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Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee – Blogs and Newsl...
I recently discovered a few new neighborhood blogs and thought it would be good to list all the different places online that folks can get information about neighborhoods around Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee that they might be interested in buying in. Please let us know if your neighborhood has a blog or newsletter we should add. Kahler Glen Kahler Glen Neighbor to Neighbor Blog …
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 …
Ponderosa Estates Allows Vacation Rentals
Originally posted October 19, 2010 Over the last few years there has been much debate about whether or not allowing vacation rentals makes for a healthy community or if banning them might have a negative effect on home prices in a certain neighborhood. Chiwawa River Pines, after much debate and legal wrangling, decided earlier that vacation rentals are not to be allowed in their …
Rash of Lake Wenatchee And Plain Break-Ins
I received the following email from John Burpee of Leavenworth Property Services who let me share it with you: I am sending you this email to alert you of recent break-ins that have occurred on vacation rentals in the Lake Wenatchee and Plain area. There have been several break-ins on vacation rentals since March 2010. The specific areas that have been hit are as follows …
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 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 Property Rights Fundraiser
The Following is a Guest Post Allow me to introduce myself and steal a moment of your time. My name is Tabatha Hargis, I own a property over in the Lake Wenatchee area which we spend time at regularly with family and friends. We come into the Leavenworth Village often and love all the wonderful shops and eateries. In addition to enjoying our cabins …
Ponderosa Estates to Ban Vacation Rentals?
The Chiwawa River Pines neighborhood‘s discussion about prohibiting vacation rentals has been a hot topic on this blog and a heated discussion at the association meeting has recently turned into a lawsuit. It seems that the Ponderosa Estates neighborhood aka the Ponderosa Community Club is considering doing the same. Bill Griffin, current President of the Ponderosa Community Club writes in the September issue of …
Leavenworth Real Estate Deals
Let’s face it, everybody loves a great deal. Whether you are buying a new car, getting plane tickets to Europe, or buying a vacation home in Leavenworth, you want to get the most value for your money. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT5nfSk4u2A[/youtube] In the past I have pointed out some parts of the Leavenworth real estate market that I think have some good deals. I also have written …