Insurance Rates and Credit Scores
This is a guest post from Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance What do Insurance Rates and Credit Scores have in common? Your good credit score can save you up to 50% off home insurance! I know a lot of people don’t like this (the ones with bad credit) and I agree that it is not fair for those otherwise credit upstanding citizens who, due to …
Low Inventory in Leavenworth Homes Market
Moderately priced home sales have really taken off in the Leavenworth Washington real estate market. Today there are only 16 homes under $300,000 and 26 under $400,000. Scarier yet, many of these are small (under 1000 square feet, some under 500) or have other issues that may make them difficult to get a loan for. (Lack of septic and electricity, half interest in …
New Swicki for Leavenworth Real Estate
To the right of this post in my sidebar you will find something new. This is a Swicki. You can learn all about it here. Basically it is a tool for you to search for articles and info that you are looking for. This Swicki searches all the web, but it highlights info found on sites I like – my website, my blog and …
Why Electric Heat in Leavenworth?
As you walk through homes around Leavenworth, you may notice that most people have baseboard electric heat, electric furnaces or heat pumps, and electric stoves. In fact the only gas you may see is a gas fireplace. Why do most Leavenworth residents have electric heat and appliances? The answer: Chelan Co. has one of the lowest electric rates in the state. The Chelan Co. …
Leavenworth 3 bedroom home prices explode!
I was running some numbers today for a Windermere publication that comes out quarterly. It uses average prices of sold 3 bedroom homes as a gauge of the market. For the first half of 2006, the average 3 bedroom home in the Leavenworth area. (including Plain and Lake Wenatchee) was $375,000. For the second half it is up to $458,000. I double checked. Those …
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 …