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FHA Loan Limits Increase in Chelan / Douglas Co.
Guest Post: Submitted by Darel Ansley, Peoples Bank, Wenatchee The FHA loan limits were set to decrease January 1st, but the Government has now announced an increase for some counties. Included in this are Chelan and Douglas Counties with new FHA loan limits of $342,700 for a single-family home. Okanogan and Grant County will be at $271,050 We have been trying to get the …
Wanna be in the movies?
How about your barn? Does it want to be famous? We have a film crew in Leavenworth today November 10th and 11th scouting for an area to film an upcoming movie that takes place in Switzerland on a goat farm. Here are their particulars: 1) Goat Farm in Switzerland in Alps (animals can/will be brought in – at earlier point in …
Chiwawa River Pines – Vacation Rental Ban Update
The Chiwawa River Pines neighborhood has recently voted to enforce a covenant that bans vacation rentals in their neighborhood. According to Al Lorenz of the NCW Real Estate Blog (who is also a board member at Chiwawa River Pines), the neighborhood recently voted to allow “Long Term, low impact, service oriented businesses” and “long-term, residential rentals for a period of more than …
Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee – Be Bear Aware
Lake Wenatchee and Leavenworth residents need to be extra careful about black bears this fall according to a recent article in the Wenatchee World. More bears are being seen in the local area this year and it appears it is due to a lack of huckleberries in the mountains. Each summer in the Cascades, bears go through a period of hyperphagia starting in August …
Leavenworth Summer Real Estate Update
Where has the summer gone? Allyson and I have been really busy this summer with all sorts of exciting projects. I’ll try to highlight some of them here, but I’ve also added a widget on the sidebar for anyone who wants a play by play of what I’m up to. If you have a Twitter account, you can follow me here. The latest project …
Lake Wenatchee Leased Property Owners Take Note
Owners of cabins at Lake Wenatchee that sit on U.S. Forest Service leased land might want to pay attention to current action that the National Park Service is considering at Lake Roosevelt. The NPS is studying whether or not to terminate leases on 26 vacation cabins on government land at the lake. As many folks have heard, the USFS is expected to raise the …
Leavenworth Blog Update
2021 update: not surprisingly most of the other blogs have long disappeared. Since the links don’t go anywhere, I have removed them, but I have kept the rest of this article intact. A Leavenworth real estate blog? Three and a half years ago, I think people thought I was a little nuts to start blogging about Leavenworth and the local real estate market. As …
Course of Construction Insurance
Submitted by Eric Kossian of Leavenworth Insurance We’ll assume you’ve purchased your dream lot and have hired a contractor. Prior to this point, you should have liability coverage either extending from another home policy or have a vacant lot liability policy. Once you start building you still need liability insurance (your vacant land liability policy is now void once construction starts) and you will …
Leavenworth Real Estate Agent Nominated for Tech Savvy...
On Tuesday April 8, the Greater Wenatchee Area Technology Alliance is holding their annual Innovators Awards Luncheon in Wenatchee. They will be giving awards for the Entrepreneur of the Year and for the Tech Savvy Business of the Year. I am honored to be one of five local businesses nominated this year for the Tech Savvy Business of the Year. No real estate …
Vacation Rental Ban in Chiwawa River Pines?
Do you own a vacation rental in Chiwawa River Pines? Do you have a cabin there that you have been thinking about renting out when your family isn’t using it? Al Lorenz over at NCW Real Estate Blog reports that the community is debating how to enforce a ban on vacation rentals and all other commercial ventures that have been a part of the …