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Leavenworth Real Estate – First Quarter 2009 : M...
Looks like you get your choice of headlines for the latest in Leavenworth real estate news: Leavenworth Home Sales Drop 60%! Leavenworth Home Prices Plateau! Leavenworth Home Prices Up 7%! Leavenworth Real Estate Investments Trounce Wall Street! Is your glass half full? Photo by Jesie Hart It appears as though the trends we have been seeing for the last …
Cashmere Real Estate Update | Sold Homes March 2009
Cashmere Real Estate News Only one home closed in Cashmere in March. 5270 Hinman Drive List price: $525,000. Sold price: $470,000. Days on Market: 150 4 bedrooms | 1.5 bath | 2668 sqft| 2.50 acres. Classic Cashmere country home. About a mile from town, surrounded by orchards. This home had been on the market in the fall, but was not currenlty active on the MLS …
Leavenworth vacation homes – new tax rules for 2...
Owners of Leavenworth vacation homes or people considering buying a vacation home should be aware of some recent tax law changes that may effect you. Before I go too much further, I have to state this obvious disclaimer. I am not a lawyer, CPA, or tax professional. Please use the following information as a starting place for your discussion with a tax professional. …
Unlisted Homes in the Leavenworth Luxury Market
Searching for a home in any market can sometimes be a frustrating experience. In the Leavenworth real estate market it is even tougher because there are so few homes for sale. I have seen inventory as high as 150 homes, but this includes Leavenworth to Lake Wenatchee and Stevens Pass and price ranges from $150,000 to $3,000,000. Buyers looking for a cabin under $300,000 …
I’m not a Short Sale Specialist or an REO Expert
Short sales, REO ( Bank owned properties ) and foreclosures seem to be the in vogue niches for real estate agents all over the country these days. It is a sad commentary on the state of real estate and our economy. I understand that there is money to be made in foreclosures. Both by agents and investors. Heck, I even bought my own house …
Leavenworth Real Estate Update | Sold Homes February 2...
Leavenworth Real Estate News Only 2 homes sold in February of 2009 in Leavenworth. No condominiums sold in Leavenworth this month. In February of 2008, 10 homes and 1 condo sold in Leavenworth. 11612 Riverbend Drive, Leavenworth List price: $775,000. Sold price: $639,500. Days on Market: 313. 3 bedrooms | 2.75 bath | 2714 sqft | .46 acres. This home sits on 127 feet of …
Cashmere Real Estate Update | Sold Homes February 2009
Cashmere Real Estate News Only 3 homes sold in February of 2009 in Cashmere. In February of 2008, 3 homes sold in Cashmere. 902 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere List price: $192,000. Sold price: $192,000. Days on Market: 140. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, 1288 sqft, .30 acres. No picture is available of this home. 6047 Pioneer Drive, Cashmere List price: $279,900. Sold price: …
Mortgage Roundtable – Part II
This is part II of a series of questions I asked a group of real estate professionals about the state of real estate lending in 2009. Click here to read Part I of the Leavenworth Mortgage Roundtable. Our panelists include: Michelle Wilson of Alpine Mortgage. You can find her on the web at WilsonHomeFinancing.com Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee Washington. He blogs on Active Rain and has …
Mortgage Roundtable – Part I
Mortgage Professionals Debate the State of Real Estate Lending For today’s real estate lending discussion I was lucky enough to get a panel of experts from the real estate lending community to answer 5 questions about mortgages, home loans, and the lending industry. I posed the same questions to each panelist in the roundtable and none of the panelist have yet read the other’s …
FHA Mortgages: Today’s Best Deal
Guest post from Darel Ansley, Mortgage Lender, at Peoples Bank in Wenatchee: Just about everything is in place to stimulate the housing markets, prices and rates are lower, and banks have money to lend. I think the only problem is the media has the potential buyers scared to come out of their bomb shelters to see if the coast is clear. Here are a couple …