less than $325,000. The other two were a house on Lake Wenatchee that …
Leavenworth Flood Insurance
I received two helpful emails in my inbox today about Leavenworth flood insurance. Darel Ansley at People’s Bank in Wenatchee writes: If you are involved in any purchases requiring flood insurance, there are currently no policies being issued, and these transactions cannot close without flood insurance. As you may have heard, the National Flood Insurance Program’s authorization from Congress expired March 28, which means …
Our Graph : Your Headlines
I thought I would try something a little different this quarter. I’ve posted the chart showing the trend in prices and I’ll leave it up for a few days for folks to add their own headlines or commentary about what they think is going on. I’ll post my thoughts later in the week. The second chart shows the volume – …
Writing Offers in the Leavenworth Real Estate Market
Mostly when we look at sales statistics in the real estate world, we are looking at a few numbers. Closed sales and pending sales are the most important. But before a home goes “pending” it needs to be shown to prospective buyers and it needs to have written offers presented. The numbers of showings that a certain property receives and the number of offers …
Earthquake Insurance in Washington State
This is a guest post by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance. Eric sent it to me as an email and I thought it might be important info to share. With the recent earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, now is a prudent time to review the earthquake coverage you have or don’t have before we have an earthquake. Photo from Seattle Municipal Archives …