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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 …
Leavenworth Real Estate – No Fire Sale
Real estate has been in the national news of late. The National Association of Realtors recently announced that existing home sales are at the lowest point in 9 years. Sounds like great news for buyers and real estate investors hoping to buy at a low point in the market. It would be, if it were true in Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee. This …
Leavenworth Real Estate Heating Up
Real estate in Leavenworth is heating up again after a lull this fall. Our phones and email accounts have been busy hearing from folks looking to buy property in Leavenworth, Lake Wenatchee and Cashmere. The buzz around the Leavenworth Windermere office has been really positive so I decided to see what the numbers look like. The year over year numbers for January and …
Leavenworth Condos Sold January 2008
Three Condominiums sold in Leavenworth in January 2008. 9151 Icicle Road E List price: $489,000 . Sold price: $360,000 Days on Market: 252. 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, 1450 sqft Located on the Leavenworth Golf Course. 480 Alpine Place #K-3 List price: $254,000. Sold price: $239,000 Days on Market: 92. 2 bedrooms, 1.75 bath, 958 sqft On Icicle Road close …
Leavenworth Mortgage Update
This Leavenworth Mortgage Update is from Darel Ansley at People’s Bank Hi everyone, The year has gotten off to a great start with mortgage and construction rates dropping as the fear of recession is pulling the stock market down. This of course makes Real Estate more affordable for the buyer. My prediction is that we will see some more bad economic news this month …
Leavenworth real estate and Lake Wenatchee still in de...
Leavenworth real estate and real estate in the Lake Wenatchee area remain in high demand in January of 2008 despite recent news about slowdowns elsewhere. Two areas that I have seen strong interest in over the past few years are waterfront homes and condos at Kahler Glen. Waterfront homes range from cabins on Lake Wenatchee and Fish Lake to homes on the Wenatchee River …
Leavenworth Real Estate – 2007 Year in Review
Real Estate in Leavenworth in 2007 – in a nutshell, prices up, volume down. (While these numbers might change with an additional last minute recording or two, I think the trends will remain the same.) I have mentioned it before, but as expected 2007 was the Year of the New Condo for Leavenworth. Notable projects included the condos at Icicle Junction (Aspen Suites), …
Leavenworth Condo Update
In an earlier post I called 2007 “The year of the new condo” in Leavenworth. We have seen 5 new projects come on the market this year. River Park Homes, The Boulders, Aspen Suites at Icicle Village, Haus Wunderbar the newest on Titus Road. Condominiums have always been a hot item here in the Bavarian Village, but we probably didn’t need so many new …
Foreclosures 101
Foreclosures, short sales, and auctions seem to be on everyone’s mind as the media continue to squawk about the national real estate slump. We don’t see a lot of foreclosures in Leavenworth and I don’t expect we will. Appreciation has been strong the past 3-4 years (giving home owners lots of equity). Additionally, we rarely see buyers who are using exotic loans like negative …
Leavenworth Mortgage Crises?
Guest post from Darel Ansley of Peoples Bank in Wenatchee People have been asking me how the recent mortgage meltdown will affect lending in Leavenworth. The truth is, the ‘crises’ is actually helping people in Leavenworth. As you might imagine, few people purchase a vacation home with a subprime mortgage, and the typical Leavenworth buyer is at the far end of the spectrum from …