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Looking back at the second quarter Leavenworth real estate statistics for 2018, we see a familiar theme. Buyers continue to struggle with very limited choices in the Leavenworth market. More homes always get listed for sale in the spring, but it’s just not enough this year. While there were nearly 100 newly listed homes for sale, too many are at price ranges that are …
2017 Leavenworth home prices set many new records. We have had five years of increasing prices and home sales in a row, but this was the first year that all of these numbers surpassed the records set in the “bubble” years of 2006 and 2007. A record 178 single family homes sold in Leavenworth in 2017. This is a 10% increase from …
In the summer of 2017, the Leavenworth home prices continued on the path we have seen for the past few years. Demand remains strong and inventory very low. The number of new listings that came on the market in Leavenworth was identical to the summer of 2016, but since we had a dearth of listings coming into summer it meant not enough homes …
Most quarters we focus on the sales activity in our Leavenworth real estate update. We look at info about the number of sales, and the median and average home price to give us an approximation of the health of the real estate market. Large numbers of home sales and increasing prices tell us that demand is high. This quarter we’ll mix it up a …
In the past year or two, the demand for Leavenworth real estate has skyrocketed and the supply has dwindled. This is especially true in the Leavenworth condominium market leaving us with a Leavenworth condo shortage for 2017. Why do we call it a Leavenworth condo shortage? In the past 12 months a total of 30 condominiums have sold in the Leavenworth zipcode. The median …
2016 Leavenworth home prices remained strong compared to 2015 with continued strong buyer demand and overall low inventory. The median home price in Leavenworth for 2016 was $345,000 which is only trivially lower than 2015 and the average home price is up slightly to $397,000. While home buyers might feel that 2016 Leavenworth home prices were soaring, they actually remained stable. The average home …
(For readers with a keen eye, you will note that our July report referred to Q2 data as “summer home prices.” That report was really talking about SPRING prices in Leavenworth and the report you are reading now is the actual summer home price data.) In the summer of 2016, Leavenworth Washington home prices continued on the path we have seen for the past …
There are a lot of opportunities for gratuitous headlines looking at the latest statistics from the Leavenworth real estate market. “Home Sales Drop 23% in Leavenworth!” “Leavenworth Home Prices Down 11%!” While both are true statements, neither paint a particularly true picture of the market. Buyers who are getting beast out in multiple offer scenarios for a house in town, would be particularly surprised …
The Leavenworth real estate market was very strong in 2015 with significant growth in number of homes sold, average home price and median home price. When it comes to headlines, bigger is better and “Leavenworth Median Home Price at Record Levels” certainly tells an important part of the story. As we expected, strong demand for homes partnered with low inventory caused home prices to rise …
2015 Leavenworth condo prices had a slight uptick in both average and median prices compared to 2014. Overall the market is very stable without the huge growth in prices or number of sales that we have seen among single family homes. The average Leavenworth condo sold for $222,000 with a median sales price in 2015 of $207,000. Twenty-six condos sold compared to twenty-eight units …
If you’re planning to buy a home in this area, the best place to start is with the Leavenworth Home Buyer’s Guide.
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