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Leavenworth Riverfront Properties
Buying a riverfront home in Leavenworth? Ever dreamed of a log cabin on the river in Plain? How about Icicle Creek? For many home buyers in the Leavenworth, Plain and Lake Wenatchee area buying a riverfront home has been a lifelong dream. There a number of rivers to choose from: The Little Wenatchee River …
Buying a Leavenworth Condo?
Buying a condo in Leavenworth this year? Here are 5 things to consider: Do you want to use your condo as a vacation rental? In the city limits and the Urban Growth Boundary of Leavenworth this means the condo needs to be zoned for commercial use. Condominiums in residential areas may be rented on a monthly basis, but not nightly or weekly. …
Leavenworth Home Tour – This Weekend!
Windermere Real Estate in Leavenworth is holding an open house event with about a dozen homes throughout the Leavenworth, Plain, and Lake Wenatchee area. Homes on the tour range from small cabins to larger homes on the Wenatchee River. Prices range from under $200,000 to over $800,000. We will be hosting this event from 12-3 on Saturday. Maps will be available at …
Leavenworth Horse Property
Horse property in Leavenworth WA is hard to find. There are two obvious reasons for this. First of all, land here is becoming more valuable every day – larger parcels continue to be split up into smaller ones that aren’t roomy enough for horses. Secondly, we are on the slopes of the Cascade Mountains. We have a lot of hill country and not the …
Helping the kids get their First Home
Guest Post by Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee Many homeowners I talk to are excited about all the appreciation they have gained over the last few years, but for us Baby Boomers, the conversation often turns to : how are my kids ever going to get into a home? This has been an issue in the Puget Sound region for some time, …
Leavenworth Real Estate Market Update
The Leavenworth real estate market is made up of a number of different sectors that always seem to be moving in slightly different directions. The majority of consumers, whether they are local homeowners looking at an increased tax bill or out of town investors, look to the growth of prices to gauge the strength of the market. Home prices in Leavenworth WA …
Leavenworth Insurance – An Interview with Eric K...
Here is my second installment of my “10 Questions” series. Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance is a insurance broker in Leavenworth, WA. He is located on Highway 2 in Leavenworth next to Napa Auto Parts. He can be reached at [email protected] or 509-548-5488 What does an insurance broker do? Geordie, an insurance broker locates and shops insurance products to protect clients from the financial risk …
10 Questions: An interview with mortgage lender Darel ...
This post orginally was published on my Active Rain Blog. It is the first in a series of interviews I call 10 Questions. Here Darel Ansley a Real Estate Lender with Peoples Bank takes the hot seat. 1. What questions aren’t consumers asking their mortgage lender? There is an important question, but more important is who do you ask the question of? I suggest …
Why aren’t homes in Cashmere Selling? (It’...
Allyson got this bit of fan mail today… “So what is up with the blog? I notice that the frequency of postings has decreased–I rely on it to keep up to date on the greater Leavenworth real estate market–I am starting to get the shakes–when will we get a new post?” This is for you Holly…. I have been a little surprised that there …
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 …