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Leavenworth Average Home Prices – 2015 Behind t...
When exploring home price trends in real estate, it’s common to use two different numbers to describe what is going on. Is there a difference between Leavenworth average home prices and median home prices? The median home price: “denoting or relating to a value or quantity lying at the midpoint of a frequency distribution of observed values or quantities, such that there is an …
Spring 2015 Leavenworth Home Prices
It continues to be a very busy year and Spring 2015 Leavenworth home prices made some big gains. The big number that sticks out is the number of home sales in the second quarter. As you can see, 47 closed sales from March to June of 2015 is a record in recent history beating out peak years like 2006. More dramatically, it was 3 times …
Leavenworth Home Prices for 2015 First Quarter
Leavenworth home prices for 2015 first quarter remain relatively stable compared to past years. The average sales price for a single family home in Leavenworth (excluding condominiums) was $385,000 up 8% from $355,000. Meanwhile, the median home price was down to $332,000 from $363,000 (down 8%). First quarter numbers haven’t been a great predictor of trends, but it is nice to see a strong start in …
7 Key Coverages In Insurance Policies
They Probably Aren’t In Your Policy (But Should Be!) Guest Post By Eric Kossian Almost all of the biggest and best insurance companies offer less than ideal home policies. There is little difference between auto policies offered, but 95% of homeowners actually don’t have the home coverage they want and they think they have. Worse yet, …
2014 Leavenworth Home Sales
2014 Leavenworth home sales didn’t break any new records, but it was another solid year. The total number of single family homes that successfully closed in Leavenworth in 2014 was 122 . This is slightly down from 138 in 2013, but much improved over the recession years of 2008-2011. Pricing is slightly down as well. The average single family home sold for $350,000 which is down …
Leavenworth Home Prices Summer 2014
Leavenworth had a good summer of home sales and Leavenworth home prices are mostly stable, although we did see a small drop in the average home price this quarter. The number of homes that sold in Leavenworth in the 3rd quarter is up 16% from 2013. 42 homes sold compared to only 36 last year. Year over year we are mostly on par with …
Leavenworth Home Sales Spring 2014 Report
When clients and friends ask me about the state of the Leavenworth real estate market, I tell them that it’s recovering. It is in the process of improving and getting a little stronger each month. Leavenworth home sales were fairly strong in the 2nd quarter of 2014, just slightly less than 2013 levels for the same time period. The number of single family homes sold …
Leavenworth WA Home Sales 2014 First Quarter
Leavenworth WA homes sales during the first quarter of 2014 were a bit sluggish. Unlike last year, we didn’t have a horrible ice storm to contend with, just normal market influences that aren’t too surprising. As you can see in this first chart, home prices continue to trend up, but the number of sales is down. Low inventory and high buyer interest is …
Few New Leavenworth Homes For Sale | Leavenworth housi...
We have been writing quite a bit about a Leavenworth housing shortage or lack of inventory in the Leavenworth real estate market. After the first two months, it seems like that theme is going to be influential in 2014. Searching for Leavenworth homes for sale? Photo courtesy of Tom Rydquist on Flickr How is the supply of homes in Leavenworth doing at the end …
No Homes For Sale in Leavenworth in 2014?
The Leavenworth real estate market often lags behind the Seattle market. The newest trend seems to be following this pattern. Last Spring Seattle saw a shortage of homes for sale and this extreme lack of inventory led to price gains for sellers. Home sellers in Leavenworth were wondering if we had a sellers market back then and the answer was definitely not. As I …