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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 …

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2013 Leavenworth Real Estate Statistics

It’s finally time for our annual review of the Leavenworth real estate market and the 2013 Leavenworth real estate statistics. As we expected, 2013 continued the positive trends that we saw in 2012.  The number of sales each year is going up significantly and with this increase in demand, home prices are starting to creep up as well. For sellers or homeowners, this is …

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Should I list my Leavenworth home in winter or fall?

As we head into fall in Leavenworth with winter not far away, we get clients asking all the time ” Should I list my Leavenworth home in winter? ” Shoveling is hard work!   For some, they have just now decided that they want to move or perhaps they have found a house they would like to buy but need to sell a home …

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Is the government shutdown affecting the Leavenworth r...

One of the questions we are starting to get asked regularly is how is the government shutdown affecting the Leavenworth real estate market.   Photo courtesy of Stephen D. Melkisethian on Flickr   There are three parts of the answer to this question: 1. Consumer confidence 2. Government programs and services 3. After the shutdown   1. The effects of the shutdown on consumer …

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Leavenworth 3rd Quarter Home Sales 2013

Leavenworth 3rd quarter home sales were not as strong as those in the 2nd quarter of 2013, but continue a trend of strong sales volume and increasing prices in 2013. We are seeing this in a number of sectors of the Leavenworth real estate market including condominium sales and even manufactured homes. Leavenworth Condo Sales 14 condos sold in Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee in …

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Leavenworth Home Sales Surge in Spring of 2013

After a quiet first quarter that we attributed to the winter storm damage, we saw Leavenworth home sales surge in spring of 2013 and a continuation of  the high sales volume we started to see in 2012. As you can see in this chart, the number of home sales from April through June in Leavenworth was double that of last year during the same …

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Leavenworth Housing Shortage in 2013?

Two big questions I get asked all the time now by home buyers – “Are there more houses coming on the market soon?” “Is there a Leavenworth housing shortage?” People who have been watching the Seattle area real estate market know that Seattle hasn’t had much in the way of inventory in 2012 or 2013 and that shortage of inventory has turned Seattle into …

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Leavenworth Homes Sales – 1st Quarter of 2013

After a healthy increase in sales activity in 2012, I think we all had big expectations for 2013. Unfortunately, we had a huge storm in December which I think delayed sales at the beginning of the year. (For example this January only 2 homes closed compared to 8 the previous year.) Here’s a great video of the snow and the down trees for those …

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Buying a Leavenworth house on acreage

When it comes to a vacation home in sunny central Washington, lots of home buyers have dreams of buying a Leavenworth house on acreage. For some, having an acre or five is just about breathing room or privacy. For others, it’s about having room for a garden or perhaps a few horses or chickens. Recent sale on Ski Hill in Leavenworth What are some …

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Changing Leavenworth Realtors: A Guide to Selling an E...

Are you considering firing your current real estate agent?   Thinking about deciding not to re-list with them and changing Leavenworth realtors? This time of  year in Leavenworth we talk to a number of homeowners throughout the Leavenworth and Lake  Wenatchee area who are considering putting their house on the market to sell.  Some need to sell, while others are still trying to decide if …

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