Two Years of Blogging
It’s hard to believe that I’ve been blogging about real estate now for two years. In the beginning it was just a few statistics (market updates) but mostly it was another venue for me to talk about my listings. Obviously that wasn’t particularly exciting or engaging – not for me or for my readers. As I learn more about the blogosphere and about real …
Luxury Homes in Leavenworth and Wenatchee
Last Sunday’s Seattle Times Real Estate Section had an article about the price of luxury homes these days. The article discussed what a million dollars will buy you in the Puget Sound area these days. While you can get a great house, these homes are no longer considered luxury homes. In King County, this is now reserved for homes priced $3 million or more. …
North Road Auction
Many of you know that I am the listing agent for the spectacular brick rambler on North Road in Leavenworth. This great home was listed for $1,000,000.00 and we had a lot of interest in it. The home is under contract and we expect it to close shortly. This home was the home of Ruby Smith and her estate will be auctioning all the …
500 Real Estate Blogs to Watch
Thanks to Pittsburgh Homes Daily for adding this blog to the list of 500 blogs to watch. I hope to continue to make this blog a source of information and education for buyers and sellers in the Leavenworth Washington real estate market.
Leavenworth Real Estate Update
I ran some stats today for the Leavenworth real estate market. The statistics show what my instinct tells me. Generally it is a Buyers market based on months of inventory and percentage of pending listings. However, sellers are continuing to raise prices and are perhaps more confident than they should be. Of course all of this depends on price point and location. These statistics …
The Psychology of Numbers
Much of real estate revolves around negotiating between sellers and buyers. This is something I count as one of my skills and I am really happy to provide it to my clients in the Leavenworth real estate market. Much of negotiating revolves around what I call the “pychology of numbers.” We all know that a house listed at $199,950 is a $200,000 house. It …
Fiber Optics Coming Soon?
We had a client call and ask about the availability of fiber optics. As many of you know, Chelan County PUD has an ambitious goal to make fiber available to its residents. The PUD hopes to get fiber to 75% of residents by 2008 and the entire county by 2012. To learn more, or see if a particular address has fiber available check here.
Pending Ratios
As I’ve discussed before, pending ratios are a good way to look at how “hot” a particular real estate market is and to compare it to other markets or the same market at a different time. I noticed today we have 83 active listings for single family homes in the Leavenworth area. This is certainly a lot more than the 40 some we had …
Market Update
I had a spare moment so I decided to take a look at market numbers for the Leavenworth market. I think this is really important since these numbers are in contrast with housing sales nationally. (National Stats) If we look at the number of homes (single family, not condos or manufactured homes) sold in 2006 we see an increase of 7% in the number …
Spokesman Review Blogspotter
Thanks to Frank Sennett of the Spokane Spokesman Review for including me in his review of Washington State real estate blogs. The mention is enouraging. I think blogs are a great resource for both consumers and industry insiders. When I’m not out selling homes or blogging here, I’m over at Rain City Guide peeking in at the Seattle real estate market.