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Category Archives: Leavenworth Condominiums
Leavenworth Condo Update: Spring 2011
How well are condominiums in Leavenworth selling? Last spring I wrote: The Leavenworth condominium market seems to be on the road to recovery. There are still some bumps in the road, but we are headed towards a healthy market again. In 2010, 19 condominiums sold in Leavenworth that were recorded in the North Central WA Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This is slightly more than …
The End of Condo Financing in Leavenworth?
We have been hearing about clients avoiding condos because they are “impossible” to finance. At least one local agent has been spreading around this rumor. To help us learn more about financing condos, we asked Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee to set the record straight. Darel, there are rumors going around Leavenworth that it’s impossible to get financing for a condominium… is …
How Long is Your Driveway?
When shopping for a home in Leavenworth a lot of folks see a house they like but then mention that they were hoping to find a house a little further away from the road. Understandably, home buyers are hoping for peace and quiet and a little privacy. However, buying a house that is further from the road means having a longer driveway. This means …
David asks about Leavenworth condos under $275,000
In response to my most recent post about the Leavenworth real estate market, David asks: What do you think of Leavenworth condos under 275K? It seems to me there are an awful lot of those for sale now. Some of the Ski Blick are under 275, there are 3 Alpine condos, etc. Thanks for the great question David. The Leavenworth condo market isn’t a …
Leavenworth Neighborhoods: Buyer’s or SellerR...
With a record number of homes for sale in Leavenworth, we generally are telling folks it’s not the best time to put your house on the market. The corollary of that, of course, is that it is a great time to be a buyer. But even our small market in Leavenworth is made of a number of different sub-markets and neighborhoods and while we …
What’s NEW on the Leavenworth real estate market...
It’s spring in Leavenworth and the birds are making nests, the glacier lillies and trillium are starting to bloom and people have put away their skis and dusted off their bicycles. Real Estate yard signs are starting to pop up around the neighborhood too. There certainly are more listings coming on the market every day. But wait… haven’t I seen some of these listings …
Leavenworth Condo Update: Spring 2010
The Leavenworth condominium market seems to be on the road to recovery. There are still some bumps in the road, but we are headed towards a healthy market again. In 2009, 18 condominiums sold that were recorded in the North Central WA Multiple Listing Service (MLS). This does not include condos sold at auction in December of 2008 that closed in 2009. In 2010 …
Leavenworth Real Estate Update: Q4 2009
How best to summarize the 2009 Leavenworth real estate market? I often tell folks that our market is kind of “muddling” along. Home prices are stagnant or maybe even down a little, but not much in comparison to the Seattle area or other parts of the country. In addition to my usual quarterly graph, I’ve included a year end graph. Year Over …
Leavenworth Condos : The Future
One of my favorite posts in the past few years was entitled Top 5 Ways to Shoot Your Leavenworth Condo Project in the Foot. I wrote it in hopes that it would save some developers heartaches and headaches, but instead I watched as more folks ignored the lessons and decided to take their lessons from the school of hard knocks. In 2009 I had …
Leavenworth Condo Update – Fall 2009
The Leavenworth condominium market certainly has been the toughest sector of the Leavenworth market over the past few years. Overbuilding, lack of research by developers, and bad timing have lead to a massive oversupply, auctions, and lower prices. Currently there are a total of 54 condos on the market according to the local multiple listing service (MLS) . I count at least 13 condos …